Job Title: Survival Equipment Supervisor
Location: St Andrews, Fife
Compensation: £31,.12 depending on experience
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 Survival Equipment Supervisor at our RAF Leuchars site.
The Role
As a Survival Equipment Supervisor, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Reporting to the Site Operations Manager (SOM) the Survival Equipment Supervisor is to lead, supervise and ensure the provision of scheduled maintenance, repair and fitting of RAF and Company owned Safety Equipment and Aircrew Assemblies and all other survival equipment related tasks and activities to meet or exceed the customer and LAFT 2 contractual requirements. Complete all documentation in accordance with current legislation and company procedures.
Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:
1. Helmet and life jacket maintenance
2. Checking of parachute, flying clothing, and all safety elements inc in flying
3. Student kitting of flying clothing
4. Cadet training and fitting.
This role is full time and based onsite at RAF Leuchars.
Essential experience of the Survival Equipment Supervisor:
5. Good analytical/problem solving skills in previous roles evidenced
6. Previous experience in a similar role or environment in a fitting
Qualifications for the Survival Equipment Supervisor:
7. RAF Safety Equipment Course or civilian equivalent.
8. Previous experience in Q-SE-AC (Helmet Fitting) refresher training provided.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) 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
9. Generous holiday allowance
10. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
11. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
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 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.
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
18. Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.