Deputy Head of Site - Operations & Performance Leader

Babcock International; Walsall; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension + life cover

Digital GP access

Shopping portal

Professional fees paid

Reservists leave

Holiday trading

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock requires a Deputy Head of Site for our Walsall site. You will support the Head of Site to ensure safe, secure and efficient operation within a complex engineering and manufacturing environment, influencing strategic direction and daily performance across production, projects and customer accounts.

You will drive safety, quality and customer satisfaction, lead site performance reviews, and embed continuous improvement while aligning with national security and defence commitments.

Qualifications

• Extensive leadership experience in a complex manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Budgeting and forecasting experience.
• Performance improvement and risk management expertise.
• Contract management and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Translate strategic objectives into clear operational plans and priorities.
• Coordinate performance across production, projects, and enabling functions to ensure delivery.
• Lead site performance reviews, action tracking and recovery planning.
• Monitor safety, quality, delivery, cost, and risk, driving timely corrective action.
• Embed operational excellence and standardised ways of working across the site.

Job description

Babcock requires a Deputy Head of Site for our Walsall site. You will support the Head of Site to ensure safe, secure and efficient operation within a complex engineering and manufacturing environment, influencing strategic direction and daily performance across production, projects and customer accounts.

You will drive safety, quality and customer satisfaction, lead site performance reviews, and embed continuous improvement while aligning with national security and defence commitments.