Workshop Controller

Date: 24 Dec 2025

Location: Melbourne, AU

Company: inchcape

Are you an experienced automotive professional with strong leadership skills? Do you thrive in a fast-paced workshop environment, ensuring seamless operations and high-quality service? Our highly successful Subaru team is looking for an experienced Workshop Controller to join our leading dealership at Subaru Budoora to lead our team and drive efficiency, productivity, and customer satisfaction.

What’s the opportunity?

This role will be responsible for the management of a designated Service Workshop team.

On a day-to-day basis you will be responsible for:

  • Directing work and jobs to technicians, monitoring workshop staff performance and productivity.
  • Identifying and overseeing repair of technical issues, providing support to technicians to build knowledge base.
  • Ensuring all work is completed within Manufacturer Repair Times Guide and Trivett’s Retail standards
  • Road testing vehicles to ensure quality and safety checks are completed.
  • Completing quality and timely work as per Repair Order instructions , identifying additional work where required (EVHC) and liaising with Service Advisor's to provide feedback to customers.

 

To be successful in this role you will:

  • Have a current Motor Mechanic Trade Certificate
  • Ability to work in a busy service centre, and previous experience in leading a team.
  • Be passionate about the Subaru brand.
  • Have good eye for detail and clear understanding of workshop operations.
  • Be able to work independently as well as in a team environment
  • Strong organizational and leadership skills.
  • You must have a valid, current drivers licence in this role.

Why join us?

Explore the range of benefits Inchcape offers its employees in recognition of their contribution to our success. A few are listed below and you can visit www.inchcape.com/en-au/find-a-career/employee-benefits/ to learn more on our website.

  • Enjoy more time doing that you love with additional days off including an annual Wellbeing Leave and annual Volunteering Leave each year.
  • Access to our employee benefits program including company car rental program, discounts on vehicle purchases and services, free annual flu vaccination, corporate health care plan with Bupa, financial services support, company-paid salary continuance, Death and TPD insurance, and a comprehensive employee wellbeing program.

Start your journey

If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. You might be the perfect fit we’re looking for. Join our team and become part of a leading global automotive company that is transforming tomorrow, together.

Opportunity for everyone

Inchcape actively encourages applicants from all identities, backgrounds, and experiences, helping ensure our workforce is representative of the global communities we operate in. Click here to learn more about our commitment to Inclusion and Diversity.

About us

Inchcape is the leading global automotive distributor operating in 39 markets. We partner with some of the biggest brands in the business to sustainably power better mobility today and in the future. Our diverse global team of over 17,000 talented colleagues foster an inclusive and collaborative culture, delivering a brilliant experience for our customers and partners. We’re a dynamic and fast-growing business, driving the transformation of our industry and redefining tomorrow. Find out more visit www.inchcape.com

Additional information request

Selected candidates will be contacted to initiate our hiring journey. We may request additional information from applicants to better understand your background, qualifications and experience for the role.

Inchcape Australia is proud to be certified as a Family Inclusive Workplace, recognising our commitment to supporting colleagues with diverse family and caring responsibilities. Here, you’ll be empowered to thrive both at work and at home.