Workshop Manager - Specialist Heavy Equipment

Workshop Manager - Specialist Heavy Equipment

Location: Redditch, United Kingdom
Sector: Mechanical Engineering / Specialist Heavy Equipment / Workshop Management
Recruitment Partner: ANT Recruitment

About the Company

We are supporting an established UK transport and engineering business whose specialist equipment supports complex heavy-load movements. Reliable maintenance, sound technical judgement and close coordination between workshop and operational teams are central to keeping that equipment ready for work.

The Role

We are looking for a technically credible Workshop Manager to lead the maintenance of specialist heavy-transport trailers and self-propelled modular transporters (SPMTs). This role combines practical engineering leadership with daily workshop planning, team supervision and work-quality checks.

You will help technicians resolve difficult faults, coordinate servicing and repairs, and keep operational colleagues informed about equipment condition and availability. A strong understanding of specialist transport equipment is important, together with the ability to organise people, prioritise work and maintain clear standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate workshop maintenance, inspections and repairs for specialist trailers and SPMT equipment.
• Allocate work according to operational priorities, technician competence and available resources.
• Provide hands-on technical guidance on mechanical, hydraulic and associated electrical or control-system faults.
• Monitor work in progress, check repair quality and follow up recurring defects.
• Support safe isolation, equipment support and control of stored energy during maintenance.
• Ensure maintenance records capture defects, diagnostic findings, completed repairs and outstanding work.
• Coordinate equipment handovers and communicate availability or operating restrictions to fleet and operations colleagues.
• Coach technicians, identify training needs and obtain specialist support where required.
• Maintain organised workshop routines, tool care and housekeeping.
• Promote clear communication, personal responsibility and safe working throughout the team.

Skills and Experience Required

• Relevant maintenance experience with specialist heavy-transport trailers, SPMTs or closely related modular transport equipment.
• Workshop supervisory or management capability supported by a strong practical engineering background.
• Confidence guiding diagnosis and repairs across relevant mechanical, hydraulic and associated electrical systems.
• The ability to plan workloads, manage competing priorities and follow work through to completion.
• Experience checking maintenance quality and keeping clear technical records.
• Sound judgement about competence, safe working methods and when further technical support is needed.
• Clear communication and the ability to build effective working relationships with technicians and operational colleagues.

Desirable Experience

• Relevant mechanical, plant or heavy-equipment qualifications.
• Specialist manufacturer maintenance training.
• Experience supporting a heavy-lift or specialist transport operation.
• Experience improving workshop organisation and developing technicians.

Candidate Profile

You are a practical leader who earns confidence through technical knowledge, clear decisions and consistent standards. You stay close to the work, help colleagues solve problems and balance operational demands with safe, thorough maintenance. You communicate issues early and take pride in a workshop that is organised, accountable and dependable.

Package and Working Arrangements

Contact us to discuss the salary, working pattern and employment package for this specialist management role.

Why This Opportunity?

• Combine workshop leadership with technically varied specialist-equipment maintenance.
• Apply your mechanical and hydraulic expertise to equipment used in demanding transport projects.
• Support technician development and improve day-to-day workshop coordination.
• Work closely with operational colleagues to strengthen equipment reliability and readiness.

This opportunity offers the chance to lead specialist heavy-equipment maintenance, supporting the trailers and modular transporters behind complex load movements while developing an organised and capable workshop team.

How to Apply

Send your CV to hugo@antrecruitment.net or call ANT Recruitment on 0121 582 4492 for a confidential conversation. Please quote the role title and include your relevant equipment experience, workshop leadership background, location and availability.