Position: Workshop Manager
Location: Bristol - Lawrence Hill, BS5 0DZ
Contracted Hours: 38 hours per week
Working Hours: Mon-Fri - happy to discuss start/finish times at interview
Salary: £53790 per annum

About First Bus:

Are you ready to advance your career with one of the UK's leading bus operators? Join a forward-thinking company that embraces cutting-edge bus technology, from innovative mobile apps to environmentally friendly vehicles. We are passionate about delivering passenger journeys that are sustainable, comfortable, and efficient. We are at the forefront of innovation in the industry, connecting communities and shaping the future of public transport.

In this Workshop Manager role at First Bus Bristol - Lawrence Hill, you will be responsible for overseeing the repair and maintenance of the vehicle fleet to ensure availability, and maintaining the highest standards of vehicle reliability to provide an exceptional service to our customers. The role also involves offering strong leadership, fostering staff development, and motivating the substantial engineering team, while collaborating with supervisory teams to ensure a safe and efficient working environment.

Key Accountabilities:

• Ensure inspections are planned within the required timescales
• Manage the workload for supervisors, and workshop staff
• Work within health and safety regulations
• Ensure all engineering personnel within the Workshop are working within H&S regulations
• Ensure an effective working relationship with staff
• Ensure Computerised maintenance management systems are up to date and correctly used
• Manage the workload for third party labour
• Carry out any other duties that may be deemed suitable by the engineering manager

Skills, Experience and Qualifications Required:

• PSV/HGV Vehicle maintenance experience with appropriate qualifications (NVQ, City & Guilds etc)
• Supervisory experience is essential
• Knowledge of DVSA standards
• Driving licence is essential, PSV license would be advantageous, if not the ability to obtain must be shown

Health, Safety and Environmental Responsibilities:

• Champion behavioural change through BeSafe, ensuring that you and your team have positively reinforced safety conversations
• At all times, comply with your responsibilities within the Health and Safety Policy, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation
• Ensure that risk assessments are carried out for areas and activities under the role holder's control, that appropriate control measures are implemented and the recommendations are communicated to all of those who may be at risk
• Report incidents, near misses and dangerous occurrences in a timely manner and ensure effective remedial action is taken
• Promote and implement, where appropriate, safe working practices by means of campaigns, initiatives and promote a positive attitude to safety through personal leadership
• Support the Company's environmental campaigns and be aware of FirstGroup annual environmental targets

Rewards & Benefits:

Your health is important to us which is why we offer Simply Health & Smart Health for you and your dependents at no cost to you! This offering includes cash-back benefits across optical & dental as well as virtual GP appointments, mental health support and nutrition and fitness advise. Our EAP provision offers 24hr, 365 days a year mental health support

We are also committed to your financial wellbeing, and we offer a platform with many discounts on high street brands and supermarkets etc

• Discounted train travel for you and your family after 6 months service
• Free bus pass upon joining First Bus
• Discounts on high street brands and supermarkets, and many more
• Free onsite parking + cycle to work scheme
• Free laundry service for your PPE/overalls
• Up to 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays
• Pension scheme and chance to buy discounted FirstGroup shares

Public transport serves everyone, whatever their differences. At First Bus, we want to be an employer open to you, no matter what your differences are. We aspire to be an inclusive organisation because diverse backgrounds, thinking and experiences bring so many benefits to our customers, communities and people. We welcome applications from all.

Applicants are advised that background checks will be conducted as a standard part of our recruitment process and to comply with UK employment requirements, we ask all applicants to confirm their right to work in the UK.