There has never been a more exciting time to join Wirral Council. We’ve got ambitious targets to meet and to achieve everything we have promised to our residents, we need people who are ready to deliver the very best for our communities and show how they can #BeTheDifference. Our vision is to secure the best possible future for our residents, defined by the community prosperity we create and supported by our excellent people and services. If you strive to #BeTheDifference and want to be at the heart of our change and improvement journey, then this could be the perfect job for you.

Team Leader (Workshop)

About the Role:

We have an exciting opportunity here at Wirral for a highly experienced and motivated Workshop Manager to lead our Engineering Workshops within the Parks & Countryside service.

This is a fantastic opportunity to take on a pivotal leadership role, managing a skilled team of Engineering Craftsmen who are responsible for the maintenance, repair, and replacement of a diverse fleet of machinery, equipment, and vehicles.

You will ensure that workshop services are delivered to the highest standards of safety, quality, and cost-effectiveness and play a key role in shaping service delivery, driving continuous improvement, and supporting strategic investment in our assets.

This is a hands-on role that demands technical expertise, strong leadership, and a commitment to operational excellence.

As Workshop Manager, you will lead technical projects of varying complexity, manage budgets, and work closely with internal departments, external contractors, and stakeholders.

You will also be responsible for developing the workforce, ensuring health and safety compliance, and supporting service transformation initiatives across the Parks & Countryside estate. You will be expected to utilise digital tools and systems for diagnostics, reporting, and asset tracking to support informed decision-making and improve service efficiency.

About the candidate:

We are looking for a candidate with a proven track record in managing engineering workshops, ideally within horticultural or agricultural environments.

You will demonstrate strong leadership capabilities, with the ability to motivate, develop, and support a high-performing technical team and bring advanced mechanical knowledge and a clear commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

Your excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills will enable you to build effective working relationships across a wide range of partners whilst taking a proactive and solutions-focused approach to service delivery and problem-solving.

A qualification in mechanical engineering at NVQ Level 5 or equivalent is essential. Additional qualifications in leadership, health and safety (such as IOSH or NEBOSH), or project management (such as PRINCE2 or ILM) would be highly desirable.

Experience and working knowledge of health and safety legislation, including PUWER, LOLER, COSHH, and vibration regulations, will be essential to ensure compliance and promote a safe working environment.

For more information or an informal discussion regarding this vacancy, please contact -darranmarquiss@wirral.gov.uk.

Interviews to be held mid to late October 2025.

If your skills, knowledge, or experience looks a little different from what we have identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you - as subject to the skills, knowledge, or experience levels within the candidate pool we may explore a traineeship for this role.

If you are a Wirral resident, are unemployed or out of work, and require help with your application, please contact Involve Northwest’s employment and skills team on info@involvenorthwest.org.uk or contact 0151 644 4500 or 0151 652 4349.

If you’re already a Wirral Council employee, as part of our Talent Strategy, we’re committed to strengthening opportunities for our people to learn, grow, progress, and thrive. For many of you, this may be preparing and applying for your next role with us, and we're passionate about ensuring you feel supported throughout your internal recruitment experience. Please get in touch if you want to know more about some of the ways in which we could support you by emailing recruitment@wirral.gov.uk

Working at Wirral

You’ll also want to know what it’s like to work here so, as a start:

Our values are more than just pieces of paper on our walls! We’ve all played a role in developing these, so they reflect the immense pride we have in what we do, what matters to us, what inspires us and inform how we think, approach things, and behave.

We believe in ensuring staff are well looked after, staff wellbeing is a priority for us. We’re serious about recognising and rewarding people for the great things they do. You’ll benefit from our track record of developing, growing, and investing in our people.

We have a range of staff benefits including staff discounts, an excellent pension scheme which includes a generous employer contribution rate, immediate life cover and ill-health protection. We have a strong flexible working approach, hybrid working, family-friendly employment initiatives and an annual leave package starting with 28 days leave plus public holidays.

We have an inclusive, engaged culture, everyone has a voice, everyone is valued for their contribution and understands the role they play in delivering our strategic priorities.

Each voice is heard, each contribution valued. We embrace diversity in our workforce and recognise it is critical to our success. We support an inclusive culture that champions differences and nurtures a sense of belonging. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds, who share our values and our commitment to inclusion to apply for roles with us.

We want you to be your best at work, we create the conditions to help you thrive and we mirror this in our recruitment process. If you’d like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process to make it barrier-free and as accessible as possible, please contact recruitment@wirral.gov.uk

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