Job Title: Workshop Manager

Job Description

As a Workshop Manager, you will be accountable for leading the technicians on the workshop floor, overseeing effective management and performance of the Fort Lauderdale maintenance operation, delivering outstanding levels of service and compliance with quality standards. You will promote safe working practices, improve day-to-day operations, ensure paperwork is completed to a high standard by the technicians, and maintain high levels of quality standards for our customers. This workshop services the FLL airport.

Responsibilities

• Take end-responsibility for quality, efficiency, safety, and resources within your unit.
• Coach and motivate team members, fostering teamwork.
• Implement processes and procedures with the utilization of SAP to manage resource and labor allocation.
• Ensure correct stock management by determining and ordering needed resources such as spare parts and office supplies.
• Provide insights to management regarding planning feasibility and advise on viable solutions and bottlenecks.
• Identify and visualize planned maintenance and outstanding problems using available systems.
• Track the progress of work packages, monitoring standard times, bottlenecks, backlog, and feasibility.
• Assist team members in processing and making production figures and quality data visible to operations.
• Create, check, evaluate, and sign inspection lists.
• Implement contingency procedures.
• Instruct team members in maintenance and malfunctions for the safe maintenance of vehicles and equipment.
• Transfer knowledge for the professional development of team members.
• Coordinate and evaluate activities with key stakeholders, including customers and suppliers.
• Advise customers regarding the availability of vehicles and equipment.
• Contribute to professional knowledge by setting up quality measurements in consultation with management.
• Propose improvements such as adjusting procedures and making new work agreements.
• Investigate and produce technical improvements to equipment to reduce cost per unit and increase availability for customers.
• Take end-responsibility for workshop administration within your unit, including work orders, invoicing preparation, and time control.
• Demonstrate active safety leadership by driving the safety culture and implementing initiatives to continuously improve safety performance and OHSA management systems.

Essential Skills

• Diesel mechanic back-ground.
• Previous management leadership experience.
• Experience in equipment maintenance and GSE.
• Proficient in shop management.
• Expert technical back-ground in GSE maintenance and repair, including mechanics, hydraulics, electricity, air pressure, air conditioning/refrigeration units, and electrical systems (Preferred).
• Ability to make complex decisions under pressure.
• Stress resistance.
• Ability to assist in the implementation of formal quality improvement.
• Commitment to achieving an OHSA-friendly working environment through additional safety education.
• Role model behavior.
• Team communication skills.
• Drive for excellence.
• Proficient in MS Office 365.
• Leadership skills: facilitating teamwork, communicating the vision, effective delegation, managing change, managing conflict, and directing others.
• Fluency in English, both oral and written.

Why Work Here?

Join a leading European provider of integrated solutions for GSE in aviation, part of a solid and growing international group. Enjoy a company culture with short decision lines where employees are central to success. Develop and grow in an environment that offers a competitive hourly salary, multiple employee benefits including medical, vision, and dental insurance, disability insurance, life insurance, a 401k plan after 30 days, PTO increasing up to 20 days, paid sickness per annum, and provision of all PPE.

Work Environment

This on-site role is based at the assigned workshop, involving regular movement across the workshop, yard, and airside areas, as well as office-based administrative work. The role requires obtaining and maintaining an active airport-issued airside badge. The position involves active supervision of operations, equipment inspections, interaction with staff and customers, and completion of business administration tasks using a computer and related systems. Physical requirements include frequent walking, standing, bending, and reaching, with occasional lifting of up to 25 pounds. Good vision and hearing are essential. Exposure to noise, weather, and typical industrial hazards is expected. Work hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30-5pm or 7-3:30, with some flexibility to accommodate shift changes.

This is a Permanent position based out of Fort Lauderdale, FL.

The pay range for this position is $95000.00 - $110000.00/yr.

They offer three different medical plans with UHC (1 HSA plan and two traditional plans), there is cost sharing as well, for Employee Only TCR covers 80 of the monthly premium, for EE+ 1 or EE + Family TCR covers 65. Delta is through Delta Dental And Vision is through UHC Its a comprehensive benefits package including health, vision, and dental insurance, disability insurance, life insurance, a 401k plan, PTO, paid sickness leave, and the provision of all PPE. Also provides employees with long and short term disability and life insurance at no cost. Additional life insurance can also be purchased through Lincoln.

This is a fully onsite position in Fort Lauderdale,FL.

This position is anticipated to close on Feb 27, 2026.

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.