Inspections & Quality Manager
Motability OperationsAbout the role
Role Inspections and Quality Manager
Location and hours Coalville Site based Monday - Friday 8.00am – 5.00pm
Band Senior Expert
Salary Up to £45,000 + Plus benefits
What you’ll be doing
Joining vehicle solutions, part of Motability Operations Limited, the UK’s largest vehicle leasing company. Due to growth and the opening of our new state of the art refurbishment centre we are seeking a people driven leader to manage the vehicle inspection and quality operation in Coalville, Leicestershire. Reporting into the General Manager, the principal objective of this role is to ensure that vehicles are prepared in accordance with the required reconditioning standards.
Managing the productivity and efficiency of the Inspection and Quality teams, cost control and consistent quality output are synonymous with this role, whilst continuously driving for innovation. As part of the senior management team, this role will be instrumental in supporting vehicle solutions in its objective to prepare for sale, 60K vehicles per year.
About you
We are seeking a leader with a proven track record of leading technical teams to success. Being passionate about driving innovation, fostering cooperation and enhancing safety within the organisation.
Having a strong focus on commercial success and taking ownership of results, you will be able to demonstrate a proactive structured approach to work. Inspiring and empowering your teams to create a positive and professional team culture where individuals feel supported and motivated to excel.
Possessing excellent communication skills; capable of explaining complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Thriving in the fast-paced world of vehicle refurbishment, you will be part of a dynamic team driving continuous improvement to make significant impact on the success of vehicle solutions and the wider organisation.
Minimum criteria
You’ll need all of these.
- Experience in managing people in a manufacturing or automotive environment
- Experience of high-volume inspection and quality
- Ability to provide business value and insight based on data and information
- Excellent management skills, being comfortable in dealing with people of all levels of seniority
- Experience of cosmetic repair methods (desirable not but not essential)
You will be working with the vehicle solutions wider leadership team consisting of Site Operations, Technical Training, Fleet Operations, and Refurbishment.
All of whom are striving to support you and each other with the aim of achieving our weekly, monthly and yearly objectives.
Your teams will consist of paint rectification, quality control, cosmetic inspectors, vehicle imagers and team leaders for each area. During this exciting time, you will be heavily involved in production process flows, staff engagement and building and recruiting your team for future success.We’re Motability Operations
About us
We’re the company behind the Motability Scheme. We exist to deliver smart, sustainable solutions that improve our customers’ mobility in a fast-changing world. We’re the UK’s largest car leasing company and we help over 750,000 people get on the road.
We employ over 1800 people, across London, Bristol, Edinburgh, and Coalville. We know our people are key to our success, so we aim to create an environment that allows our employees to flourish. We look for highly motivated people with a combination of commercial sense and real enthusiasm to meet our customers' needs.
What we do
We lease a wide range of tailored mobility solutions to people who receive one of the Government’s qualifying mobility allowances. Our customers choose a car, Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle (WAV), scooter or powered wheelchair that best suits their needs. We take care of their insurance, breakdown, servicing and more, as part of our worry-free package.
At the end of the lease, our customers can exchange their vehicle for a brand-new model. Each year we sell and move around 200,000 cars. This makes us the largest supplier of single-source vehicles back into the used car market.The scheme has been providing affordable, worry-free motoring for over 45 years. We pride ourselves on delivering outstanding customer service, with an independent customer satisfaction rating of 9.6 out of 10.
How we work
Visit our website to find out more.
We do our best to accommodate part-time and flexible working requests, where possible, to build on our culture of trust, empowerment, and flexibility.
Our beliefs and valuesWe believe in building a diverse workforce, where our people are empowered to attend work as their true selves. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.
We want to sustain a nurturing culture. And our people to be rewarded equally, regardless of race, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, or gender.Our values are at the heart of everything we do:
- We believe no one should be left behind à We find solutions
- We believe we must take the lead- We drive change
- We believe everything starts with the customer -We care
Pay: competitive salary, with a yearly discretionary bonus, based on your performance
Holiday: 28 days, and you can buy and sell days
Pension: 15% non-contributory pension (9% during probation)
Health and wellbeing: Private Medical Insurance cover available for all employees and free health screenings for over 50s. Life assurance at four times your basic salary, to give you a peace of mind. Free access to healthcare apps like Peppy, Unmind, and Aviva Digital GP. Mental Health Allies and an Employee Assistance Programme
Development: A library of internal training on our myLearn platform
Family friendly: We have competitive family leave policies
Diversity and inclusion: We embrace the diversity of our people and empower them to come to work as their true selves. We want them to flourish and be rewarded equally. We have Employee Network Groups, and we pride ourselves on being inclusive and all our offices have first-rate disability access
Helping our community: One volunteering day each year, and access to volunteering platform Neighbourly
Schemes: Car Benefit Scheme for electric and hybrid cars. This means you can lease a brand-new electric or plug-in hybrid car, with insurance and more, for a fixed monthly amount. Cycle to Work Scheme. Employee Discount Scheme, to save money across lots of retailers
Other, voluntary benefits: charitable giving, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, health and cancer screenings for you and your partner, discounted gym memberships and season ticket loans, free fresh fruit and snacks in the office
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