Interim Fleet & Workshop Operations Manager
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- England,North West,Cumbria
- Full Time, Contract
- £400 per day
Job Description:
Full job descriptionInterim Fleet & Workshop Operations ManagerLocation: Cumberland (Depot portfolio across Brampton, Workington, Whitehaven)
Pay Rate:£400.00 per day
Contract Length: 6 Months (Initial)
Work Pattern: Hybrid (3 Days Depot-Based / 2 Days WFH)
The RoleAre you an expert in heavy vehicle compliance and municipal workshop operations?
We are urgently seeking an experienced, high-caliber Interim Fleet & Workshop Manager to step into a critical 6-month backfill role in Cumberland. Managing a multi-site depot portfolio, you will act as the operational anchor-supporting lead mechanics on the ground, optimizing workshop throughput, and safeguarding strict regulatory compliance.
Key Responsibilities:*Workshop Oversight: Manage day-to-day operations across 5 operational depots, ensuring the maintenance schedules of specialist vehicles (refuse collection, highways maintenance, winter gritters, and grounds equipment) are strictly adhered to.
*Compliance Management: Ensure absolute adherence to O-Licence standards, MOT regulations, and the statutory requirements of the Office of the Traffic Commissioner.
*Team Support: Spend 3 days a week traveling between sites (Brampton to Whitehaven) to assess operational capabilities, support senior mechanics, and champion a rigorous Health & Safety culture.
*Record Integrity: Audit and streamline fleet maintenance record management to ensure best practices are met ahead of any regulatory inspections.
The Ideal Candidate:*Proven track record managing complex, heavy-vehicle workshops (ideally within local authority, waste management, or logistics sectors).
*Comprehensive, working knowledge of the Office of the Traffic Commissioner regulations and O-Licence compliance.
*Exceptional leadership skills with a "boots-on-the-ground" approach to supporting engineering and mechanical teams.
*Highly organized, IT-literate, and capable of working autonomously across multiple sites.
*Full UK Driving License is mandatory.
How to ApplyThis is an urgent requirement with interviews happening immediately. If you have the required compliance background and are ready to command a premium daily rate, don’t wait.
*Call directly:
*Email your CV to:
Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.
Pay Rate:£400.00 per day
Contract Length: 6 Months (Initial)
Work Pattern: Hybrid (3 Days Depot-Based / 2 Days WFH)
The RoleAre you an expert in heavy vehicle compliance and municipal workshop operations?
We are urgently seeking an experienced, high-caliber Interim Fleet & Workshop Manager to step into a critical 6-month backfill role in Cumberland. Managing a multi-site depot portfolio, you will act as the operational anchor-supporting lead mechanics on the ground, optimizing workshop throughput, and safeguarding strict regulatory compliance.
Key Responsibilities:*Workshop Oversight: Manage day-to-day operations across 5 operational depots, ensuring the maintenance schedules of specialist vehicles (refuse collection, highways maintenance, winter gritters, and grounds equipment) are strictly adhered to.
*Compliance Management: Ensure absolute adherence to O-Licence standards, MOT regulations, and the statutory requirements of the Office of the Traffic Commissioner.
*Team Support: Spend 3 days a week traveling between sites (Brampton to Whitehaven) to assess operational capabilities, support senior mechanics, and champion a rigorous Health & Safety culture.
*Record Integrity: Audit and streamline fleet maintenance record management to ensure best practices are met ahead of any regulatory inspections.
The Ideal Candidate:*Proven track record managing complex, heavy-vehicle workshops (ideally within local authority, waste management, or logistics sectors).
*Comprehensive, working knowledge of the Office of the Traffic Commissioner regulations and O-Licence compliance.
*Exceptional leadership skills with a "boots-on-the-ground" approach to supporting engineering and mechanical teams.
*Highly organized, IT-literate, and capable of working autonomously across multiple sites.
*Full UK Driving License is mandatory.
How to ApplyThis is an urgent requirement with interviews happening immediately. If you have the required compliance background and are ready to command a premium daily rate, don’t wait.
*Call directly:
*Email your CV to:
Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.
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