Job Introduction
Workshop Manager
Location: Glasgow
Hours: Monday to Friday – 07:00 – 16:30
Contracted Hours: 40 Hours per Week
Speedy Work Life Balance (SWLB)
- Eligible for Speedy Work Life Balance (SWLB): Yes
- Shift Pattern: 9 Day Fortnight
- Chosen Day Off: Friday
Speedy Hire are the UK’s leading hire provider with the widest range of tools, specialist hire equipment, plant and support services — everything for every job.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Workshop Manager to play a key role within our operations team, helping us deliver a high-quality, efficient and consistent service to our customers whilst ensuring the effective utilisation of our assets.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong leadership capability, a solid engineering background and a passion for operational excellence, safety and team development.
What you’ll be doing
As Workshop Manager, you will lead and support a team of multi-disciplined engineers, ensuring equipment is maintained, prepared and available for hire in line with operational requirements and customer expectations.
You will be responsible for driving workshop performance, maintaining high safety standards and ensuring operational KPIs are consistently achieved.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing the day-to-day operations of the workshop
- Leading, motivating and developing a team of engineers and workshop colleagues
- Ensuring equipment is inspected, serviced and prepared to the highest standards
- Driving workshop productivity and ensuring operational KPIs are achieved
- Supporting compliance with all Health & Safety and Environmental regulations
- Ensuring statutory training and compliance requirements are completed and maintained
- Monitoring workshop processes and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement
- Supporting operational planning and effective asset utilisation
- Providing technical support and hands-on assistance where required
- Maintaining excellent communication across operational and support teams
What we’re looking for
We’re looking for someone who is organised, proactive and able to lead from the front in a fast-paced operational environment.
Essential / desirable requirements include:
- Previous supervisory or management experience within hire, engineering or a similar operational environment
- Strong mechanical and/or electrical engineering background
- Willingness to be hands-on where operationally required
- Formal engineering qualifications desirable
- Good level of computer literacy
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to manage workload, priorities and team performance effectively
- Commitment to delivering excellent customer service
- Ability to support the delivery of our ESG Strategy – “Decade to Deliver”
What we offer
- 26 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Life assurance
- Pension scheme
- Canteen facilities
- 95% discount across the Speedy brand
- Opportunities for training, development and career progression
- Voluntary Health Cash Plan
- My Staff Shop discounts and offers
- Green Commute Initiative – cycle to work scheme
- PAM Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) offering free and confidential wellbeing, legal and financial support
Work Life Balance
At Speedy Hire, we are committed to supporting colleague wellbeing through our industry-leading Work Life Balance initiative.
We recognise the importance of flexibility and are open to discussing a range of working arrangements including:
- Flexible start and finish times
- Shorter working days
- Term-time working
- Job share opportunities
- Hybrid working options where suitable
Career Development
Speedy offer a dedicated Career Line of Sight programme, providing colleagues with a clear understanding of progression opportunities and career pathways across the wider Speedy Group.
Please note that Speedy reserves the right to close vacancies earlier than the advertised closing date should we receive a high volume of suitable applications. Early application is recommended.
Some roles within the Speedy Group UK&I may require DBS, credit or security clearance checks.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and supported.
For more information on our ESG Governance policies, please visit:
Speedy ESG Governance
All applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment.
Speedy Hire