• Oversees all Workshop activities on location, at Middleton, making sure that health and safety standards are met, arranging for repairs when needed and managing and negotiating frequent site service suppliers.
• Assist in material, inventory, and production management and related Workshop planning functions as required.
• Develop and facilitate the material management policies and procedures.
• Champions Health & Safety Best Practices and drives initiatives through the business in coordination with the management and Health & Safety.
• Contributes to the creation and implementation of best practice and continuous improvement operational excellence planning, vision, strategy, policies, processes, and procedures to aid and improve operational performance.
• Manages, engages and coach the Workshop Engineers and Service Contractors.
• Support associated 3PL providers that have custody of Oshkosh and Government Furnished Material.
• Implement process improvements in warehouse operations using the principles and tools of the Oshkosh Operating System (OOS).
• Maintains the inventory (parts and machines), storage and distribution of equipment.
• Manages workflow and metrics/KPIs relevant to the department using company CRM/ERP platforms. Coordinates with other team members to define metrics/KPIs and builds consistency and continuous improvement across the business.
• Takes responsibility for the Workshop Revenue Target and keeps financial and non-financial records. Reviews P&L monthly.
• Execute the monthly GIPS parts sales forecast.

• Delegates workshop admin to Parts Specialists and Workshop Admin support.
• Works with Parts Specialists to ensure safe receipt and storage of inbound goods.

• Complete and deliver monthly reports in a timely manner. Monitors, manages and reports out to wider the team on Working in Progress, Workshop Pipeline and Lost opportunities.
• Coordinates daily PDI activity with Inside Sales team for New Machine Sales.
• Assist with other materials-related projects and assignments as required.

• Strong customer focus.
• A proven Team Leader and Team Player with excellent communication skills.
• Commercial and profit driven with Knowledge of basic accounting and finance principles
• Good analytical/critical thinking.
• Ability to work under pressure with a Solution focused, “Can do” attitude, will do approach
• Safety first mentality.
• Innovative & out the box thinking
• Ability to take ownership, lead, listen, communicate and act.
• Driven to deliver continuous improvement (processes, systems & people).

• Operational planning experience and sound knowledge in technical customer service.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel, Power Point and willing to learn Microsoft Power Bi.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.

• Qualification in mechanical engineering or vehicle construction is an advantage.
• Experience with MRP, VMI and Kanban.
• Experience with Lean concepts and Kaizan.
• IPAF Operator Certificates.