Trade Supervisor

Babcock International; Helensburgh; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering and defense firm seeks a Trade Supervisor in Helensburgh. The role involves leading a skilled team in maintenance and commissioning, ensuring safety and compliance with regulations. Applicants should have supervisory experience in a regulated industry and relevant qualifications. The position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

Special paid leave for reservists

Holiday Trading benefits

Be Kind Day for volunteering

Excellent development opportunities

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate a team delivering planned and reactive maintenance, testing, and commissioning.
• Collaborate with Nuclear Repair Enablement and Fleet Programme Teams to plan and schedule work.
• Review and prepare all safety, quality, and technical documentation before tasks begin.
• Manage subcontractors to deliver work packages in line with site processes.
• Champion safe working practices and conduct risk assessments to uphold safety standards.

Skills

Experience in a similar supervisory role within a highly regulated industry

Strong working knowledge of Safe Systems of Work

Familiarity with Safety, Health, Environmental, and Quality standards

Proven ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced engineering environment

Comfortable working safely at varying heights

Education

HNC in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent practical experience

ILM Level 3 certification

Job description

Job Title: Trade Supervisor

Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute

Compensation: Up to £50,118 depending on experience + Benefits + 35% Shift Allowance

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF65873

Lead with Purpose. Deliver with Impact.

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 Trade Supervisor at our HMNB Clyde Faslane site.

The role

As a Trade Supervisor, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the heart of our operations, leading a skilled team of Industrial Trades professionals. Your leadership will drive the success of critical maintenance and commissioning activities on Fleet Assets, directly contributing to national defence and engineering excellence.

Day-to-day you’ll be required to:

• Lead and motivate a team delivering planned and reactive maintenance, testing, and commissioning
• Collaborate with Nuclear Repair Enablement and Fleet Programme Teams to plan and schedule work
• Review and prepare all safety, quality, and technical documentation before tasks begin
• Manage subcontractors to deliver work packages in line with site processes
• Champion safe working practices and conduct risk assessments to uphold safety standards

This role is full time, 36 hours per week and is based on site at HMNB Clyde Faslane. Shift patterns apply and may vary depending on operational requirements. A shift allowance of 35 percent is included for roles working these patterns.

Essential experience of the Trade Supervisor

• Experience in a similar supervisory role within a highly regulated industry
• Strong working knowledge of Safe Systems of Work
• Familiarity with Safety, Health, Environmental, and Quality standards
• Proven ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced engineering environment
• Comfortable working safely at varying heights

Qualifications for the Trade Supervisor

• HNC in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent practical experience
• ILM Level 3 certification is desirable but not essential

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

• 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 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.

Closing date

05/12/2025

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