Structures Production Lead for National Defence

Babcock International; Rosyth, Dunfermline; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Pension & life assurance

Digital GP & health check

Shopping savings portal

Professional fees paid

Reservists leave

Holiday trading

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock is hiring a Production Supervisor Structures at its Rosyth site. You will lead skilled production teams delivering complex structural fabrication and welding for major defence programmes, owning operational performance and safety culture.

You will translate business priorities into production plans, coordinate resources, and drive safety, quality, cost, and schedule targets. This on-site role offers development opportunities within a challenging engineering environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading teams within production/manufacturing/shipbuilding/heavy engineering.
• Extensive experience of structural steel fabrication and welding.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, technical documentation, and production specifications.
• Strong leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and people development skills.
• Desirable: IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent health and safety qualification; ILM/CMI or similar leadership qualification.

Responsibilities

• Leading daily structural production activities to deliver contractual commitments and production objectives.
• Monitoring performance against safety, quality, cost, and schedule targets, implementing recovery plans where required.
• Coordinating people, materials, equipment, and resources to maximise productivity and operational efficiency.
• Championing a proactive safety culture and ensuring compliance with health, safety, and environmental requirements.
• Developing team capability through coaching, engagement, performance management, and workforce planning activities.

Skills

Leadership

Team leadership

Manufacturing

Safety culture

Communication

Education

ONC/HNC

Job description

Babcock is hiring a Production Supervisor Structures at its Rosyth site. You will lead skilled production teams delivering complex structural fabrication and welding for major defence programmes, owning operational performance and safety culture.

You will translate business priorities into production plans, coordinate resources, and drive safety, quality, cost, and schedule targets. This on-site role offers development opportunities within a challenging engineering environment.