Job Title: Vehicle Technician Supervisor
Location: Ruislip, West London
Compensation: £40, + Benefits + Additional Allowances
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 Vehicle Technician Supervisor at our RAF Northolt, Ruislip site.
The role
As a Vehicle Technician Supervisor, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will be keeping mission-critical vehicles safe, reliable, and ready to support the RAF in delivering essential operations for the Armed Forces.
Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:
1. Play a key role in the MTMS team, ensuring smooth delivery of scheduled servicing and maintenance tasks
2. Perform effective maintenance and fault rectification on all Green Fleet and airfield specialist vehicles and equipment, following military and Babcock engineering policies
3. Accurately record all maintenance activities, including modifications, technical instructions, and initiate equipment failure reports and warranty claims with the Senior Supervisor and dhere to engineering principles, procedures, and health & safety standards during all maintenance activities
4. Manage spare parts requirements in line with military logistics policies
5. Participate in the on-call technician roster, ensuring out-of-hours coverage for vehicle maintenance.
This role is full time working 37.5 hours per week and is based on site at RAF Northolt, Ruislip, West London.
Essential experience of the Vehicle Technician Supervisor:
6. Proficient in using diagnostic equipment with a solid understanding of diagnostic processes
7. Proven supervisory experience, with the ability to lead and support a team effectively.
Qualifications for the Vehicle Technician Supervisor:
8. Level 3 Diploma in Heavy Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Principles or equivalent experience as an HGV/LGV Vehicle Technician
9. Training in DC electrical systems, with practical knowledge of electrical diagnostics and repairs.
10. Full, clean driving licence (Categories B and C.)
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) 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 .
What we offer
11. Generous holiday allowance
12. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
13. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
14. Employee share scheme
15. Employee shopping savings portal
16. Payment of Professional Fees
17. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
18. 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.
19. ‘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
20. Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.