# HGV Workshop Manager

**Company**: Biffa Waste Services
**Location**: Swansea, Wales
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: Full-time
**Category**: Logistics & Supply Chain
**Industry**: Other

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## Description

Biffa Waste Services is seeking a Workshop Manager to oversee the maintenance and repair of a fleet of waste collection vehicles and equipment at their Swansea Depot.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

- Leading and managing the day-to-day workshop operation to ensure maximum fleet availability

- Planning and scheduling vehicle inspections, servicing, and repairs in line with DVSA and Operator Licence requirements

- Driving high standards of health & safety, housekeeping, and workshop compliance across all areas

- Supporting and managing workshop employees, including performance, attendance, and development

- Ensuring accurate completion and control of all service, maintenance, and repair documentation

- Overseeing fault diagnosis and repair work across hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical systems

- Building strong working relationships with operational depot teams to maintain service performance

- Delivering excellent workshop performance, productivity, and downtime control across the fleet

The essential requirements for this role include:

- Minimum Level 3 HGV NVQ or equivalent, with strong technical knowledge of HGV maintenance and repair

- Minimum 5 years workshop experience and at least 3 years in a supervisory or management position

- HGV Licence essential, with TMCPC qualification preferred

- Proven experience maintaining vehicles and waste handling equipment to current legislative and DVSA standards

- Strong understanding of hydraulic, pneumatic, and vehicle electrical systems, including fault finding and diagnostics

- Experience managing maintenance records, compliance documentation, and workshop health & safety standards

## Skills

### Required
- HGV maintenance and repair
- DVSA standards
- health & safety
- hydraulic systems
- pneumatic systems
- electrical systems
- fault diagnosis
- workshop management

### Nice to have
- TMCPC qualification

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