Supervisor

Babcock International; East Burton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A defense and engineering company in Bovington, Dorset is seeking a Supervisor to lead and inspire a team. The role focuses on ensuring health and safety while driving productivity and efficiency. Candidates should have supervisory experience and relevant qualifications. The position offers competitive benefits including holiday allowance, pension scheme, and development opportunities. Join us to contribute to a safe and secure world while managing operational goals and team performance.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to health consultations

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

10-days special paid leave for Reservists

Volunteering leave

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Educated to a minimum of Level 2 on the National Qualification Framework.
• Proven experience in supervising teams.
• Ability to achieve and maintain security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Ensure delivery teams have the right people and processes.
• Maintain systems for accurate real-time information.
• Deliver visibility across the business for collaboration.
• Drive performance to achieve operational goals.

Skills

Team supervision

Health and Safety management

Operational goal achievement

Effective decision-making

Education

Level 2 qualification or equivalent experience

Technical or vocational qualification at NQF Level 3

Job description

Overview

As a Supervisor, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll be a first‑line leader, inspiring your team to deliver exceptional performance with Health and Safety at the forefront. You'll drive productivity and efficiency, ensuring your team is fully engaged and meeting customer requirements. This role is full time working 37 hours per week and is based on site at Bovington, Dorset.

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 Supervisor at our Bovington, Dorset site.

Responsibilities

• Ensure delivery teams have the right people, tools, and processes in place to safely achieve planned outputs.
• Maintain and update systems to provide accurate, real‑time information for informed decision‑making.
• Deliver visibility across the wider business to enable effective support and collaboration.
• Proven experience in supervising teams and driving performance to achieve operational goals.

Qualifications

• Educated to a minimum of Level 2 on the National Qualification Framework (e.g. Intermediate Apprenticeship, Level 2 NVQ, GCSE Grade A‑C, O Level A‑C, or CSE Grade 1), or equivalent workplace experience.
• Holds a relevant technical or vocational qualification at NQF Level 3 (e.g. Advanced Apprenticeship, Level 3 NVQ) or equivalent.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / 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.

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, yearly 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.

About 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.