Site Manager | Heavy Vehicle Smash Repairs

Lead a busy workshop. Keep vehicles moving.

Are you an experienced smash repair professional who can lead a team, manage workshop operations and prepare accurate repair quotes?

McKenzie’s QLD is looking for a Site Manager to lead our Crestmead workshop. You’ll oversee jobs from quoting and assessment through to completion, keeping work on schedule, customers informed and repair standards high.

About McKenzie’s QLD Heavy Vehicle Smash Repairs

We’re a rapidly growing, family-owned and operated Queensland business specialising in heavy vehicle smash repairs, spray painting and structural repairs. We now have six workshops spanning Far North Queensland to South East Queensland.

We work with insurers, brokers, fleet operators and private customers, repairing all makes and models, including vehicles both over and under 4.5 tonnes. Our work ranges from trucks, vans, trailers and buses to motorhomes, machinery and commercial fleets. We’re committed to quality workmanship, clear communication and getting vehicles safely back on the road with minimal downtime.

About the role

This is a hands-on leadership role combining workshop management, repair estimating and customer service. You’ll lead the team and coordinate daily operations across the repair process.

Your responsibilities will include

- Preparing and managing accurate quotes for private and insurance-related repairs
- Assessing damage and understanding repair scope across a broad range of vehicle types
- Coordinating job scheduling, workflow,



resources and progress from assessment to completion
- Leading, supporting and developing workshop staff
- Maintaining explicit communication with customers, insurers, assessors and suppliers
- Monitoring repair quality, job costs, productivity and site performance
- Supporting safe work practices and compliance with company and industry requirements
- Identifying ways to improve workflow and customer service

About you To be considered, you’ll need:

- Significant experience in the smash repair or automotive repair industry
- A Certificate in Panel Beating or Spray Painting
- Experience preparing and managing repair quotes
- A strong technical understanding of repairs across all makes and models, including vehicles both over and under 4.5 tonnes
- Experience leading or supervising a team
- Strong communication, organisation and problem-solving skills
- A commitment to quality repairs, customer service and workplace safety

Experience with workshop management, estimating or insurance systems will be an advantage. Full training will be provided on our internal systems and processes.

What we offer

- Full-time employment
- Competitive pay
- Training on our systems and processes
- The opportunity to join a rapidly growing, family-owned Queensland business

Apply now

If you have the industry experience, trade qualification, estimating skills and leadership ability to lead our Crestmead team and you’re excited about the opportunity, we’ want to hear from you.

Send your resume to [email protected]. To discuss the role, call 07 3473 4379.

📌 Site Manager (Brisbane)
🏢 McKenzie's QLD Heavy Vehicle Smash Repairs
📍 Brisbane