Vehicle Delivery Manager - Engineering Workshops

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Function: Whole Vehicle - Engineering Workshops
Contract: Full time - Permanent

Location: Pyms Lane, Crewe, CW1 3PL

Bentley Motors is combining a world of luxury and progressive technology to embrace an electrified future. Join us as we embark on the most transformative phase in Bentley's history.

Purpose of the Role
Join the Whole Vehicle - Engineering Workshop team as the Vehicle Delivery Manager where you'll be responsible for the operational delivery of the workshop with responsibility for quality, budgetary control, product delivery, Health & Safety and people procedures. This is a vital role within the Engineering Workshop and will allow the right candidate to get up and close to the fantastic product range at Bentley. Reporting into the Functional Manager - Engineering Workshops your main responsibilities include;

• Ensuring that the processes, documentation and procedures conducted in the department support strategic performance objectives and are audit compliant
• Leading the development & training of the team to ensure appropriate skills for both current and future products / processes in line with the cycle plan, adopting a successional planning approach.
• Working at an operational level to ensure the department will deliver to Group processes aligned to Engineering
• Driving a culture of Continuous Improvement and leading by example

About the Team
If successful you will join a team of agile and driven Managers in leading experienced Technicians with the support of your Team Leaders. You will have help from other areas of the wider department which includes Logistics, Technical Support and Strategic Planning all have the same common goal and we consistently meet our delivery objectives.

About you - Skills and Experience

The successful candidate will be in a results driven automotive workshop management role either within a manufacturing or retail environment ideally with experience in the luxury automotive sector. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• Automotive Workshop/Aftersales experience
• People Management experience
• Managing performance culture experience
• Workshop Health & Safety knowledge
• Automotive software experience (DMS)
• VAG Product knowledge

What Bentley Offers

• Flexible working hours
• 35 days annual leave inclusive of UK bank holidays
• Progression pathways and programmes, mentoring, and study support opportunities available
• Optional car lease scheme with discounted access to brand new VW Group cars (VW, Seat, Skoda, Audi) up to every six months
• Health and life assurance benefits providing up to five times annual salary
• Annual salary reviews and competitive bonus scheme
• Contributory pension scheme - you put in 6% we put in 10%
• Access to a wide range of resources to support your health and well-being including an online GP, the choice to join BUPA health plans, a mental health counsellor, and onsite physio
• Paid volunteering days dedicated to community giving

The Bentley Campus
Our campus is going through an exciting transformation offering unrivalled facilities including green spaces, free parking, an onsite restaurant, coffee shops and Legends gym.

#BelongingAtBentley
Motivated to be the most diverse, inclusive luxury car company, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all individuals are respected, valued, and empowered.

We firmly believe in equal opportunities for all, helping all colleagues thrive as their authentic selves and reach their highest potential. We believe that everyone, regardless of their background or beliefs, belongs at Bentley. Everyone is entitled to respect and dignity and we positively celebrate the differences between people.

Beyond100
Announced in 2020, Bentley's ground-breaking Beyond100 strategy targets sustainable luxury mobility leadership, reinventing every aspect of the business. Building on over two decades of forward-thinking, join us as Bentley moves towards a sustainable future.

Closing date: 4 November 2024

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