Workshop Supervisor Support

weServed; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension scheme

Digital GP and health services

Employee shopping portal

Special leave for Reservists

Holiday Trading

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock is seeking a Workshop Supervisor Support to help run daily workshop operations onsite at Lulworth, near Wareham, Dorset. You will support workshop supervisors with essential admin, compliance and coordination activities to enable safe, efficient and high-quality engineering outputs.

The role requires experience with MS Office, SharePoint, ERP systems and strong data management. Security Clearance (SC) is required; working week is 37 hours Monday to Thursday with flexible benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience using Microsoft Office applications (Word/Excel/Outlook).
• Experience with SharePoint and digital record management.
• Experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage data recording, reporting and administration activities to support workshop operations.
• Conduct compliance checks and maintain accurate operational records.
• Coordinate office-based tasks enabling supervisors to focus on frontline leadership.
• Escort visitors and support site access requirements per security procedures.
• Support continuous improvement by ensuring documents and systems are maintained effectively.

Skills

MS Office

Administrative skills

Data management

Organisational skills

Multitasking

Education

GCSE (Level 2) or equivalent

Tools

SharePoint

ERP systems

Job description

Job Title: Workshop Supervisor Support

Location: Wareham, Dorset

Compensation: £32,715 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF75405

Keep Operations Running Smoothly. Empower Workshop Excellence in Defence Engineering.

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Workshop Supervisor Support at Lulworth, near Wareham, Dorset.

The role

As a Workshop Supervisor Support, you'll play a vital role in enabling the effective day-to-day running of workshop operations. Acting as a key support function to workshop supervisors, you'll take ownership of essential administrative, compliance and coordination activities, allowing frontline leaders to focus on delivering safe, efficient and high-quality engineering outputs.

Day-to-day you'll be required to:

• Manage data recording, reporting and administration activities that support workshop operations.
• Conduct compliance checks and maintaining accurate operational records.
• Coordinate office-based tasks that enable supervisors to remain focused on frontline leadership.
• Escort visitors and supporting site access requirements in line with security procedures.
• Support continuous improvement by ensuring documentation and systems are maintained effectively.

The role is based onsite at Lulworth, and the set working times are Monday to Thursday, totalling 37 hours per week.

Essential experience of the Workshop Supervisor Support:

• Experience using Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Experience working with SharePoint and digital record management systems.
• Experience using enterprise resource planning systems or similar business systems.
• Strong administrative, organisational and data management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain accuracy in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications for the Workshop Supervisor Support:

• Educated to Level 2 within the National Qualifications Framework, such as GCSE grade C/4 or above, NVQ Level 2, or equivalent qualification.

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 shopping savings portalPayment 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

Babcock

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

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: 10/09/2026