Mechanical Supervisor

Lead, mentor, and deliver high‑quality aircraft maintenance within a fast‑paced aviation environment

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 Supervisor at RAF Valley, near Holyhead, Anglesey.

Job Title

Mechanical Supervisor

Location

Isle of Anglesey, Wales

Compensation

£36,304.44 + Benefits

Role Type

Full time / Permanent

The role

As a Mechanical Supervisor, you’ll work within our Depth Maintenance environment, overseeing detailed aircraft maintenance activity while providing guidance and support to technicians. This is a hands‑on leadership role where you’ll apply your engineering expertise, supervise maintenance tasks, and ensure work is completed safely, compliantly and to the highest standard. You’ll support a skilled team, help develop less experienced colleagues and contribute directly to delivering safe and airworthy aircraft.

Day-to-day, you will:

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• Undertake and supervise depth maintenance and diagnostic activities, including inspections, repairs, modifications and system testing.
  
• Analyse and diagnose faults on aircraft components, applying technical expertise and recommending improvements where appropriate.
  
• Ensure maintenance is completed on schedule, escalating issues and supporting problem‑solving.
  
• Provide leadership within the maintenance facility by guiding technicians, demonstrating best practices and ensuring a proactive team culture.
  
• Carry out compliance‑related support tasks such as tooling control, oversight checks and adherence to the Maintenance Organisation Exposition (MOE).
  

This role is full time, working 37.5 hours per week and is based on site at RAF Valley, Wales.

Essential experience of the Mechanical Supervisor

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• Engineering knowledge and practical skills gained through previous hands‑on technical roles.
  
• Evidence of contributing to the maintenance, operation, design or improvement of systems, equipment or processes.
  
• Proven ability to accept and exercise personal responsibility in safety‑critical environments.
  
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to lead, influence and support a diverse workforce.
  
• Commitment to professional conduct and high standards, including time management and quality of work.
  

Qualifications for the Mechanical Supervisor

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• Completion of an Engineering Apprenticeship (ideally Aeronautical) or equivalent military apprenticeship.
  
• City & Guilds 2675 Aeronautical Engineering & Maintenance or NVQ Level 3 Aeronautical discipline.
  
• Considerable experience and fully competent with required authorities in place.
  
• Aircraft platform training relevant to the fleet.
  
• Trade Principles training and strong IT competency.
  

Security Clearance

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

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• 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.

Disability and Flexible Working

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 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: 16/03/2026