HGV Mechanic Supervisor

Job Title:              HGV Mechanic Supervisor
Location:              Oakham, Rutland
Compensation:    £37,681.35 + £3000 per annum allowance, paid monthly + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:               SF56612

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and 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 and integral close-knit team who ensures they have everything they need to deliver efficiently and safely. While also undertaking the servicing, repair, maintenance, diagnostic, inspections of Military vehicles. You will provide the supervisory and first line management responsibilities for your team reporting into Main site at Catterick through a Workshop Manager.  

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.

Please note that this position involves manual work. This could include lifting, bending, using tools or standing for extended periods of time.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week, and is based at Kendrew Barracks, conveniently located 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, individuals, and teams.
• Competent PC user (MS Office, MS Outlook, SharePoint, ERP system)
• Ability to challenge and have awkward conversations
• Ability to make rational decisions based on information available

Qualifications for the HGV Mechanic Supervisor:

• Completed relevant technical or vocational qualification equivalent to NQF Level 3 (Advanced apprenticeship, level 3 NVQ) in Heavy Vehicles
• Qualification (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) 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 United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance 
• 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 special paid leave 
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘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

Babcock International 
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email View email address on jobs.babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 10/07/2025

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