Pipe Shop Production Lead

Job Title: Pipe Shop Production Lead
Location: Plymouth, Devon
Compensation: £42,245 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF57815

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 Pipe Shop Production Lead at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role
As a Pipe Shop Production Lead, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll oversee the repair, overhaul and new manufacturing of pipework for our submarine, surface ships and commercial customers.

Day-to-day, you'll be leading a team of line managers to drive efficient and effective delivery of pipework for a wide range of projects.

• To manage the various repair processes in accordance with contract requirements, completion of quality documentation, with a focus on product safety.
• Liaise with customers and project groups at progress meetings.
• Review existing task specific risk assessments and raise new assessments to meet the needs of production.
• Plan, manage and adjust workloads to meet operational requirements while setting the team clear targets.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

Essential experience of the Pipe Shop Production Lead

• Extensive knowledge of high pressure and safety critical system pipework manufacture and quality.
• Understanding of production management principles used in the manufacture of pipework.
• Previous lean manufacturing experience.
• Previous experience leading others.

Qualifications for the Pipe Shop Production Lead

• ONC or equivalent in engineering discipline or demonstrated relevant experience in the manufacture of pipework.

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.

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• 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 the majority of 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 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: 26/06/2024

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