Production Hub Lead – On-Site Marine/Nuclear Ops

Babcock International; West Devon; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension scheme

Digital GP and health checks

Employee share scheme

Professional training & development

Flexible working considerations

Job summary

Babcock International is seeking a Production Hub Lead at the Devonport Royal Dockyard site, Plymouth, Devon. The role focuses on leading a central production hub by coordinating pipe and reactor fitter resources, shaping workforce capability and driving efficiency across the submarine programme.

You'll lead daily operations, plan with stakeholders, and drive improvements while ensuring national security and high standards in a complex, regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading or managing teams with varying levels of technical experience.
• Experience within a mechanical engineering, manufacturing, production or maintenance environment.
• Proven ability to coordinate resources and prioritise work to meet operational objectives.
• Experience working collaboratively with multiple stakeholders across a complex organisation.
• Demonstrable success in driving performance improvements and developing people.

Responsibilities

• Leading the daily operation of the production hub to ensure skilled resources are deployed effectively to support programme delivery.
• Chairing planning and look-ahead meetings with stakeholders to establish priorities and maintain delivery schedules.
• Collaborating with production and capability teams to develop workforce competence, skills and succession planning.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives that enhance quality, productivity, efficiency and cost performance.
• Building strong relationships with project teams and production managers, providing regular updates and managing resource priorities.

Skills

Leadership

Team leadership

Mechanical engineering

Manufacturing

Production/maintenance

Resource coordination

Stakeholder collaboration

Continuous improvement

People development

Education

HNC or equivalent

Nuclear Plant Foundation

Job description

Babcock International is seeking a Production Hub Lead at the Devonport Royal Dockyard site, Plymouth, Devon. The role focuses on leading a central production hub by coordinating pipe and reactor fitter resources, shaping workforce capability and driving efficiency across the submarine programme.

You'll lead daily operations, plan with stakeholders, and drive improvements while ensuring national security and high standards in a complex, regulated environment.