Workshop Supervisor
| Posting date: | 14 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £40,000 to £45,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 December 2025 |
| Location: | Nursery Lane, Peterborough |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Peterborough Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
About the role:
To provide supervision of a maintenance and repair workshop safely serving a diverse range of vehicles and equipment.
Planning the effective use of resources to deliver a cost-effective service, always ensuring first class customer service.
Planning of PIM’s.
Coaching of apprentices.
Able to cover and to carry out Mot tests on class 4,5 & 7 type vehicles, also to carry out Inspection Tests on Private and Hackney carriage Taxi vehicles.
Supervise and support Technicians and Apprentices providing guidance and technical assistant when required.
Key Deliverables:
Full adherence and awareness of all aspects of Health and Safety, Legislation, Policies and Procedures, Equal Opportunities, Quality Assurance, Environmental Awareness and Data Protection.
Management and development of relationships with clients.
People management, including monitoring performance and quality, while ensuring productivity.
Meeting customer’s requirements by planning and scheduling inspections/repairs.
Meeting operational demands by responsibly managing resources.
Ensuring vehicle downtime is kept to a minimum.
Managing and escalating any warranty issues.
Ensuring best value by managing and controlling parts spend through part suppliers.
Continuously identifying and actioning improvement opportunities.
Maintain a tidy work area.
To carry out MOT tests to DVSA standards and input details on the DVSA computer system.
Maintaining, diagnosing, MOT prep of vehicles
Assistant with plant repairs when necessary
Requirements - Experience:
Experience of maintenance workshops, preferably within a supervisory role.
Ability to demonstrate workshop planning knowledge.
Experience in managing teams.
“On tools” experience (5 years minimum).
Experience in managing cost control.
Computer literacy and knowledge of Fleet Management software packages.
MOT testing experience with an OPTL.
Requirements – Qualifications:
Full UK driving licence, (HGV preferred).
Educated to City and Guilds or NVQ Levels as appropriate.
Valid LGV Licence is desirable.
Valid PSV License is desirable.
Hold a valid MOT licence
To provide supervision of a maintenance and repair workshop safely serving a diverse range of vehicles and equipment.
Planning the effective use of resources to deliver a cost-effective service, always ensuring first class customer service.
Planning of PIM’s.
Coaching of apprentices.
Able to cover and to carry out Mot tests on class 4,5 & 7 type vehicles, also to carry out Inspection Tests on Private and Hackney carriage Taxi vehicles.
Supervise and support Technicians and Apprentices providing guidance and technical assistant when required.
Key Deliverables:
Full adherence and awareness of all aspects of Health and Safety, Legislation, Policies and Procedures, Equal Opportunities, Quality Assurance, Environmental Awareness and Data Protection.
Management and development of relationships with clients.
People management, including monitoring performance and quality, while ensuring productivity.
Meeting customer’s requirements by planning and scheduling inspections/repairs.
Meeting operational demands by responsibly managing resources.
Ensuring vehicle downtime is kept to a minimum.
Managing and escalating any warranty issues.
Ensuring best value by managing and controlling parts spend through part suppliers.
Continuously identifying and actioning improvement opportunities.
Maintain a tidy work area.
To carry out MOT tests to DVSA standards and input details on the DVSA computer system.
Maintaining, diagnosing, MOT prep of vehicles
Assistant with plant repairs when necessary
Requirements - Experience:
Experience of maintenance workshops, preferably within a supervisory role.
Ability to demonstrate workshop planning knowledge.
Experience in managing teams.
“On tools” experience (5 years minimum).
Experience in managing cost control.
Computer literacy and knowledge of Fleet Management software packages.
MOT testing experience with an OPTL.
Requirements – Qualifications:
Full UK driving licence, (HGV preferred).
Educated to City and Guilds or NVQ Levels as appropriate.
Valid LGV Licence is desirable.
Valid PSV License is desirable.
Hold a valid MOT licence