Mechanical Supervisor

Job Title: Mechanical Supervisor

Location: Isle of Anglesey, Wales

Compensation: £34,703.20 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF66156

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 Mechanical Supervisor at our RAF Valley, Wales site.

The role

As a Mechanical Supervisor, your expertise ensures the safety, reliability, and performance of cutting‑edge aircraft, making a real impact in a highly specialised environment.

Day‑to‑day, you'll have the following responsibilities:

• Review operational performance of aircraft systems and components
• Analyse and diagnose faults, apply technical knowledge to repair, modify, or improve procedures
• Ensure team meets maintenance schedules, resolve issues, and elevate when necessary
• Maintain personal and team competencies for aircraft/component work
• Demonstrate flexibility and proactive attitude, follow direction appropriately.

This role is full time working 36 hours per week and is based on site at RAF Valley, Wale s.

Essential experience of the Mechanical Supervisor

• Proven and competent leader with a strong track record at this level
• Fully qualified technician with all required authorities and certifications in place
• Demonstrates breadth of experience, currency, and recency, supported by a comprehensive logbook of skills, knowledge, and authorisations
• Solid foundation in trade principles, complemented by practical expertise in maintenance and diagnostics
• Extensive experience in applying aviation safety standards and ensuring safe operating practices.

Qualifications for the Mechanical Supervisor

• Completed an Engineering Apprenticeship, ideally in Aeronautical Engineering or a recognised military equivalent
• Holds a minimum academic qualification of City & Guilds 2675 or 2661 in Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance, or an equivalent certification
• Strong technical foundation with practical experience gained through structured training and hands on application.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) 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

We're Babcock - a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 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 careers@babcockinternational.com 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: 05/05/2026

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