Nightshift Workshop Supervisor

Job Title: Nightshift Workshop Supervisor Location: Ridham Dock Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8SR Salary: Competitive Job Type: Permanent, Full time Working Hours: 55 Hours, Sunday - Thursday including weekend rota requirements (18:00pm to 06:00am)

About Us

Countrystyle is a member of the family-owned Heathcote Holdings Group of resource management companies and as a family run business our people and customers are at the heart of our growth and drive for passion for solution focused service.

Countrystyle Recycling offers responsible, professional, and sustainable closed-loop recycling in London, Kent and the South East. We offer a range of convenient solutions to make recyclable waste segregation easy.

About the role

To lead and supervise the daily operation of the workshop, ensuring the safe, compliant, and cost-effective maintenance of the waste collection fleet. The Workshop Supervisor is responsible for delivering vehicle availability targets in line with the company's Target Operating Model (TOM), ensuring all operational departments receive the required number of frontline vehicles to deliver service commitments.

Responsibilities

Ensure all operational departments are supplied with the required number of serviceable frontline vehicles in line with agreed Target Operating Models. Maintain fleet availability at or above company targets and minimise vehicle downtime.

Conduct daily fleet availability reviews and communicate risks or shortfalls to operational management. Prioritise workshop resources effectively to maximise vehicle uptime and minimise disruption to service delivery. Attend and contribute to daily operational meetings, providing updates on vehicle status and recovery plans.

Supervise and manage a team of workshop staff, including HGV Fitters and Fabricators. Allocate daily work activities and monitor progress against planned schedules. Manage attendance, performance, productivity, and conduct of team members.

Carry out regular one-to-one meetings and performance reviews. Support the development and coaching of technicians to improve capability and efficiency. Promote and maintain a strong safety culture, ensuring adherence to company policies and behaviours.

Ensure all scheduled maintenance activities are completed in full and on time, including preventive maintenance inspections, safety inspections, servicing, MOT preparation, and statutory checks. Plan maintenance schedules effectively to prevent missed or overdue events.

Monitor future maintenance demand and ensure adequate resource planning. Escalate any risks to compliance or vehicle availability promptly. Ensure all reported vehicle defects are reviewed, prioritised, and repaired within agreed timescales.

Operate an effective defect triage process, ensuring safety-critical issues are addressed immediately. Monitor open defect reports daily and drive timely resolution. Verify the quality a...

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