Workshop Manager - Bedford Lead a Team | Step Up Your Career | Up to £50,000 + Car or Car Allowance

You've spent years as a Senior Engineer, Plant Mechanic, or Lead Fitter, honing your skills on telehandlers, excavators, and heavy plant. Now it's time to move from hands-on work to leading a high-performing team of engineers - shaping workshop operations and driving results.

Alecto Recruitment is partnering with one of the UK's leading plant hire companies in Bedford to recruit an experienced Workshop Manager. This role is ideal for Service Engineers, Plant Engineers, Senior Fitters, and Lead Engineers who are ready to step up, take ownership, and manage a skilled team.

What's On Offer

Up to £50,000 basic salary + car allowance
45 hours a week (Mon - Fri)
25 days holiday + bank holidays + your birthday off
Full benefits package and genuine career progression

Your Role

Lead, manage, and supervise a team of fitters, engineers, and service technicians
Plan and oversee all workshop operations, including repairs, maintenance, and workflow scheduling
Mentor and train engineers, sharing your expertise to build a stronger, more skilled team
Monitor performance, ensure safety and quality standards, and drive continuous improvement
Take full ownership of workshop efficiency, productivity, and success

Who You Are

Experienced as a Plant Mechanic, Senior Engineer, Lead Fitter, or Service Engineer
Proven ability to manage, supervise, or mentor a team of engineers
Strong technical knowledge of plant machinery, hydraulics, and mechanical systems
Organised, proactive, and confident making operational decisions
Full UK driving licence (max 3 points)

You've mastered the technical side, now lead others to do the same. This is a genuine career step for Senior Engineers, Lead Fitters, and Plant Mechanics ready to take on responsibility, increase their impact, and earn more while shaping a high-performing workshop.

If you've ever thought, "I could run this place," now's your opportunity to prove it.

INDHP If you would like to know more about this position, then please forward your CV to (url removed) immediately. If you would like to discuss this position, please call (phone number removed) and ask to speak to Chloe.

Please note Alecto Recruitment are acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy.

(Telehandlers/Materials Handling/Plant Fitter/Supervisor/Team Lead/Lead Engineer/Heavy Plant)