Service Manager

Job Description

Service Manager Our prestigious Agricultural client is looking for a Service Manager to join the growing team at their depot in Ellington, Huntingdon. The role will require you to be at the centre of the customer after sales experience and you will lead the depot and workshop teams to deliver an excellent service. The client is a market leader in their industry who possesses an engaging and positive culture in the workplace with above average staff retention rates. The Service Manager role will require you to work Monday to Friday (45 hours a week) and some flexibility is needed due to the demands of the position. Duties of the Service Manager:• Providing excellent customer service to customers both face to face, phone and via email, carefully understanding their needs.• Planning and allocating work for the workshop technicians based on their skills and expertise ensuring all jobs have job cards and the team have clear instructions for the work required.• Supporting and coaching team members to ensure they are comfortable in undertaking their tasks and supporting them with problems to find solutions.• Monitor WIP (Work in Progress) and Warranty work to ensure all administrative tasks are kept up to date and WIP is kept to a minimal throughout the year.• Ensuring all Health and Safety procedures and policies are always implemented and adhered to.• Provides regular updates on the workshop performance with the depot manager and group managers.• Undertaking regular workshop meetings, briefing and reviews to ensure effective communication and high levels of employee engagement.• Undertakes resource planning to ensure correct staff levels to meet current and future demands including apprentice levels.• Market and promote the service department and all aftersales products and services including ensuring a culture of sales through service from the technicians.• Ensuring the workshop and service administrator(s) work is completed to the required standards and in a timely manner including clock cards, job cards, invoicing and rotas.Experience required for the Service Manager:• Previous experience in a busy workshop, ideally agricultural. • Ability to demonstrate leadership• Flexibility to work extended hours and weekends as required to meet the demands of the customers and to deliver service through our harvest season.• Experience working with computer software including bespoke and office software (word, excel etc).• Excellent customer relations skills.• Strong verbal and written communication.• Full UK drivers licenseIn return for your hard work:• You will receive an attractive annual salary which will be discussed with you during the first stage screening process.• You will be provided with a company van • The company offer generous annual bonuses (dependent on company performance) • Excellent work facilities and a healthy and positive working environment • You will have access to staff discounts. • Annual leave entitlement starting at 22 days + bank holidays with increases over length of service of up to 25 days. • You will be joining an expanding business that is employee focused with fantastic progression opportunities.If you have the experience required, please apply now. For any questions, please contact Bethany at gap personnel, Norwich. Please note that this position is based in Ellington, Huntingdon. This vacancy is advertised on behalf of gap personnel group (Quattro Recruitment Ltd & Quattro Healthcare Ltd) who operate as an Employment Business. gap personnel group is an Equal Opportunities Employer.The gap personnel group are committed to the selection, recruitment anddevelopment of the best people, basing judgements solely on suitability for the job.Whilst we endeavour to respond to all applications individually, due tohigh volumes, this is not always possible. Thank you for your interest in this role and we look forward to working with you in the future.By applying for the above position and providing yourpersonal data to us you understand that your data will be processed in line with our Privacy Policy. Toview our full Privacy Policy please go to: Required skills

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