Job Title: Production Supervisor
Location: Walsall, West Midlands
Compensation: From 35,.23 depending on experience + £ bonus + 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 Supervisor at our Walsall site.
The role
As a Production Supervisor, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll ensure efficient production of vehicles, including the supervision of manpower and allocation of work in an efficient and cost-effective way.
Day-to-day, you’ll complete development and training for direct reports, completion of timesheets and monitoring overtime, deal with disciplinaries, absenteeism and return to work forms, motivate staff to ensure optimal output, deliver weekly tool box talks and you’ll work alongside procurement and engineering teams to improve quality, efficiency and processes.
1. Manage a team of technicians, fitters and fabricator welders to ensure company targets are met
2. Management and supervision of health, safety and environment (HS&E) within their defined areas of responsibility
3. The accurate recording of Accident and Near Misses on the Synergi Life platform
4. Identification of hazards and risk assessment development or review
5. Effective supervision of employees to ensure that the Health and Safety Legislative and Company Health standards are maintained at all times
This role is full time, 40 hours per week and is based on site at Walsall. You will typically work 7:00am – 4:00pm Monday – Thursday and 7:00am – 1:00pm on Friday.
Essential experience of the Production Supervisor:
6. Experience working in an production line environment
7. Experience of leading groups of people
8. Proven experience in a management role within a fast paced automotive or production environment
Qualifications for the Production Supervisor:
9. NVQ level 2 (or proven automotive or engineering experience)
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
10. Generous holiday allowance
11. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
12. Employee share scheme
13. Employee shopping savings portal
14. Payment of Professional Fees
15. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
16. Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
17. ‘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