Workshop Supervisor

• Flexible working options
• Career development opportunities
• Brand-new, purpose-built facility

About the role  
 

As the Workshop Supervisor, you will lead a skilled team of Workshop staff to deliver high quality maintenance and repair services to our customers.

You’ll manage resources, drive continuous improvement, and foster collaboration across employees, customers, and stakeholders. Your role includes overseeing compliance inspections, optimising equipment performance, and ensuring detailed technical reporting. You’ll also lead workforce planning, performance management, and customer engagement, all while promoting a strong safety culture.

About you   

You’re an experienced and confident leader with a strong background in workshop or asset management. You understand the importance of compliance and consistently uphold contractual, legislative, and safety standards. Your proactive approach to continuous improvement and ability to inspire teams through change make you a trusted and effective manager. With excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, you build strong partnerships and deliver results. You’re technically proficient, collaborative, and committed to maintaining a safe, high-performing work environment.

To be successful in this position you will bring:

• Australian Citizenship with a Defence security clearance (or the ability to obtain one).
• Comprehensive technical knowledge of Hydraulic systems, plant equipment maintenance and repair management
• Experience with ERP software or a similar asset life cycle costing / computerised asset maintenance and repair management system
• Current Drivers Licence, Light Rigid Class Drivers licence and Forklift Licence
• Frontline Management Qualifications (Diploma preferred) and / or Mechanical Engineering Technical Qualification

Who we are 
 

Babcock International Group, the aerospace and defence company, has been trusted to deliver bespoke, highly skilled engineering services for over a century.

Across Australia and New Zealand, Babcock has grown to a team of over 1,700 talented people, and we are on a path of continued growth and expansion.

We operate across sectors such as defence, commercial marine, aviation, airports, communications, emergency services and engineering consultancy.   

Some of the programs our team across Australia and New Zealand are proud to be a part of involve:      
 

• Providing emergency medical and search & rescue aviation services through our Aviation & Critical Services business;   
• Designing and supporting key systems for submarines and surface ships through our Marine business;   
• Providing fleet wide through life support and asset management services for Navy customers; 
• Managing critical assets for a range of sectors through our Mission & Support Systems business.   

Your future at Babcock – what we offer you       

• We provide an agile work environment where you’re able to work onsite and remotely, and to set you up for this we provide a laptop and working from home kit if required, in addition we offer compressed hours which can provide you even more flexibility;  
• Our work life integration policy brings together leave entitlements which include annual leave, wellbeing leave, volunteer leave, paid parental leave, defence reservist leave plus more;  
• We will provide you with a supportive and engaging environment where you can grow your career, supported by our capability framework plus ongoing access to self-led learning modules through LinkedIn Learning and access to study leave;   
• You’ll have access to beRewarded which will provide you with endless discounts across retail, health, entertainment, travel and much more, plus novated leasing options and corporate shares plan;
• Your wellbeing is supported through our online wellbeing program Munch, Mind, Move, Money, access to our employee assistance program plus wellbeing leave;  
• You’ll be able to participate in our weRecognise program which is an opportunity to recognise the outstanding work our people do each and every day in living our principles which are Be kind, Collaborate, Be Curious, Think Outcomes, Be Courageous and Own & Deliver.  

So, if you would like to join us and help create a safe and secure world, together, please apply via the ‘Apply Now’ button below.   

To learn more about us visit www.babcock.com.au

We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds and experience however, due to the defence orientation of this role, the successful candidate must be eligible to obtain an appropriate level of Commonwealth Personnel Security Clearance, as defined in the AGSVA guidelines.   

This position requires working with, or exposure to, US and AU export-controlled technology; compliance with the US International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the AU Defence Trade Controls Act 2012 will be assessed.

Please note, should your application progress you may be required to complete pre-employment checks.  These checks may include but not limited to, reference checks, police check, security check, qualifications and right to work.   

Babcock Australasia is a Circle Back Initiative Employer - we commit to respond to every applicant.   

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