Workshop Controller

Lookers
Worcester, United Kingdom
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Experienced automotive professionals with supervisory skills will find this supervisory role in a premium brand environment.

Best fit for

  • Experienced automotive professionals with supervisory skills and a passion for premium brands
    — “exciting opportunity for a talented and enthusiastic Workshop Controller to advance their career in a premium brand environment”
  • Candidates who thrive in dynamic teams and can manage daily targets and customer expectations
    — “responsible for the day to day running of the workshop, ensuring the service and repair technicians achieve their daily targets”
  • Individuals with a track record of maintaining high standards in health and safety and OEM compliance
    — “Ensuring that all working practices comply with company, DVSA, health and safety and OEM policy”

Things to consider

  • Probation period is six months, requiring quick adaptation and performance demonstration
    — “all offers of employment are made subject to a 6 month probation period”
  • Roles requiring driving will need a valid driving licence check
    — “a standard criminal record check. For roles that require you to drive, a driving licence check will also be carried out”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize your ability to maintain high customer satisfaction through quality checks
    — “maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction by implementing relevant quality checks”
  • Demonstrate your capability to liaise with other departments and ensure seamless service delivery
    — “Liaising with colleagues and other departments to ensure a top quality service for customers”
  • Showcase your experience with brand-specific training and OEM policy adherence
    — “brand specific training which will enable you to progress within the brand and the motor trade industry”
  • Demonstrate your ability to handle technical challenges and write technical reports
    — “Assisting with technical challenges by going above and beyond to support the team and writing technical reports”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • achieving daily targets
  • ensuring customer satisfaction
  • maintaining high standards
  • liaising with colleagues
Typical background
workshop managementautomotive industry experience

Skills & requirements

Required

SupervisionMotivationQuality ControlSchedulingTechnical ReportsCustomer SatisfactionHealth And Safety Compliance

Preferred

Brand-specific Training

Stack & domain

Workshop ManagementService And RepairCustomer ServiceTechnical ReportingSchedulingQuality ChecksTeamworkMotivationLeadershipCommunicationProblem-solvingAutomotiveMechanical Engineering

About the role

Original posting from Lookers via Greenhouse

About us: We are one of the top three automotive retailers in the UK, proudly representing 32 manufacturer brands, selling a huge range of new and used vehicles from over 150 dealerships across the UK and Ireland.  

We believe our people are our greatest asset, and we’re committed to recognising the valuable contribution each person makes. That’s why we continue to invest in a leading rewards and benefits package designed to support your career, wellbeing, and life outside of work.

Location: Mercedes-Benz Worcester 

Hours: 42, Monday - Friday 8:00 - 18:00 (plus Saturdays on rota)

Salary: OTE Up to £45,600 (including basic of £34,000 - £36,000 plus bonus)

An exciting opportunity has become available at Mercedes-Benz of Worcester as we’re on the lookout for an experienced Workshop Controller to join our dynamic team in our state of the art facility. It is the perfect opportunity for a talented and enthusiastic Workshop Controller to advance their career in a premium brand environment. As a Workshop Controller, you will supervise and motivate our team of Technicians & Apprentices and pro-actively review & prioritise the daily workload.

As a Workshop Controller you will be a crucial part of our business and the Aftersales Department. You will be reporting into our Aftersales Manager who will be giving you ongoing support to ensure that you have the tools needed to perform to the very best of your ability! Furthermore you will also be able to do brand specific training which will enable you to progress within the brand and the motor trade industry.

The successful candidate for our Workshop Controller position will be responsible for the day to day running of the workshop, ensuring the service and repair technicians achieve their daily targets. Assisting the Aftersales Manager in ensuring the department provides the best possible service to the customers and achieves agreed profits and retention levels. As part of your daily role you will be responsible for maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction by implementing relevant quality checks.

Responsibilities 

Making sure all service work is carried out correctly, competently and on time, with customer satisfaction in mind.

You will also maintain relationships with the vehicle manufacturer and provide support to Technicians during repairs and ensure that high standards are achieved and maintained within the workshop and surrounding areas.

Ensuring that all working practices comply with company, DVSA, health and safety and OEM policy.

Liaising with colleagues and other departments to ensure a top quality service for customers.

Scheduling work to meet customer needs, taking into account workshop targets, the complexity of each job and the availability of parts.

Assisting with technical challenges by going above and beyond to support the team and writing technical reports

Core Benefits:

Competitive salaries with structured pay scales and progression as you grow within the business

Generous annual leave that increases with your length of service

Enhanced family leave, including 6 months’ full pay for maternity and adoption leave, and 2 weeks’ full pay for paternity leave

Access to Techscheme for discounted technology purchases with flexible payments

Health & Wellbeing:

Eyecare vouchers to help cover vision care needs

Smart Health – 24/7 access to GP services to support your mental and physical wellbeing

Dental insurance for everyday dental care and unexpected treatments

Optional critical illness cover for peace of mind during life's most challenging moments

Financial Wellbeing:

MyView PayNow – access a portion of your pay as you earn, with features to stream, save, and track your money through a user-friendly app

Free will writing services to help plan for the future

Flexible life assurance options and partner life assurance for added protection

Leisure & Lifestyle:

Discounted gym memberships to support an active lifestyle

Travel insurance to help you explore with confidence

Access to home and technology vouchers

bYond card and a wide range of exclusive retail and lifestyle discounts

We strongly believe in nurturing and providing our people with specific manufacturer brand and management training to enhance career development opportunities. We have a great bunch of people, and we like to celebrate and encourage success at all levels.

Lookers and Charles Hurst are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to a working environment that is free from discrimination, is inclusive, and empowers our people to bring their whole self to work and reach their full potential. 

If your application is successful, we will conduct relevant employment checks prior to you commencing employment with us. These will include verifying your recent employment, address, credit history and a standard criminal record check. For roles that require you to drive, a driving licence check will also be carried out. Please note, all offers of employment are made subject to a 6 month probation period commencing from your start date.

We take our data protection responsibilities very seriously and are committed to upholding and respecting your privacy rights. Information about how we will process your data including the types of data we collect, the purposes for which we use it, who we may share it with and how long we keep it are set out in our privacy notice. It also includes information about your individual privacy rights. Please make sure you read our Privacy Notice so that you understand how we may collect and use your data.

Source: Lookers careers (Greenhouse)

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