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Workshop Manager
Job Title: Workshop Manager
Location: Kent (Wingham) / Hybrid Working
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week
Salary: Starting from £45,000
Closing Date: 2026-07-31
We’re seeking a Workshop Manager to lead multiple workshop locations across Kent, overseeing a team of technicians and delivering a growing projects programme.
You’ll manage day-to-day workshop operations, team leadership, and project delivery, ensuring all maintenance and engineering activities are safe, compliant, and completed to a high standard.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and develop a team of technicians across a key Kent workshop
- Oversee maintenance, repair, and refurbishment of mechanical assets
- Lead workshop operations, ensuring efficiency, quality, and safety
- Manage and coordinate a project team delivering upgrades and improvements
- Ensure compliance with health & safety and regulatory standards
- Drive continuous improvement and asset reliability
- Collaborate closely with operational teams and stakeholders across multiple sites
About You
We’re looking for candidates with:
- Proven experience in maintenance or workshop management
- Strong leadership skills, including experience managing teams and/or multiple locations
- Experience delivering maintenance or engineering projects
- A good understanding of health & safety and compliance
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
- Ideally, qualifications or experience in the following:
- Mechanical or electrical engineering
- A full UK driving licence
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Why Join Us?
This is a fantastic opportunity to lead both workshop operations and project delivery, playing a vital role in maintaining and enhancing critical infrastructure across Kent.
Southern Water is transforming Britain’s water industry, with a £7.8 billion planned investment (2025-30) focused on resilience, sustainability, and service excellence. As part of this mission, you’ll have the chance to:
- Work alongside a highly skilled leadership team with a clear vision for the future
- Influence strategic decisions
- Drive long-term value creation
Our Commitment to Diversity
We embrace diverse perspectives and encourage applications from all backgrounds. If you see yourself as a great fit, even if you don’t meet every requirement, we welcome your unique skills – our teams thrive on difference.
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Rolling Close Policy
Alternatively, if this role isn’t the right fit but you’re still keen to hear about opportunities at Southern Water, you can register your interest to be kept in the loop for future roles here: Introduce Yourself (External Link).
Additional Information
In line with security requirements, successful candidates will be required to provide:
- Evidence of identity
- Confirmation of UK work eligibility
- A DBS check (criminal record verification)
- Verification of employment and/or education history for the past three years
Appointment to the role is dependent upon the completion of all pre-employment checks, including security vetting.
Note: If a candidate fails to meet required security standards or vetting requirements, Southern Water reserves the right to withdraw the offer of employment. Some positions may additionally require enhanced security vetting, which may involve providing further documentation.
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