Workshop Manager

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Wareham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense services provider in Wareham is seeking a Workshop Manager to oversee operations and manage resources effectively. You will be responsible for ensuring output aligns with operational plans and supervising teams both on-site and remotely. Candidates should have management experience, with certifications in safety and relevant training. This role offers a comprehensive benefits package, including pension contributions and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Digital GP and health consultations

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Holiday Trading benefits

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Proficient in production ERP systems such as Baan, SAP, or IFS.
• Qualified or pursuing lean management certification.
• Strong leadership capabilities with experience managing teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage resource allocation to meet delivery targets.
• Ensure effective supervision of teams.
• Monitor authorized overtime for cost efficiency.

Skills

Production ERP systems proficiency (Baan, SAP, IFS)

Lean management methodologies

MS Office proficiency

Leadership capabilities

Education

Level 4 qualification (HNC, Level 4 NVQ) or equivalent experience

Managerial Health and Safety certification (IOSH, NEBOSH)

Relevant management development training

Job description

Workshop Manager

Location: Wareham, Bournemouth, GB, BH20 6JD

Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite

Job Title: Workshop Manager

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

• 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

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.