Trainee/ Graduate Manager

Graduate / Junior Operations Role

Location: West Thurrock
Salary: £31,200 + progression
Hours: Monday–Friday 8:00am–6:00pm + 1 in 2 Saturdays (8:00am–12:00pm)

The Role

We’re working with a well-established business in the commercial vehicle sector that is looking to bring in a technically minded graduate or equivalent with the intention of developing them into a future manager.

This isn’t a formal graduate scheme, but a hands-on opportunity to learn the business from the ground up. You’ll spend time across different areas of the operation to understand how everything fits together- particularly within the workshop, service, and parts departments.

The long-term goal is for this person to step into a supervisory/management role within the workshop and service side of the business.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Getting involved in day-to-day workshop and service operations
• Learning how jobs are booked, scheduled, and managed
• Spending time with different teams to understand processes across the business
• Supporting with parts, stock, and general operational tasks
• Gaining an understanding of how a busy commercial vehicle operation runs
• Building towards overseeing workflow, technicians, and service delivery

What’s On Offer

• £31,200 starting salary
• Clear salary progression as you develop
• Real opportunity to move into a management role
• Long-term career stability in a specialist sector
• Hands-on experience across multiple areas of the business

• A technically minded graduate or equivalent
• Interest in vehicles, mechanics, or hands-on environments (HGV interest ideal)
• Someone willing to learn from the ground up rather than step straight into an office role
• Practical, reliable, and looking for a long-term career path
• Comfortable in a workshop/operational environment

Clear salary progression including increase once training is complete to management level

Working in a team where management all have 10+ years service