Yard Logistics Duty Manager

Job Role – Yard Logistics Duty Manager Salary – Up to £40,000 depending on experience Location – BCA Nottingham Working Hours – 40 hours a week Monday to Friday 08:30-17:30 Type of Employment – Permanent Join the UK’s largest B2B used vehicle service At BCA, we’re altogether, more. More than just a normal vehicle remarketing company. More than just any other place to work. We’re Europe's largest vehicle remarketing company, the backbone of the UK’s automotive supply chain, the best place to build the career you want. Now, this is where you fit in… We’re looking for down-to-earth people, with bags of energy, ready to make their mark on the automotive industry. Our Site Operations and Driving teams play a vital role across our business. Here you can build on your knowledge and find your specialty at one of our sites or on the road – the opportunities are endless. Main purpose of the role To support the Centre Manager through fulfilling the role of Duty Manager, overseeing all aspects of the operation as required, including health and safety, production, logistics and aftersales. To deliver all elements of effective people management including recruitment, training, performance management, communication and wellbeing. To lead the Workshop with all aspects of mechanical and cosmetic vehicle repair. Ensuring both volume and financial targets are met. Your key responsibilities will be: Duty Management: - Deputise for the Centre Manager and other Duty Managers as required, leading across the entire site. - Support a culture of safety ensuring standards are met and any non-conformances swiftly addressed. - Share responsibility for ISO and Security with the rest of the Management Team. - Handle queries and complaints raised by either internal or external stakeholders through to swift and professional resolution. - Take on other responsibilities outside of normal role as required. - Support other locations as required. People Management: - To manage all elements of the employee lifecycle including onboarding and offboarding. - Performance management of the team including training, coaching and appraisals to ensure both optimum performance and talent pipeline. - Conducting grievance and disciplinary processes. - Effective workforce management, including absence planning, ensuring optimum staff levels at all times and adherence to working time directive. - Effective communication to team ensuring awareness of results and key priorities. Operational Management: - Accountable for the timely production of high quality cosmetic and mechanical repairs. - Ensure adherence to BCA Standard Operating Procedures. - With a health and safety-first approach ensure that quality, speed and cost targets are delivered to maximise profitability. - Effective WIP management, maximising volume and revenue. - Liaise with central teams to maximise opportunities. - Identifying any patterns, trends, and opportunities for improving performance and working with the Centre Manager and VE Team to set and monitor KPI’s across the Centre To be successful, you’ll bring some of the following experience with you: - Experience in a line manager or team leader role - Understanding and experience of mechanical and bodyshop environments and techniques - Able to demonstrate high-level organisational skills and an ability to communicate a variety of information and instruction to operational team members and first line supervisors - Full UK Driving Licence Technical skills: - Delegate responsibility appropriately and effectively - Ability to motivate a team to deliver objectives and meet targets - Good report generation and presentation abilities - Excellent attention to detail - Excellent time management - Knowledge of Microsoft Office – including Excel and Powerpoint, IT skills - Drive & results focus - Motivating & developing others - Data, decisions & problem solving - Influencing & communicating - Action and customer focused - Technical competence in vehicle repairs, both mechanical and cosmetic We’ve put everything in place to ensure you thrive. Competitive salaries, strong core values and an excellent benefits package that includes: Company Pension Scheme
Private Medical Insurance (role dependent)
An Employee Assistance Programme
Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
Access to trained mental health first aiders And so much more… As the automotive industry changes, we’re changing with it - putting our people in the front seat for the journey. We’re the number one in what we do for a reason and that’s because of the people we have on our teams. If you want to be a part of a business like this; unrivalled, exciting and appreciative of the work you do, join BCA. We are proud to be Level 1 Disability Confident and committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible. Our policy is to employ the best qualified people and provide equal opportunity for the advancement of employees including promotion and training and not to discriminate against any person because of gender, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief or disability.