VMU Manager

VMU Manager

Dagenham

£50,000- £55,000pa DOE

⏰ Monday to Friday, 45 hours per week 07:00 – 16:30. Flexibility required.

Your Role

At Rygor Service Solutions, part of the Rygor Group, we are looking for an experienced and dedicated VMU Manager, who leads by example and inspires the team around them. We are looking for a great team member who will create a good working atmosphere, enthuse and motivate their team.

⭐ Role Level on the Rygor Career Journey Map: M3, Senior Department Managers

Your role is key to business success. Not only do you spend at least 60% of your time, managing and guiding your team, you also have the responsibility to ensure your department achieves. Your role is all about brilliant communication, a positive outlook and inspiring those around you.

What’s it like to be part of Team Rygor?

“Rygor is a great place with equal opportunities for everyone and they are Rewarding, Reliable and Respectful and choosing Rygor to grow your career is something no one can regret.”- Patrick, Technician

Day to day, you will be:

• To plan and control your workforce resource availability to meet your customer’s fleet demands.
• To manage and control labour costs, including any use of third parties.
• To comply with safety audits and manage working code of practice for contractors.
• Ensuring planning for facilities, bays, machines, tools, diagnosis installations, etc. are carried out correctly, optimal design of workplaces and processes.
• Preparing planning and calculations for investments in workshops, facilities and HR, together with the Rygor management.
• Regularly review prices for workshop services and after prior agreement with Rygor management, adapt them to suit the market.
• Measure and report on daily workshop performance around retail sales, warranty and internal contract.
• WIP management and cash control.
• Employing new staff and carrying out effective induction.
• Managing, coaching and motivating employees, ensuring retention of high-quality team members.
• Defining target agreements with employees and reviewing the level of target achievement.

Skills & Behaviours Required for this Role:

• Resilience - A resilient person is someone who has strong coping skills and can draw on these when life presents challenges.
• Communication - It sounds simple, but communication is at the heart of this role. You need to love being the first point of contact for those in your team and inspiring them through engaging and motivating communication.
• Motivation - To ensure personal and team success, being motivated is essential and is a key part of your role and it is part of being a brilliant team player and inspiring others.
• Time Management- Ability to prioritize and complete tasks within timeframes to meet customer demands and maintain workshop efficiency.

Our Values & Behaviours

We’re looking for incredible team members who share our values and can add to our culture. Values are shared beliefs that guide our decision-making, culture is how we function as a group and how we live our values as individuals. You can read more about our values and the behaviours on our website.

Rewarding

I am grateful. I am courageous. I am curious.

Reliable

I am honest. I am attentive. I am trustworthy.

Respectful

I am inclusive. I am resilient. I am kind.

Application & Interview Support

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Research shows that some people are less likely to apply for a role unless they are 100% qualified. As long as you are experienced for the role and hold the necessary qualifications, we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t feel like you meet all our requirements. We want to know about your passions, achievements, learning and growth. If this role excites you, start a conversation with us!