Job Title: Mechanical Fitter
Location: Donnington
Compensation: £28,924
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF55834
At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Mechanical Fitter at our Donnington site.
The role
As a Mechanical Fitter, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will be working on pistols, rifles, and all other guns plus Challenger Two and Warrior vehicles.
Day to day, you will also be required to upkeep the general maintenance and repair of Military Fleet and equipment.
- Carry out work to the required standard and specification as detailed on the job card in accordance with the customer requirements, current regulations, local instructions, processes and other approved technical publications.
- Diagnose, inspect and assess weapon systems, vehicles and associated mechanical / electrical / armour equipment in line with skills & competency.
- Ensure all job transactions are accurately recorded and carried out in accordance with current ERP processes and that work completed and time taken to complete the job is submitted daily to the department / section Supervisor.
- Completion of vehicle and equipment documentation and test certificates / reports to current standards.
- Ensure stores and equipment issued to job are used for their correct purpose and un-used or new faulty material is returned to the section / department Supervisor as soon as it is identified.
This role is full time, based on site at MOD Donnington, working 37 hours per week. 9 day working fortnight with every second Friday off.
Essential experience of the Mechanical Fitter
- Anyone who is gun fitter or worked in armour desirable but full training provided.
- Ideally ex- service background desirable
Qualifications for the Mechanical Fitter
- NVQ Level 3 in a Mechanical discipline or an apprenticeship qualification
The successful candidate must be able to achieve SC security clearance for this role.
Our Benefits
- Generous holiday allowance
- Matched contribution pension scheme up to 8% of salary, with life assurance
- Employee share scheme
- Employee shopping savings portal
- Payment of Professional Fees
- Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
- Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual 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
Babcock International
For over 130 years Babcock International have 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.
If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
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