Mechanical Senior Supervisor

We Served; Wales; On-site; GBP 37,000 - GBP 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aviation services company is seeking a Mechanical Senior Supervisor for their RAF Valley location in Wales. This full-time role involves overseeing essential maintenance tasks and leading a team to ensure operational excellence. Candidates should have considerable supervisory experience and a completed engineering apprenticeship, along with strong leadership and technical skills. The position offers competitive compensation, generous holiday allowance, and various employee benefits including a matched pension scheme and development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Qualifications

• Considerable supervisory experience.
• Demonstrated leadership capability.
• Strong technical expertise in aviation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee complex maintenance tasks across aircraft.
• Maintain team authorizations in line with AMC requirements.
• Deliver on agreed targets through effective supervision.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Leadership capability

Technical expertise

Aviation safety standards

Risk assessments compliance

Education

Completed Engineering Apprenticeship

City & Guilds 2675 or 2661

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Mechanical Senior Supervisor

Location: Isle of Anglesey, Wales

Compensation: £37,271.74 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF66799

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Mechanical Senior Supervisor at our RAF Valley, Wales site.

The role

As a Mechanical Senior Supervisor, you’ll take on complex and critical maintenance tasks across aircraft and their components. You will apply advanced diagnostic techniques, solve intricate technical challenges, and help ensure peak operational performance.

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

• Maintain task authorisations for self and team in line with AMC requirements; perform fault evaluations and raise ad hoc work cards for identified issues.
• Deliver on agreed targets in the short to medium term through effective team supervision and progress reporting to management.
• Ensure compliance with MOE and Functionally Mandated Procedures (FMPs) by overseeing checks, managing tooling and test equipment, and supporting facility operations.
• Provide leadership and guidance, developing team members through formal assessments (e.g., PDRs), sponsoring training, and delivering on-the-job coaching.
• Communicate effectively, demonstrating strong people management skills to convey complex information clearly and confidently.

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

Essential experience

• Considerable supervisory experience with proven leadership capability.
• Demonstrated breadth of experience supported by a Log Book evidencing skills, knowledge, and authorities for aircraft or bay work.
• Strong leadership and technical expertise, with broad product knowledge and understanding of interfacing areas.
• Ensure compliance with risk assessments, SHE policies, and procedures for self and team.
• Practical experience in aviation safety standards and safe operating practices.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Expositions and Functionally Mandated Procedures.
• Management training completed and applied effectively.

Qualifications

• Completed Engineering Apprenticeship, preferably in Aeronautical Engineering or equivalent military qualifications.
• Minimum academic requirement: City & Guilds 2675 or 2661 in Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance, or an equivalent qualification.

Security and compliance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role.

Many positions are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. Eligibility may be affected by place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and residency history. Details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels – 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 to buy or sell additional leave (window opens February–March annually)
• Be Kind Day provides one paid working day per year for volunteering
• Development opportunities and wellbeing support

About Babcock

For over a century Babcock has helped defend nations, protect communities, and build a better world. We are committed to inclusion and flexible working where possible. If you have a disability or need reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header “Reasonable adjustments requirement”.

Closing date: 19/02/2026