Workshop Team Leader

Auto Services
Permanent

Role overview

Workshop Controller – Full Time – 40 hours – OTE £57000

DLG is evolving. Across every facet of our business, our teams are embracing new opportunities and putting customers at the heart of everything they do. By joining our Auto Services team you’ll become a part of a network of repair centres with one simple mission. To deliver high-quality repairs as quickly and efficiently as possible for our more than 100,000 customers. As we look to the future, you can look to yours too. From technical capability to customer relations, here you’ll find a place where you can really thrive. We’ve got this!

What you'll be doing

  • The management and co-ordination of productive staff to ensure effective repairs to meet the volume, sales, cost and customer/quality targets.
  • Ensuring all Procedural and BS10125 regulations are adhered
  • You will manage meeting and improving on customer satisfaction targets
  • You will achieve and maintain and embed all "best practice" and "lean activities" as instructed by business strategy.
  • You will achieve budget sales and cost targets weekly, monthly and annually
  • You will ensure all health and safety policy and procedures are followed with all staff utilising safe working practises and monitor the correct use and storage of PPE.
  • You will plan departmental and site productivity by holiday planning, workshop loading, scheduling, and performance management of the productive staff.
  • You will apply Standard Operating Procedure following policy standards
  • You will ensure regular 1 to 1's and quarterly reviews are undertaken promptly and ratings are correctly applied.

What you'll need:

This is a permanent role reporting to the Production Manager

The future is exciting now the technologies used in Body Shops are evolving every day, which is really helping us re-shape vehicle repair industry. That's why we're excited to grow our teams and looking for people to join us.

All roles are at the heart of our Auto Services business and you'll need be enthusiastic, upbeat and committed to delivering the best repair service.

We would like you to have had previous experience in a similar role with the following skills:

  • Experience of high volume accident repair management and scheduling
  • Experience of BS10125 regulations
  • Experience of Thatcham repair methods

Benefits

We recognise we wouldn't be where we are today without our colleagues, that's why we offer excellent benefits designed to suit your lifestyle:

• 9% employer contributed pension

• 50% off home, motor and pet insurance plus free Green Flag breakdown cover

• Additional optional Health and Dental insurance

• EV car scheme allows all colleagues to lease a brand new electric or plug-in hybrid car in a tax efficient way.

• Generous holidays

• Buy as you earn share scheme

• Employee discounts and cashback

• Plus, many more

We want everyone to get the most out of their time at DLG. Which is why we’ve looked beyond the financial rewards and created an offer that takes your whole life into account. Supporting our people to work at their best – whatever that looks like — and offering real choice, flexibility, and a greater work-life balance that means our people have time to focus on the things that matter most to them. Our benefits are about more than just the money you earn. They’re about recognising who you are and the life you live

Be yourself

Direct Line Group is an equal opportunity employer, and we think diversity of background and thinking is a big strength in our people. We're delighted to feature as one of the UK's Top 50 Inclusive Employers and are committed to making our business an inclusive place to work, where everyone can be themselves and succeed in their careers. We know you're more than a CV, and the things that make you, you, are what bring potential to our business. We recognise and embrace people that work in different ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you

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Locations

Aldershot

Life at DLG Auto Services

Our mission is simple: deliver high-quality vehicle repairs as quickly and efficiently as possible, keeping customers informed every step of the way. Whatever the situation, our aim is to get people back on the road with maximum confidence and minimum fuss – something we do for more than 100,000 customers every year.

Benefits

Our benefits are about more than just the money you earn. They're about recognising who you are and the life you live – and supporting you with the things that matter both in and outside work.

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The Basics

Holidays

22 days holiday rising to 30 days depending on your role. Plus the chance to buy and sell up to 5 days

Pension

Company contributions of 9% of your salary towards your pension

Income protection

Income protection on 50% of your salary for 5 years

Life assurance

Life assurance cover at four times your salary

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Discounts

Breakdown cover

Free Green Flag breakdown cover

Insurance

50% off Direct Line Group products in Motor, Home and Pet insurance when you’re named on the policy

Shopping

Discounts and cashback savings across hundreds of other well-known brands

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Flexibility

Flexible benefits scheme

Adjust your income protection, life assurance, and benefits package through our flexible benefits scheme

Salary sacrifice

Salary sacrifice scheme for fully electric and plug-in hybrid cars, and for private dental and medical cover

Parental leave

Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and emergency dependant leave

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Wellbeing

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), offering information on financial and mental wellbeing as well as emergency support and advice

Mental health first aid

Trained mental health first aiders (MHFA) for support whenever you need it

Volunteering opportunities

Volunteering opportunities through our partnership with Neighbourly

Donation matching

Up to £50 a month to match any contributions you make to your local community

OUR PEOPLE

What our people at DLG Auto Services are saying

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The amount of work involved in running these sites is amazing. Every step of the process is scrutinised to ensure a smooth experience for our customers.

I'm really proud of the apprentices we have. It's all about future proofing. Repairing cars is a dying art, so bringing in these young people is fantastic.