Workshop Manager

Babcock International; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and engineering company is seeking a Workshop Manager at their Wareham site. This full-time role involves managing resources to ensure efficient operations and delivery targets are met. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, experience with ERP systems, and relevant safety certifications. A generous benefits package and development opportunities are provided.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Professional fees payment

Holiday Trading benefits

Employee assistance programme for wellbeing

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Qualifications

• Minimum Level 4 qualification under the National Qualification Framework or equivalent experience.
• Must have Health and Safety certification.
• Relevant management development training is appreciated.

Responsibilities

• Support the team in delivering outputs aligned with operational plans.
• Manage resource allocation to meet delivery targets.
• Ensure supervision of remote and out-of-hours teams.
• Monitor overtime for cost efficiency.
• Make decisions to recover output as needed.

Skills

ERP systems (Baan, SAP, IFS)

Lean management methodologies

MS Office

Leadership experience

Education

Level 4 qualification

Health and Safety certification (IOSH, NEBOSH)

Management development training

Job description

Job Title: Workshop Manager

Location: Wareham, Dorset

Compensation: £51,000 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF69338

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 Workshop Manager at our DSG Bovington, Dorset site.

The role

As a Workshop Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will be responsible for effectively managing the business’s operational resources to safely deliver output in line with the current plan and any subsequent changes. It involves making informed prioritisation decisions to maximise resource efficiency and ensure successful execution using the assets available.

Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:

• Support the team in delivering outputs aligned with operational plans
• Manage and prioritise resource allocation to meet delivery targets
• Ensure effective supervision of remote and out-of-hours teams
• Monitor and optimise authorised overtime for cost efficiency
• Make decisions to recover output against plans when needed.

This role is full time working 37 hours per week, Monday to Thursday and is based on site at DSG Bovington, Dorset.

Essential experience of the Workshop Manager:

• Proficient in production ERP systems such as Baan, SAP, or IFS
• Qualified or actively pursuing certification in lean management methodologies
• Skilled in using MS Office, Outlook, SharePoint, and ERP platforms
• Strong leadership capabilities with experience managing individuals and teams.

Qualifications for the Workshop Manager:

• Minimum Level 4 qualification under the National Qualification Framework (e.g. Higher Apprenticeship, HNC, Level 4 NVQ) or equivalent industry experience
• Completed recognised managerial Health and Safety certification (e.g. IOSH, NEBOSH, British Safety Council)
• Successfully undertaken relevant management development training or courses.

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]. 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: 10/11/2025