Structures Supervisor

Job Title:                     Structures Supervisor

Location:                     Holyhead, Anglesey

Compensation:           £36,304.14 + Benefits

Role Type:                   Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                       SF72045

Lead structural excellence on fast-jet aircraft and shape the future of UK defence aviation.

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Structures Supervisor at RAF Valley, near Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey.

The role

As a Structures Supervisor, you’ll oversee structural repair and maintenance activities on military aircraft, ensuring safety, quality, and contractual output.

Day-to-day, you’ll coordinate technicians, manage resources, and promote best practices in compliance and safety helping us deliver operational excellence and supporting your own professional growth.

• Supervise and direct technicians, ensuring tasks are completed safely, efficiently, and to the highest standard.


• Carry out 1st and 2nd signature responsibilities and deputise for the Team Leader when required.


• Control Manpower allocation and monitor work for compliance with regulations and documentation accuracy.


• Promote quality and safety management practices across all structural maintenance activities.


• Contribute to design, development, and maintenance of aircraft structures and systems.

This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and is based at RAF Valley, Holyhead.

Essential experience of the Structures Supervisor

• Strong engineering knowledge and practical skills in aircraft maintenance.


• Proven experience in primary, secondary, and tertiary structures.


• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and technical manuals.


• Evidence of stakeholder engagement and effective communication skills.

Qualifications for the Structures Supervisor

• City & Guilds 2675 Level 3 or NVQ Level 3 in Aircraft Maintenance (or equivalent).


• Proficient in interpreting engineering drawings and technical documentation.


• Qualified and experienced in Airframe structural repair techniques.


• Minimum 4 years’ experience in a related engineering environment.

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 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.

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 [email protected] 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: 17/08/2026

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