Welding Supervisor - Orbital Systems

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Helensburgh; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Helensburgh is seeking a Welding Supervisor for Orbital Systems to oversee critical engineering solutions in a regulated environment. Responsibilities include leading a team of welding professionals, ensuring safety and quality, and collaborating with various teams. Candidates should have experience in regulated industries and knowledge of orbital welding technologies. This full-time role offers competitive compensation and excellent benefits.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP and health check

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading benefit

Paid volunteering day

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar supervisory role is essential.
• Knowledge of welding technology and safety standards is required.
• Ability to lead a team and manage tasks efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate a team of orbital welding professionals.
• Collaborate with teams for task planning and scheduling.
• Review and ensure readiness of safety and technical documentation.

Skills

Experience in a similar role within a highly regulated industry

Strong knowledge of orbital welding machines

Solid understanding of Safety, Health, Environmental, and Quality standards

Ability to interpret engineering drawings and specifications

Education

HNC in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent practical experience

ILM Level 3 certification

Tools

Polysoude equipment

Job description

Welding Supervisor – Orbital Systems

Location: Faslane, Helensburgh, GB, G84 8HL

Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Compensation: Up to £50,118 depending on experience + Benefits

Role ID: SF65869

Lead with precision. Weld with purpose.

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 Welding Supervisor – Orbital Systems at our HMNB Clyde Faslane site.

The role

As a Welding Supervisor – Orbital Systems, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the forefront of delivering critical engineering solutions in a highly regulated environment. This is more than just a supervisory role - it’s a chance to lead a skilled team of Industrial Trades professionals and make a tangible impact on national defence and nuclear safety.

Day-to-day you’ll be:

• Leading and motivating a team of orbital welding professionals to deliver high-quality maintenance and repair work.
• Collaborating with Nuclear Repair Enablement and Fleet Programme Teams to plan and schedule tasks efficiently.
• Reviewing safety, quality, and technical documentation to ensure readiness before task execution.
• Ensuring team members are qualified and prepared for deployment into production.
• Promoting a culture of safety and continuous improvement through risk assessments and policy adherence.

This role is full time, 36 hours per week and is based on site at HMNB Clyde Faslane.

Essential experience of the Welding Supervisor – Orbital Systems

• Experience in a similar role within a highly regulated industry.
• Strong knowledge of orbital welding machines, ideally Polysoude equipment.
• Solid understanding of Safety, Health, Environmental, and Quality standards.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and specifications.

Qualifications for the Welding Supervisor – Orbital Systems

• 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

• 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 [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.

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