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Not Your Typical Workplace.\nAfloat Services Supervisor\nLocation: Balaena Tyne, with travel to project and customer sites as required.\nIf you enjoy solving practical problems, leading from the front and delivering work where no two projects are the same, this could be your next move.\nWe’re looking for an Afloat Services Supervisor to help plan, mobilise and deliver ship repair projects at Balaena Tyne. You’ll coordinate skilled people, equipment, materials and subcontractors, making sure every job is completed safely, efficiently and to the standard our customers expect.\nThis is a role for someone who takes ownership. Someone who can turn a scope of work into a clear plan, keep teams focused under pressure and respond calmly when priorities change.\nWho are we?\nWith a combined workforce of more than 2,000 employees and operations spanning Gibraltar, Padstow, Tyne, Birkenhead and Falmouth, Balaena is one of the UK’s most dynamic and regionally anchored maritime groups.\nThe integration of our facilities has created one of the world’s most capable ship repair and shipbuilding groups, with a network of 12 dry docks and strategic reach across the UK and the Mediterranean.\nAt Tyne, our Afloat Services team takes engineering expertise directly to vessels and customer locations. As we continue to grow as One Balaena, we need supervisors who combine strong trade knowledge with practical leadership, commercial awareness and an uncompromising approach to safety.\nWhat will you be doing?\nSupervising afloat repair projects from preparation and mobilisation through to completion.\nVisiting vessels, agreeing scopes with customers and helping to create clear, workable job packages.\nCoordinating labour, subcontractors, equipment, materials and consumables.\nCompleting readiness checks and arranging transport to and from customer sites.\nKeeping accurate job, cost and purchasing records, with the right purchase orders in place.\nRecording, pricing and responding to customer enquiries, escalating technical or commercial queries when needed.\nKeeping the Afloat Services Manager informed and working closely with colleagues to deliver for the customer.\nLeading safe working practices, maintaining high standards of housekeeping and supporting HSEQ inspections and investigations.\nWho are we looking for?\nWe’re looking for a time-served tradesperson from a fabrication, marine or related engineering discipline who is ready to take responsibility for people, projects and customer delivery.\nThis role will suit someone who:\nHas experience in shipbuilding, ship repair, fabrication, marine or a similar engineering environment.\nCan lead teams clearly and confidently, while remaining hands-on and approachable.\nIs organised, methodical and able to manage changing priorities.\nCommunicates well with customers, colleagues, subcontractors and managers.\nUnderstands that safety, quality and good housekeeping are fundamental to successful delivery.\nHas previous supervisory or management experience, or is ready to take that next step.\nHolds a full driving licence and can travel to customer and project locations as required.\nBrings resilience, practical judgement and a positive outlook when challenges arise.\nWhat’s in it for you?\nYou’ll join an experienced team that works together, supports each other and takes pride in delivering high-quality work. You’ll have the opportunity to strengthen your project, commercial, purchasing and customer-management skills, with potential development towards Afloat Services Manager or Project Manager.\nIf you’d like to get a feel for who we are, what we do and where we’re heading, check us out online. 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