Workshop Controller

Salary

• Basic salary £34,000 – £47,780 (depending on experience)
• + team labour sales monthly bonus

Hours

• 45 hours per week
• Flexible shifts chosen Monday to Friday between 07:30-18:00

Employer & Location

• AM Phillip Trucktech
• East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn, Edinburgh, EH52 5NP

Benefits you’ll get working for AM Phillip Trucktech

• 30 days holiday plus an extra holiday on your birthday (after a year’s service)
• Enhanced company pension
• Flexible working hours (subject to availability)
• Staff discount on new and used cars via our Glenford dealership
• Bereavement leave
• Free on-site parking
• Company life-assurance policy
• Health & wellbeing support
• Mortgage advice
• Referral programme

AM Phillip Trucktech provide high-quality maintenance and repair services for a wide range of HGVs, LGVs, and fleet vehicles. Due to continued growth, we are looking for an experienced Workshop Controller to join the team and play a key role in their day-to-day operations.

The role

The Workshop Controller role is one of the busiest and most important roles and consists of assigning work to Vehicle Technicians to ensure the smooth running of the workshop. The role will involve ensuring all incoming work is planned as well as managing the time and resource of your team. You will assign a team of Technicians to tasks ensuring productivity is maximised and that deadlines are adhered to.

Key responsibilities

• Accurately assess customer requirements and schedule work accordingly
• Plan, prioritise, and allocate jobs to workshop technicians
• Monitor job progress and ensure deadlines are met
• Handle any customer issues or complaints effectively
• Ensure compliance with health & safety and company procedures
• Maximise workshop efficiency and productivity

Experience and skills we’re looking for

• Experience of managing a team of Vehicle Technicians or Mechanics
• Must be able to demonstrate leadership and identify problems within the workshop and understand how to fix them
• Must have a CAN-DO attitude with the ability to prioritise / organise work to ensure the workshop runs smoothly
• Ability to maximise utilisation and productivity
• Technically minded, preferably with previous Vehicle Technician / Car Mechanic experience

About AM Phillip Trucktech

AM Phillip Trucktech are a family business who have been trading for 70 years and are Scotland’s leading commercial vehicle specialists. We currently have six depots and are the sole IVECO dealer group in Scotland.

Additionally, we also represent Ford, Fiat and Maxus commercial vehicle franchises.

Our customers and colleagues are our priority. It is our aim is to be the best commercial vehicle group for customers to do business with and the best place for colleagues to work.

“Good company to work for, as long as you do your job the management leave you to your own devices…is a good place to work”.

“it’s a fantastic company to work for, your colleagues are all very friendly and top notch. Even the management are very approachable”.