Workshop Manager
  • England,South East,Hampshire
  • full-time
  • £40,000 - £45,000 per annum
Job Description:
JA1343 - Workshop Manager
Location: Liphook
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000

Overview:

First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Workshop Manager on behalf of one of our clients, a long-established supplier of engineering machine tools to the UK hobby and light industrial markets.

Our client encourages applications from ex-military personnel however all candidates will be given due consideration.

Duties and Responsibilities:
* Management of the warehouse.
* Seeking an experienced engineer with both mechanical and electrical backgrounds and skills to work on a range of lathes, mills and drills.
* Manual (non-CNC) turning, milling and light fabrication skills will be necessary and the position will be predominately workshop based with some occasional customer site visits from time to time.
* Use your metalworking background to solve workshop issues, find and rectify faults.
* Carry out testing and commissioning of new machines.
* Check machines against specification and quality criteria.
* Fabrication of parts and undertake general metalworking tasks.
* Carry out refurbishment of used machinery.
* You will be able to undertake metalworking tasks including drilling, tapping and fitting accessories onto machines.
* Occasional client site visits for repairs, specialist installs and collections will be required.
* Provide technical support to the sales team and direct with customer.
* Provide holiday, sickness and general cover during busy periods in the warehouse as required.

Skills and Qualifications:
* You will have a mechanical engineering background.
* You will be proficient in electrical 240v and 440v and electrical controls.
* You will have management experience ideally in warehouse management.
* The ability to draft technical manuals.
* You will need to be able to wire up machinery, conforming to current electrical safety standards.
* Experience with quality assurance systems and procedures would be advantageous.
* Good communication and interpersonal skills.
* Practical experience in a comparable role.
* Good telephone manner and be comfortable dealing with customer technical queries.
* Be a flexible, adaptable, team worker and able to work safely and without supervision under you own initiative.
* Be committed to delivering a high level of customer service.
* Be computer literate.
* Possess a clean UK drivers licence.
Location: Liphook

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000
Job number 1118930
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Company Details:
First Military Recruitment
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