Senior Supply Chain Engineer

Babcock International; Lilleshall; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Pension with life assurance

Digital GP & health check

Job summary

Babcock International in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Supply Chain Engineer to lead a specialist team focused on obsolescence management, engineering compliance and ensuring critical components remain available for defence vehicle platforms. The role is based on site at Donnington and requires a Level 3 engineering qualification and SC clearance eligibility.

You will review drawings, guide procurement decisions, analyze performance data, drive improvements against KPIs and work across

Qualifications

• Must have a Level 3 qualification in an engineering discipline.
• Experience leading, managing and developing teams within an engineering environment.
• Experience interpreting engineering drawings and technical specifications.
• Experience applying engineering standards, procedures and specifications.
• Experience using engineering systems and data to support decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing a team responsible for delivering engineering and supply chain support activities.
• Managing obsolescence issues and identifying solutions to maintain availability of military vehicle platforms.
• Reviewing engineering drawings, technical specifications and standards to support procurement and supply decisions.
• Providing technical guidance to internal stakeholders and external suppliers on engineering requirements and compliance.
• Monitoring operational performance, analysing data and driving improvements against KPIs.

Skills

Team leadership

Engineering drawings interpretation

Engineering standards compliance

Manufacturing processes

Engineering data analysis

Education

Level 3 engineering qualification

Tools

Engineering systems

Reporting tools

Job description

As a Senior Supply Chain Engineer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll play a key role in supporting the availability and sustainability of military vehicles used across the defence sector. Working at the heart of engineering and supply chain operations, you'll lead a specialist team responsible for resolving obsolescence challenges, maintaining engineering compliance, and ensuring critical components remain available when they're needed most.

Day-to-day, you'll be required to:

• Leading and developing a team responsible for delivering engineering and supply chain support activities.
• Managing obsolescence issues and identifying solutions that maintain the availability of military vehicle platforms.
• Reviewing engineering drawings, technical specifications and standards to support procurement and supply decisions.
• Providing technical guidance to internal stakeholders and external suppliers on engineering requirements and compliance.
• Monitoring operational performance, analysing data and driving improvements against agreed targets and key performance indicators.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on site at Donnington.

Essential experience of the Senior Supply Chain Engineer

• Experience leading, managing and developing teams within an engineering environment.
• Experience interpreting engineering drawings and technical specifications.
• Experience applying engineering standards, procedures and specifications.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes, materials and technical problem-solving techniques.
• Experience using engineering systems, reporting tools and data to support decision-making.
• Level 3 qualification in an Engineering discipline, such as an Intermediate Apprenticeship, Level 3 National Vocational Qualification, or equivalent workplace experience in an engineering environment.
• The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

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 Senior Supply Chain Engineer at our Donnington site near Telford, Shropshire. We're Babcock - a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you'll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we're building a future that lasts - not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work‑life balance.

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 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