Defence Operations Supervisor - Onsite

Babcock International; Wareham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched contribution pension scheme

Digital GP and health checks

Employee share scheme

Flexible working options

Be Kind Day volunteering

Holiday trading

Reservists leave

Professional fees coverage

Life assurance

Staff discounts

Job summary

Babcock is seeking a Supervisor to lead and coordinate operational teams, resources and production activities in a security-cleared defence environment. The role is based at Leconfield, Beverley, with a strong emphasis on people leadership, process improvement, and safe, efficient delivery of critical outputs.

You will manage day-to-day operations, plan resources, monitor performance, and drive safety and continuous improvement initiatives while supporting development and attendance management

Qualifications

• Experience leading and managing operational, engineering, maintenance or production teams.
• Experience managing team performance, attendance, welfare and development.
• Experience planning resources and workloads to achieve operational objectives.
• Experience monitoring performance, managing risk and resolving operational challenges.
• Experience driving safety, compliance and continuous improvement activities.

Responsibilities

• Leading and coordinating operational teams to deliver planned production activities safely and efficiently.
• Managing people, resources, equipment and workloads to achieve operational targets.
• Monitoring performance, identifying risks and resolving delivery issues to maintain operational effectiveness.
• Supporting employee development, welfare and attendance management while building a high-performing team.
• Driving safety, quality, compliance and continuous improvement initiatives across the operation.

Skills

Team leadership

Operational management

Production planning

Risk management

Safety compliance

Education

NQF Level 2

NQF Level 3 qualification

First Line Manager training

British Safety Council Level 2

Lean Management for Supervisors training

Tools

Job description

Babcock is seeking a Supervisor to lead and coordinate operational teams, resources and production activities in a security-cleared defence environment. The role is based at Leconfield, Beverley, with a strong emphasis on people leadership, process improvement, and safe, efficient delivery of critical outputs.

You will manage day-to-day operations, plan resources, monitor performance, and drive safety and continuous improvement initiatives while supporting development and attendance management