Production Support Administrator

Production Support Administrator

Location: Walsall, West Midlands, EC:
WS2 8LD

Onsite or Hybrid: On Site

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role : SF66423

Help Keep the Nation Moving – Join a Team That Powers Defence and Engineering Excellence

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Production Support Administrator at our Walsall site, near Birmingham, West Midlands.

As a Production Support Administrator, you’ll be at the heart of our workshop operations, helping to ensure vehicles and assets are repaired efficiently and effectively. This is a dynamic and hands‑on role where your coordination and administrative skills will directly contribute to national defence and engineering excellence.

Day‑to‑day, you’ll support workshop supervisors, streamlining processes, and liaising with internal and external stakeholders to keep operations running smoothly. You’ll also:

• Monitor incoming and outgoing assets and vehicles against operational plans
• Manage system administration, asset management, safety, and quality platforms
• Communicate with internal teams (planning, procurement, finance) and external stakeholders
• Ensure compliance with safety standards and PPE requirements
• Liaise with workshop supervisors to support delivery and coordination

This role is full time, 39 hours per week, and is based on site at Walsall.

• Proven administration experience in a workshop or similar operational environment
• Strong organisational and communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams
• Comfortable using digital systems and tools
• ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) System experience would be advantageous

We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

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 -  ().

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva Digi Care+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading allows employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave from their 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
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing

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 employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email car 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 discuss flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Early applications are encouraged, as we may close the advert ahead of the closing date if we receive a high volume of strong applicants.