Workshop Manager

The Workshop Manager will be responsible for planning, organising, directing, and coordinating the day-to-day operations of the workshop, vehicle dismantling activities, parts inventory management, and export operations. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring workplace safety, operational efficiency, quality control, and business performance.

Benefits

• Flexible hours available
• Expected salary: $85,000 - $100,000 per year
• Company Car
• Annual Leave 
• Sick Leave

Task & responsibilities

• Plan, organise, and supervise daily workshop and vehicle dismantling operations.
• Manage and coordinate workshop employees, dismantles, parts interpreters, yard staff, and contractors.
• Oversee vehicle assessment, dismantling schedules, parts recovery, storage, and inventory management processes.
• Monitor workshop productivity, operational performance, and workflow efficiency.
• Coordinate procurement, stock control, and inventory systems to ensure parts availability and accuracy.
• Manage the sale, distribution, and dispatch of recycled automotive parts to domestic and international customers.
• Oversee export operations for used automotive parts, including freight coordination, export documentation, customs requirements, and logistics management.
• Ensure compliance with workplace health and safety legislation, environmental regulations, and company procedures.
• Liaise with customers, suppliers, freight companies, mechanics, transport operators, and regulatory authorities.
• Coordinate maintenance and servicing of workshop equipment, machinery, forklifts, and company vehicles.
• Investigate operational issues, workplace incidents, equipment failures, and customer complaints and implement corrective actions.
• Prepare operational, inventory, compliance, maintenance, and performance reports for management.
• Assist with budgeting, purchasing, workforce planning, and cost-control initiatives.
• Implement continuous improvement strategies to enhance productivity, customer service, operational performance, and profitability.

Qualification & experience

• Diploma or higher qualification in Automotive Management, Business Management, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or a related field, highly relevent experience could be used instead of qualifications.
• Minimum two years of relevant management or supervisory experience in an automotive, vehicle dismantling, recycling, logistics, or workshop environment.
• Strong knowledge of automotive parts, vehicle dismantling processes, workshop operations, and inventory management.
• Experience managing export processes for used automotive parts, including freight logistics, export documentation, and international shipping requirements, will be highly regarded.
• Strong understanding of workplace health and safety requirements and operational compliance.
• Excellent organisational, leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in inventory management systems, reporting software, and Microsoft Office applications.
• Current Australian Driver Licence.