Assistant Manager

Job description / Role

This is a really exciting time to join our Halfords Garage Services team. You will be working at one of our new Fusion centres; it will be upgraded with the latest facilities to lead the way in providing a first-class customer experience and a great working environment, where you?ll play a pivotal role in driving the centres success.

Ready for the next step in management with the UK?s largest Automotive service, maintenance and repair business and we offer great career opportunities, benefits, and an uncapped bonus scheme!

As an Assistant Manager, you?ll work alongside the Centre Manager, to provide productive management and leadership, driving profitability, with firm focus on the customers journey. Ideally you will have had previous hands-on experience as a mechanic as you will be dividing your time between the workshop, working alongside the technicians, and assisting the Centre Manager with daily sales and customer service.

If you have the desire to help drive business performance, passionate about customer experience, and are looking for a long-term career with excellent progression and training schemes, this really could be the perfect opportunity for you, don?t delay apply today!

• up to 31,997 per annum + bonus
• Average uncapped bonus of ?7,100 per year (with potential to earn more)
• 5 days a week
• Earn extra with our refer a friend scheme ? T&C?s Apply.

Benefits Include:

• 5.6 weeks annual leave
• Up to 50% off garage bills in our Autocentres and 25% off most our Halfords products in our retail stores
• Discounts on everything from groceries, shopping, insurance, days out, restaurants and more
• Family & Friends Discount Events
• Opportunity to buy a Trade Price Bike & enrol in the Cycle to Work Scheme
• Financial planning support via Wagestream - access up to 30% of your salary in advance
• GP Access, 364 days a year, 24 hours a day
• Join the Share save scheme with a 20% discount on shares
• Health Cash Plan ? to access wellbeing services and claim back healthcare costs
• Pension Scheme & Life Assurance
• You will be given every opportunity to progress your career at Halfords. This includes access to hybrid training plus the ATA & MOT Tester Qualifications too.

Skills and experience

• Experience / Ability to deliver high customer satisfaction and experience through effect management
• Experience / Ability to deliver coaching/training in moment to colleagues
• Technical/Mechanical ability or experience
• Experience of meeting compliance standards across Health and Safety
• Excellent communication skills, verbally and written
• IT Proficient, with the willingness to learn in-house systems
• Good time management
• A current valid driving licence

About the Company

We are Halfords.

And we think journeys are important. Every single one of them. Long ones, short ones, adventurous ones, everyday ones.

For 130 years, we’ve been making journeys better with our unrivalled expertise, services and an unbeatable range of motoring and cycling products.

• We have over 12,000 people wowing our customers with product knowledge and services.
• You’re never further than 20 minutes away from one of our 393 stores in the UK and Republic of Ireland.
• 2000 technicians service and repair over 1 million vehicles annually, keeping them on the road.
• We have over 600 garages with the latest equipment to MOT, repair and service your car to dealership quality at more affordable garage prices.

So, we’re here to get you ready. Ready for anything life throws at you and for anything you decide to throw back. We don’t know what you’ll encounter, but there’s nothing on your journey that we can’t help you handle.

Come and join us!