Slinger Lift Supervisor

Job Title: Slinger Lift Supervisor

Location: Portsmouth Naval Base. Onsite

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: up to £35,000 dependant on skills & experience

Who we are: 

Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.

From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.

Job Description: 

As a Slinger Supervisor based at HM Naval Base Portsmouth, you will play a key role in supporting maintenance, repair, and manufacturing activities for military and commercial customers. Working across the Load Test Facility and afloat environments, you will safely deliver planned and reactive lifting operations while ensuring high standards of safety, quality, and operational performance.

You will lead lifting activities from planning through to completion, carrying out a range of slinging, fleeting, and overhead crane duties. Working collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders, you will use your technical expertise, lifting experience, and digital tools to support the safe and efficient movement of loads across a variety of projects.

Core duties: 

• You will maintain compliance with PUWER and LOLER regulations, applying safe systems of work throughout lifting operations
• Carry out and support lifting activities using a range of lifting equipment, including chain blocks and overhead cranes
• Lead and supervise complex lifting operations, ensuring activities are delivered in accordance with approved lift plans
• You will apply and interpret crane hand signals in line with BS 7121, promoting safe and effective communication
• Ensure you work collaboratively within teams undertaking high-risk, intermediate, and complex lifts in maritime and facilities environments

Essential Skills:

• Understanding of the responsibilities and interfaces between Appointed Persons and Lift Supervisors within lifting operations
• Hold recognised Slinger/Signaller and Lift Supervisor certifications, with practical experience in lifting activities
• NVQ Level 3, or equivalent qualifications and/or demonstrable experience in lifting and load movement operations
• Considerable knowledge of lift categorisation, with the ability to distinguish between intermediate and complex lifts and apply the appropriate controls

The Load Test Facility Team: 

A Slinger Supervisor will work within the Services Team, working within the Load Test Facility or afloat areas for repair and the manufacture of projects for our Ministry of Defence and other military and commercial customers.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 7th October 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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