Workshop Supervisor

At Petit Forestier Group, every employee is a talent. Through your expertise and skills, you'll help us to improve quality of life by mastering the cold chain.

A dynamic and stimulating environment within the Group, with the ambition of becoming the world leader in sustainable refrigerated rental.

A dynamic team ready to take on new challenges every day.

Opportunities for development and continuous training, through an integrated E-Learning tool.

Petit Forestier, the European leader in refrigerated rental, are recruiting for an excellent Workshop Supervisor for our Birmingham Depot to assume accountability for mechanics and apprentices to provide a well maintained vehicle fleet and maintain a safe working environment. To work alongside the mechanics and apprentices, in order to develop and reinforce best workshop practices, and monitor the quality of workmanship. To assist in achieving annualised depot maintenance budget whilst adhering to company strategy and procedures. To proactively look at ways to improve the performance of the workshop team. To deputise for the Workshop Manager in their absence.

Principal Accountabilities

To handle and process customer defects and breakdowns

To ensure vehicle damage is progressed as per company procedures

To assist in minimising off-road time for all vehicles and compliance to O-Licence regulations

To ensure that all service and inspection documentation is correctly completed

To work within and implement a policy of "preventative Maintenance"

Procurement of parts

Production and updating of workshop and VOR reports on a daily basis

Ad-Hoc duties as required

To help control the maintenance spend

Delegate work to the technicians including Mobile techs when required

Core Areas of Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Effective verbal and written skills, coupled with strong decision making and problem solving skills

Knowledge of transportation and logistics industry

Computer literacy and experience with Microsoft office

Understanding of vehicle maintenance

Full UK driving licence

What do you get?

- 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and Birthday

- Increasing holiday entitlement for long service (capped at 30 days)

- Company pension

- Group life assurance scheme, plus access to Unum's multiple health & wellbeing services and employee discount perks

- Employee referral scheme of up to £500 (before tax)

- Continuous technical training and development

- Free onsite parking

You'll be part of a team that embodies the Group's values: passion, service, commitment and agility.

Petit Forestier Group is committed to diversity, equality and inclusion for all its employees.

The company also offers a wide range of internal opportunities, depending on employees' projects: geographical mobility (in France or abroad), internal promotion, change of profession.

Petit Forestier Group, a job that makes sense.