Survival Equipment Supervisor

Location: Wiltshire
Salary: £33,400.29 + Excellent Benefits
Type: Permanent | Full-Time (40 Hours per Week)

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Survival Equipment Supervisor to join a leading aviation and defence organisation supporting critical aviation operations.

This role offers the chance to lead a specialist team responsible for the maintenance, inspection and certification of vital aircrew and survival equipment. You'll play a key role in ensuring safety, compliance and operational effectiveness, while managing a high-performing team within a mission-critical environment.

The Role

As a Survival Equipment Supervisor, you'll oversee the delivery of survival and life support equipment maintenance activities, ensuring equipment remains safe, serviceable and fully compliant with operational and regulatory requirements.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and supervising a team responsible for survival and aircrew equipment maintenance.
• Ensuring all maintenance activities are completed in line with safety, quality and regulatory requirements.
• Overseeing the inspection, testing and certification of survival equipment.
• Driving continuous improvement, performance and compliance across the team.
• Coordinating workloads to ensure delivery against operational deadlines.
• Maintaining high standards of safety, technical excellence and customer service.

This position is based full-time on-site at MOD Boscombe Down, Wiltshire.

What We're Looking For

Essential Experience

• Proven experience maintaining survival equipment, life support systems or aircrew equipment.
• Previous leadership, supervisory or team management experience within a technical, engineering or maintenance environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• High levels of accountability, flexibility and personal responsibility.
• Knowledge of military engineering standards, procedures or comparable regulated environments.

Essential Qualifications

• Formal engineering training (RAF Trade Group 13 or equivalent).
• Trade authorisations such as QSEAC or AVMEDSE.
• Relevant military or aviation engineering background.

Desirable

• Additional qualifications relating to aircrew equipment, life support systems or specialist aviation equipment.
• Experience supporting defence, military aviation or safety-critical operations.

What's On Offer?

• Competitive salary of £33,400.29
• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched pension contributions with life assurance
• Digital GP and wellbeing support services
• Annual health checks
• Professional fee reimbursement
• Employee savings and discount portal
• Additional annual leave purchase scheme
• Paid volunteering day
• Special paid leave for Armed Forces Reservists
• Stable long-term career within a highly respected organisation

Security Requirements

Successful applicants must be eligible to obtain and maintain Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) Security Clearance.

Please note that appointment is subject to successfully passing a targeted medical questionnaire and/or occupational health assessment.