Mechanical Senior Supervisor

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Llanrhos; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor is seeking a Mechanical Senior Supervisor for aircraft maintenance operations at RAF Valley. The successful candidate will lead a team ensuring the safety and readiness of aircraft. Key qualifications include supervisory experience and relevant engineering certifications. This full-time onsite role offers competitive compensation and excellent benefits, including a matched contribution pension and employee share scheme.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading

Qualifications

• Experience at supervisor level with full trade authorities.
• Proven ability to lead a dynamic technical team.

Responsibilities

• Leading and supervising maintenance and diagnostic activities on aircraft.
• Ensuring tasks are completed safely and efficiently.
• Providing guidance and mentoring to less experienced technicians.

Skills

Aircraft platform training

Fault diagnosis experience

Leadership skills

Familiarity with Quality Management Systems

Education

City & Guilds 2675 or NVQ Level 3 in Aeronautical Engineering

Aviation Engineering Apprenticeship

Job description

Overview

Mechanical Senior Supervisor – Location: Llandudno, GB, LL65 3NY. Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite. Job Title: Mechanical Senior Supervisor. Location: Holyhead, Anglesey. Compensation: £35,838.21 plus Shift allowance of £3,978. Role Type: Full time / Permanent. Role ID: SF66164. Lead with Purpose. Engineer with Pride.

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Mechanical Senior Supervisor at RAF Valley, near Holyhead, Anglesey.

The role

As a Mechanical Senior Supervisor, you’ll be at the heart of our aircraft maintenance operations, leading a skilled team to ensure the safety, airworthiness, and readiness of critical defence assets. This is a hands-on leadership role where your technical expertise and ability to guide others will directly support the UK’s air capability and make a meaningful impact on national security.

Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:

• Leading and supervising maintenance and diagnostic activities on aircraft and components.
• Ensuring tasks are completed safely, efficiently, and in line with airworthiness standards.
• Supporting flying operations during peak periods and assisting with turnaround maintenance.
• Providing guidance and mentoring to less experienced technicians.
• Maintaining compliance with technical documentation and organisational procedures.

You’ll be based at RAF Valley, working 37.5 hours per week on a Monday to Friday shift pattern (0600–1300). This is an onsite role, with occasional voluntary recovery travel.

Essential experience

• Experience at supervisor level with full trade authorities.
• Aircraft platform training and fault diagnosis experience.
• Familiarity with Quality and Air Safety Management Systems.
• Proven ability to lead and support a dynamic technical team.

Qualifications

• City & Guilds 2675 or NVQ Level 3 in Aeronautical Engineering.
• Aviation Engineering Apprenticeship.

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

• 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. 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.

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