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Job Title: HGV Mechanic Supervisor
Location: Oakham, Rutland
Compensation: £37,355 + £ per annum allowance, paid monthly + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an HGV Mechanic Supervisor at our Kendrew Barracks site.
The role
As an HGV Mechanic Supervisor, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. This is a great opportunity for an experienced HGV Vehicle Mechanic Workshop Supervisor to lead a small, close-knit team ensuring they have everything needed to deliver efficiently and safely. You will undertake servicing, repair, maintenance, diagnostics, and inspections of military vehicles. You will provide supervisory and first-line management responsibilities for your team, reporting to the Workshop Manager at the main site in Catterick.
Daily Responsibilities:
* Managing employee lifecycle (recruitment through to exit processes)
* Managing employee relations (disciplinary, grievance, welfare, Health, and Safety)
* Performance management (including objective setting, appraisals, managing poor performance, reward/recognition)
* Managing resource levels (absence management, annual leave, use of overtime)
* System administration – ERP, safety near misses, asset management, quality, Quality Management System (QMS)
Please note that the successful candidate will be required to pass a targeted medical questionnaire and/or medical examination as a condition of employment for this role.
This position involves manual work, including lifting, bending, using tools, or standing for extended periods.
This role is full-time, 37 hours per week, based at Kendrew Barracks, near Oakham (approximately 6 miles), Stamford (around 12 miles), and Cottesmore (about 1.1 miles). There is no mandatory overtime, night shift, or weekend working.
Essential experience of the HGV Mechanic Supervisor:
* Extensive trade experience, as per DVSA mandatory requirement
* HGV experience
* Holds a valid Full UK Driving Licence including Category C
* Ability to manage people and teams
* Competent PC user (MS Office, MS Outlook, SharePoint, ERP system)
* Ability to challenge and have difficult conversations
* Ability to make rational decisions based on available information
Qualifications for the HGV Mechanic Supervisor:
* Relevant technical or vocational qualification equivalent to NQF Level 3 (Advanced apprenticeship, Level 3 NVQ) in Heavy Vehicles
* NVQ/SVQ in motor mechanics (Heavy Vehicles) or EAL Level 3 NVQ/SVQ Extended
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) clearance.
Many positions are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions, which may be affected by nationality, citizenship, or residency. Further details are available at
What we offer
* Contributory Pension scheme, with life assurance
* Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
* Employee share scheme
* Employee shopping savings portal
* Payment of Professional Fees
* Reservists in the armed forces receive 10 days of paid leave
* Holiday Trading allows employees to buy or sell up to one week of annual leave
* ‘Be Kind Day’ allows employees to take one paid day annually for volunteering
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