{"id":60550,"date":"2026-05-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/jobs\/job\/workshop-lead\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T15:13:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T14:13:00","slug":"workshop-lead","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/jobs\/job\/workshop-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Workshop Lead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Workshop Lead<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At Solus,accurateassessment underpins everything we do. As we continue to invest in our future and strengthen our repair capability,we&#8217;relooking for anexperienced<strong>Workshop Lead<\/strong>who combines technicalexpertisewith a strong customer and quality focus.<\/p>\n<p>This role is suited to a confidentindividualwho takes ownership, workscollaborativelywithothersand understands the importance of getting things right first time for customers,techniciansand the wider business.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Whatyou&#8217;llbe doing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The future is ambitious now the technologies used in Body Shops are evolving every single day, which is really helping us re-shape vehicle repair industry.That&#8217;swhywe&#8217;reexcited to be growing our teams and looking for people to join us as a<strong>Workshop Lead<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All roles are at the heart of ourbusiness,andyou&#8217;llneed be enthusiastic,upbeatand committed to delivering the best repair service.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The management and co-ordination of productive staff to ensure effective repairs to meet the volume, sales,costand customer\/quality targets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensuring all Procedural and BS10125 regulations are adhered<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>You will manage meeting and improving on customer satisfaction targets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>You willachieve and maintainand embed all &#8220;best practice&#8221; and &#8220;lean activities&#8221; as instructed by business strategy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>You will achieve budget sales and cost targets weekly,monthlyand annually<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>You will ensure all health and safety policy and procedures are followed with all staff utilising safe working practises andmonitorthe correct use and storage of PPE.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>You will plan departmental and site productivity by holiday planning, workshop loading, scheduling, and performance management of the productive staff.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>You will apply Standard Operating Procedure following policy standards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>You will ensure regular 1 to 1&#8217;s and quarterly reviews are undertaken promptly and ratings are correctly applied.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Qualifications<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Whowe&#8217;relooking for<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is a permanent role reporting to the Production Manager<\/p>\n<p>We would like you to have hadpreviousexperience in a similar role with the following skills:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Experience ofhigh-volumeaccident repair management and scheduling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Experience of BS10125 regulations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Experience of Thatcham repair methods<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Solus, who are owned by Aviva, are one of the UK leaders in vehicle repairs, returning cars to the road in just 11 days on average and a 4.6\/5 star customer rating.  With an award-winning apprenticeship programme and winners of other recognised industry awards Solus are proud to be shaping the future of vehicle repair.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why Join Solus?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We have so much to offer when it comes to being a Solus colleague:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Competitive salary<\/strong> based on location, skills, experience, and qualifications.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bonus opportunity<\/strong> tied to your performance and the overall success of Solus.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Company pension scheme<\/strong> with employer contributions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>33 days&#8217; holiday<\/strong> (including bank holidays), with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Save money<\/strong> with up to 40% discount on Aviva products and other retailer discounts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Share in Aviva&#8217;s success<\/strong> through the Aviva Save As You Earn scheme.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Supportive policies<\/strong> including parental and carer&#8217;s leave.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wellbeing focus<\/strong> with tools like Group Income Protection and 24\/7 GP access.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At Solus, we value inclusivity and welcome all applicants. 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