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Are 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.
Job Responsibility
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
Requirements
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