Workshop Operations Manager / Head of Workshop Operations (m/f/d) – Motorsport
Location: St. Ingbert, Germany
Contract: Permanent | Full-time
Team: Motorsport Competence Group (Team ROWE Racing)
Motorsport Competence Group (Team ROWE Racing) is looking for a structured, hands-on and highly communicative Workshop Operations Manager / Head of Workshop Operations (m/f/d) to join our headquarters in St. Ingbert, Germany.
In this role, you will take ownership of the day-to-day operational management of our workshop. You ensure that all projects, cars and assemblies are delivered on time, in the required quality and with maximum efficiency – through clear prioritisation, strong resource planning and transparent cross-functional communication with Engineering and Management.
In short: you make sure the workshop delivers.
Your Mission
You take end-to-end responsibility for workshop operations: planning, execution, team coordination, quality discipline and continuous improvement – turning requirements into reliable delivery.
Your Responsibilities
1) Workshop Delivery & Project Control
- Overall responsibility for operational project control within the workshop (timelines, dependencies, milestones, delivery)
- Create, maintain and continuously optimise the workshop roadmap (weekly/monthly planning, event preparation, build plans)
- Prioritise and re-prioritise tasks as conditions change (parts availability, damage, new requirements)
- Ensure cars and assemblies are delivered right-first-time and on-time
- Provide transparent visibility of risks and bottlenecks and drive fast decision-making with key stakeholders
2) Resource & Capacity Management
- Capacity planning: mechanics, workstations, tools, time slots
- Resource allocation across cars, projects and builds
- Ensure the right skills are assigned to the right tasks at the right time
- Coordinate external resources (if applicable)
3) Shopfloor Leadership
- Lead and coordinate the mechanics team at HQ and during test/race events
- Set up and run daily stand-ups, weekly planning sessions and shopfloor reviews
- Establish clear ownership, handovers and sign-off routines
- Coach the team in focus, quality discipline and collaboration – especially under time pressure
4) Interfaces & Communication
- Main interface between Workshop ↔ Engineering ↔ Team Management ↔ Logistics/Purchasing
- Translate technical requirements into structured and executable work plans
- Ensure all changes and updates are communicated and documented properly
- Maintain clear, pragmatic and solution-oriented communication in a high-performance environment
5) Processes, Standards & Efficiency
- Ownership of process discipline, safety, cleanliness and workshop standards (e.g. 5S)
- Develop and maintain standards, checklists and sign-off processes
- Identify bottlenecks and implement improvements (material flow, layout, tooling, procedures)
- Build a pragmatic reporting structure (status, risks, actions, lessons learned)
Your Profile
- Several years of experience in a comparable role in a fast-paced technical environment, such as:
- Operations Manager, Workshop Manager, Production Supervisor, Workshop Team Lead, Project Manager (technical) (motorsport, automotive, aviation/MRO, special vehicle builds, industrial production, etc.)
- Strong skills in planning, prioritisation, execution control and resource management
- Proven leadership capabilities: clear, structured, respectful and delivery-focused
- Ability to turn complexity into a clear plan and drive execution consistently
- Solid technical understanding to communicate effectively with mechanics and engineers (no need to be the “top mechanic”)
- High willingness to travel and flexible working hours incl. weekends
- Valid driving licence
- German is a plus; good English is required
We Offer
- Permanent position in a professional motorsport environment
- Performance-based compensation
- Flexible working hours and flat hierarchies
- High degree of ownership and room to shape structures, processes and standards
- A high-performance team with fast decision-making and strong collaboration
- Development opportunities within an internationally successful racing team
Interested?
We look forward to receiving your application (CV is sufficient), including your earliest possible start date and salary expectations.
