Fabrication Supervisor

Babcock International; Helensburgh; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Scotland is seeking an experienced Fabrication Supervisor to lead a team at HMNB Clyde Faslane. The ideal candidate will have supervisory experience in a regulated environment and strong knowledge of health and safety standards. This full-time role offers a salary up to £50,118, includes various employee benefits and development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health consultations

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading option

Paid volunteering day

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar supervisory role within a highly regulated industry.
• Skilled in Safe Systems of Work and their practical application.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced engineering environment.

Responsibilities

• Leading and motivating a team to deliver planned and reactive maintenance activities.
• Collaborating with teams to define and schedule work.
• Reviewing safety, quality, and technical documentation before task execution.
• Managing subcontractors to deliver work packages.

Skills

Supervisory experience in regulated industry

Knowledge of Safety, Health, Environmental, and Quality standards

Team leadership

Safe Systems of Work

Education

HNC in a relevant engineering discipline

ILM Level 3 certification

Job description

Job Title: Fabrication Supervisor

Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute

Compensation: Up to £50,118 depending on experience + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF65862

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Fabrication Supervisor at our HMNB Clyde Faslane site.

The role

As a Fabrication Supervisor, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the heart of our operations, leading a skilled team of Industrial Trades professionals. Your leadership will drive the delivery of critical maintenance and commissioning activities on Fleet Assets, directly contributing to national defence and engineering excellence.

Day-to-day you’ll be:

• Leading and motivating a team to deliver planned and reactive maintenance activities
• Collaborating with Nuclear Repair Enablement and Fleet Programme Teams to define and schedule work
• Reviewing safety, quality, and technical documentation before task execution
• Managing subcontractors to deliver work packages in line with site processes
• Promoting a culture of safety and continuous improvement across all operations

This role is full time, 36 hours per week and is based on site at HMNB Clyde Faslane.

Essential experience of the Fabrication Supervisor

• Experience in a similar supervisory role within a highly regulated industry
• Skilled in Safe Systems of Work and their practical application
• Strong knowledge of Safety, Health, Environmental, and Quality standards
• Proven ability to work collaboratively in a fast‑paced engineering environment

Qualifications for the Fabrication Supervisor

• HNC in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent hands‑on experience
• ILM Level 3 certification (desirable but not essential)

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 19/11/2025

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