Workshop Manager

Position: Workshop Manager (Permanent)
Job Title:

Heavy Plant Workshop Manager

Location:

Biggleswade
Salary: £55,000 – £60,000 + benefits

The Opportunity

NEOS Engineering is working in partnership with a globally recognised OEM within the heavy plant and specialist equipment sector. Due to continued growth, they are seeking an experienced Heavy Plant Workshop Manager to take full ownership of a busy workshop operation in Biggleswade.

This is a senior, hands-on leadership role where you’ll be trusted to run the workshop as your own. You’ll be responsible for people, performance, safety, and standards within a high-value, fast-paced environment, ensuring minimal downtime and exceptional service delivery.

The Role

As Workshop Manager, you will oversee the full day-to-day operation of the workshop, driving efficiency, quality, and compliance.

Key responsibilities include:

Full management of workshop operations, including scheduling, workload planning, and resource allocation

Leading, mentoring, and developing a team of heavy plant engineers and apprentices

Ensuring repairs, servicing, inspections, rebuilds, and PDIs are completed safely and on time

Maintaining exceptional health & safety, housekeeping, and compliance standards

Monitoring job quality, first-time fix rates, and continuous improvement initiatives

Liaising with service, parts, and operations teams to maintain smooth workflow

Supporting recruitment, onboarding, and training of engineering staff

Managing KPIs, uptime, and turnaround targets

Acting as the technical escalation point for complex diagnostics and major repairs

What We’re Looking For

This role is ideal for someone with proven experience managing a workshop or large engineering team within heavy plant, construction equipment, or similar mobile machinery environments.

You will ideally have:

Demonstrable experience managing a heavy plant or mobile equipment workshop

Strong leadership and people-management capability

A solid technical background (excavators, cranes, earthmoving, material handling, etc.)

Excellent knowledge of health & safety and workshop best practice

Strong planning, organisational, and prioritisation skills

A hands-on approach — this is not a desk-only role

Clear communication skills and a proactive mindset

What’s On Offer

Competitive salary of £55,000 – £60,000

Long-term career stability with a well-established OEM

High-quality equipment, tooling, and support

Ongoing training and genuine progression opportunities

Professional, well-structured working environment with a strong team culture