Job Title: Survival Equipment Supervisor
Location: St Andrews, Fife
Compensation: £31,079.65 Pro-Rata + Benefits
Role Type: Part Time / Permanent
Role ID: SF70588
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 Leuchars Station, Fife site.
The role
As a Survival Equipment Supervisor, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will be the key figure ensuring all activities are conducted at the highest safety standards, safeguarding every flight and proactively addressing potential issues.
Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:
- Report to the Site Operations Manager (SOM) and lead the team in delivering scheduled maintenance, repairs, and fitting of RAF and company-owned Survival Equipment and Aircrew Assemblies, along with all related tasks.
- Act as the lead for Survival Equipment investigations, support ground movement of aircraft and flight line operations when required, mentor new starters, and ensure all Survival Equipment is issued and fitted to meet customer requirements.
- Collaborate effectively with stakeholders, including RAF personnel and Babcock employees, to maintain high standards of service and compliance.
This role is part time working 20 hours per week and is based on site at Leuchars Station, Fife.
Essential experience of the Survival Equipment Supervisor:
- Experience in a similar role at any level (supervisory experience not required).
- Mentoring experience in any capacity, not limited to a workplace environment.
Qualifications for the Survival Equipment Supervisor:
- Completion of RAF Safety Equipment Course or an equivalent civilian qualification.
- AV-MED certification or equivalent training.
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 United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
What we offer
- Generous holiday allowance
- Matched contribution 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 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.
- ‘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
- Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
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 careers@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: 05/01/2026
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