Job Title: Production Support Coordinator
Location: Ashton Vale, Bristol
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Production Support Coordinator at our Ashton Vale, Bristol site.
The Role
As a Production Support Coordinator, you’ll have a role that’s engaging and challenging. Supporting the work on building and repairing both current and future defence systems within launch and handling systems.
Your work will contribute to shaping the future of submarine capability within defence. Utilising our track record of innovation, you’ll continually develop your knowledge and expertise in all things Repair/manufacturing too.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Acting as lead PMRO specialist (production controller) with maintenance, repair and overhaul of products and equipment to ensure that they are repaired efficiently, operate effectively, and are maintained to the highest standards.
2. Collaborate with other teams and stakeholders, including Facility manager, Project Management, Production engineer (R&O), Engineering, Procurement & Supply Chain and Quality to ensure that products and equipment are delivered and aligned to customer needs.
3. Create shop orders, work packs, drawing folders and other relevant paperwork for new projects
4. Raising requisitions for quotes for spares to repair assemblies
5. Raising pick lists for allocation of spares for repair
6. Registering and upkeep of Task Order Form register to ensure we are working to required milestones
This role is full time and is based on site at Ashton Vale, Bristol. The working hours and shift patterns are Monday – Thursday 07:30am – 16:00pm and Friday 07:30am – 12:00pm.
Essential experience of the Production Support Coordinator
7. Preferably, but not essential, a background in manufacturing and Repair and Overhaul.
8. Ability to work autonomously at times but also as part of a larger team.
9. Computer literate and able to pick up new software/ERP (IFS/SAP etc)
10. Knowledge of Health and Safety in a manufacturing working environment
11. Intermediate project planning
Qualifications for the Production Support Coordinator
12. Formal Engineering Qualifications would be beneficial.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. However, the successful candidate will be eligible to start on Standard (BPSS) security clearance but will need to obtain Security Check (SC) security clearance once in post.
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
What We Offer
13. Generous holiday allowance
14. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
15. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
16. Employee share scheme
17. Employee shopping savings portal
18. Payment of Professional Fees
19. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
20. 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
21. ‘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
22. Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing