Location: Cumberland (Depot portfolio across Brampton, Workington, Whitehaven)
Pay Rate: £400.00 per day
Contract Length: 6 Months (Initial)
Work Pattern: Hybrid (3 Days Depot-Based / 2 Days WFH)
The Role
Are you an expert in heavy vehicle compliance and municipal workshop operations?
We are urgently seeking an experienced, high-caliber Interim Fleet & Workshop Manager to step into a critical 6-month backfill role in Cumberland. Managing a multi-site depot portfolio, you will act as the operational anchor-supporting lead mechanics on the ground, optimizing workshop throughput, and safeguarding strict regulatory compliance.
Key Responsibilities:
Workshop Oversight: Manage day-to-day operations across 5 operational depots, ensuring the maintenance schedules of specialist vehicles (refuse collection, highways maintenance, winter gritters, and grounds equipment) are strictly adhered to.
Compliance Management: Ensure absolute adherence to O-Licence standards, MOT regulations, and the statutory requirements of the Office of the Traffic Commissioner.
Team Support: Spend 3 days a week traveling between sites (Brampton to Whitehaven) to assess operational capabilities, support senior mechanics, and champion a rigorous Health & Safety culture.
Record Integrity: Audit and streamline fleet maintenance record management to ensure best practices are met ahead of any regulatory inspections.
The Ideal Candidate:
Proven track record managing complex, heavy-vehicle workshops (ideally within local authority, waste management, or logistics sectors).
Comprehensive, working knowledge of the Office of the Traffic Commissioner regulations and O-Licence compliance.
Exceptional leadership skills with a "boots-on-the-ground" approach to supporting engineering and mechanical teams.
Highly organized, IT-literate, and capable of working autonomously across multiple sites.
Full UK Driving License is mandatory.
How to Apply
This is an urgent requirement with interviews happening immediately. If you have the required compliance background and are ready to command a premium daily rate, don't wait.
Call directly: 07441 927924
Email your CV to:
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