Electrical Senior Supervisor

We Served; Wales; On-site; GBP 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious defense and engineering firm based in Anglesey is seeking an experienced Electrical Senior Supervisor to oversee complex aircraft maintenance. Candidates should have supervisory experience in aeronautical engineering and must hold relevant qualifications, including City & Guilds accreditation. The role requires independent decision-making while ensuring compliance and effective maintenance schedules. This full-time position offers competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including generous holiday allowance and a matched pension scheme.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Special paid leave for reservists

Holiday Trading benefit

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Development opportunities and employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a supervisory role with necessary authorities.
• Completed an Engineering Apprenticeship in Aeronautical Engineering.
• Must qualify for Standard (BPSS) security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Supervise complex aircraft maintenance tasks independently.
• Review component performance and diagnose faults.
• Ensure maintenance schedules are met and escalate issues.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Electrical engineering knowledge

Problem-solving

Aircraft maintenance skills

Education

Engineering Apprenticeship

City & Guilds 2675 in Aeronautical Engineering

NVQ Level 3 in an aeronautical-related discipline

Job description

Job Title: Electrical Senior Supervisor

Location: Isle of Anglesey, Wales

Compensation: £37,271.74 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF66165

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

The role

As an Electrical Senior Supervisor, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will supervise complex aircraft maintenance tasks, working independently to approved technical data, and ensuring compliance with our Maintenance Organisation Exposition (MOE).

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

• Specify independent inspections and act as Senior Supervisor/Team Leader when required.
• Review aircraft component performance, diagnose faults, and apply solutions or recommend improvements.
• Ensure maintenance schedules are met, resolving issues and escalating when necessary.
• Maintain personal and team competencies for aircraft/component tasks.
• Support compliance with MOE and Functionally Mandated Procedures (e.g., oversight checks, tooling/test equipment control).
• Receive on-the-job training and keep personal logbook updated for currency and recency.

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

Essential experience of the Electrical Senior Supervisor

Proven experience in a supervisory role, fully competent with all required authorities in place.

Qualifications for the Electrical Senior Supervisor

• Completed an Engineering Apprenticeship, ideally in Aeronautical Engineering or a military equivalent.
• Minimum qualification: City & Guilds 2675 in Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance or NVQ Level 3 in an aeronautical-related discipline.
• Aircraft platform training specific to operational requirements.
• Training in Quality and Air Safety Management Systems to ensure compliance and safety standards.

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 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] 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

03/01/2026