Workshop Leading Hand

Workshop Leading Hand

Role Overview

Supervises the floor, assigns jobs, ensures tools and parts are ready, mentors apprentices, and communicates with scheduler. Achieve daily/weekly/monthly scheduled tasks.

Key Responsibilities

[ ] Assign daily tasks to workshop technicians.

[ ] Ensure job readiness with parts and tools.

[ ] Provide guidance to apprentices and TAs.

[ ] Maintain high standards of cleanliness and safety.

[ ] Report progress to Workshop Manager.

Daily Tasks (Mon–Fri) – Start of Day

[ ] Confirm daily job schedule with mechanics

[ ] Allocate bays and priority jobs

[ ] Check job cards for parts availability

[ ] Brief team on safety issues and urgent jobs

[ ] Assign apprentice tasks and supervision

[ ] Ensure all mobile tools/diagnostics are operational

Daily Tasks – Throughout the Day

[ ] Confirm job progress every 2–3 hours

[ ] Support troubleshooting or part delays

[ ] Update Fullbay job status

[ ] Communicate with office for urgent customer updates

Daily Tasks – End of Day

[ ] Ensure job cards are updated and clocked correctly

[ ] Confirm parts used and time recorded accurately

[ ] Clean bays, check tool condition

[ ] Flag unfinished work for next day

[ ] Meeting with scheduler & set up next day’s plan parts/tool/contractors

[ ] Update Pre-start meeting recorded ready for next day.

Weekly Tasks (Fridays)

[ ] Yard check: Clean-up, safety issues, inventory tidy

[ ] Tool audit: Ensure all shared tools are accounted for

[ ] Consumables check: Restock oil, rags, filters, PPE

[ ] Workshop report to manager: Progress, issues, suggestions

Monthly Tasks

[ ] Tooling inspection: torque wrenches, diagnostic gear

[ ] Lifting gear check: jacks, hoists, slings

[ ] Review WIP with office and close off stuck jobs

[ ] Apprentice/junior tech training or skill review

Annual Tasks (Record Due Dates)

[ ] Calibration of equipment: dyno, test meters, torque gear

[ ] Fire extinguisher checks

[ ] Electrical safety test for tools (Tag & Test)