Production Supervisor Structures

Overview

As Production Supervisor Structures at Babcock in Rosyth, you lead skilled teams delivering complex structural fabrication and welding for national defence programmes. You own operational performance, champion safety, and help grow production capability within a cross-functional, engineering-focused environment. You translate priorities into achievable plans and drive safety, quality, cost, and schedule targets. This role offers meaningful impact on national security projects and a path to develop future leaders in manufacturing.

Pay / Benefits

• generous holiday allowance
• matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance
• Aviva DigiCare+ (digital GP and health checks)
• employee shopping savings portal
• payment of professional fees
• 10-days special paid leave for Reservists

Responsibilities

• Lead daily structural production activities to meet contractual commitments and objectives
• Monitor safety, quality, cost, and schedule performance and implement recovery plans
• Coordinate people, materials, equipment, and resources to maximise productivity
• Promote a proactive safety culture and ensure HSE compliance
• Develop team capability through coaching, engagement, and performance management
• Support programmes that protect national security and drive operation excellence

Key requirements

• Proven experience leading teams in production, manufacturing, shipbuilding, or heavy engineering
• Extensive experience in structural steel fabrication and welding
• Track record of delivering against safety, quality, cost, and schedule targets
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, technical docs, and production specs
• Strong leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and people development skills
• Time-served engineering, manufacturing, or production background with significant industry experience

• leadership
• communication
• stakeholder management
• structural steel fabrication and welding
• interpretation of engineering drawings and technical documentation
• Lean Manufacturing / Continuous Improvement methodologies

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