Motor Engineering Manager

We are thrilled to be working with a Motor Engineering services company based in Ipswich who are currently recruiting for an experienced Inhouse Motor Engineering Manager to lead and motivate a team of Engineer’s towards success.

Previous Skills & Experience Required:

• Proven successful experience of managing a vehicle damage/ motor engineering team
• Thorough understanding of vehicle damage assessing/engineering
• Experience of using industry related software, including Audatex, would be advantageous
• Previous experience of MI reporting, with the ability to analyse data
• Personable and approachable, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong negotiation skills, with the ability to overcome obstacles

The successful Motor Engineering Manager will be responsible for managing an engineering team of multi-skilled staff as well as the day-to-day operations.

Key Duties Include:

• Managing a team of vehicle damage engineers who will in return be responsible for assessing and estimating vehicle repairs using recognised engineering principles to reduce repair costs on behalf of customers.

• Recruiting and training new employees.
• Managing staff to support them with completing tasks.
• Conducting performance reviews with staff.
• Ensuring compliance with all company policies and procedures.
• Creating departmental targets and goals.
• Clarifying department and individual expectations.
• Problem solving and dealing with customer/client complaints.
• Process new authorisations within agreed timescales.

Benefits:

• Competitive pay and bonuses
• Pension and life assurance
• Holiday - up to 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with options to flex up or down.
• Wellbeing and work-life balance - from fresh fruit, offering flu vaccinations, encouraging flexible working and providing breakfast.

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