Engineering Support Multi Skilled Operative
// Role Summary
Join Babcock as an Engineering Support Multi Skilled Operative at HMNB Clyde to maintain critical naval infrastructure and contribute to national security. This role offers a chance to develop skills within a world-class defence organisation.
// Key Responsibilities
- Provide multi-skilled support to Fleet Engineering teams.
- Conduct planned maintenance and defect rectification on vital defence assets.
- Operate engineering support equipment safely and efficiently.
- Maintain compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations.
- Requires Security Check (SC) clearance.
// Role Specification
About the Role
At Babcock, we are dedicated to creating a safe and secure world. We are looking for an Engineering Support Multi Skilled Operative to join our team at HMNB Clyde, near Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute. This is a crucial role within a highly skilled engineering environment, supporting some of the United Kingdom's most important defence assets. You will be an integral part of Fleet Engineering, contributing to the maintenance, availability, and performance of submarines, surface vessels, and essential estate infrastructure that underpins national security.
What You'll Do
As an Engineering Support Multi Skilled Operative, your responsibilities will include:
- Supporting engineering teams in the safe and efficient delivery of planned preventative maintenance activities.
- Assisting in the identification and rectification of system, manufacturing, and equipment defects across fleet and estate assets.
- Operating and handling engineering support equipment in strict accordance with approved procedures and safe systems of work.
- Ensuring compliance with all health, safety, and environmental requirements, including control of work processes.
- Identifying opportunities for process improvements and supporting continuous improvement initiatives within the department.
The Details
This is a full-time, permanent position based on-site at HMNB Clyde. The standard working week is 36 hours, typically Monday to Thursday.
What You'll Need (Essential Experience)
- Experience supporting engineering, maintenance, or operational activities in an industrial, marine, engineering, or defence environment.
- Proficiency in working with engineering support equipment, such as scaffolding, forklift trucks, or slinging activities.
- A solid understanding of manual handling practices and safe working procedures.
- Proven experience in adhering to risk assessments, COSHH requirements, and safe systems of work.
- Experience in controlling, issuing, and returning work equipment within a regulated environment.
Qualifications
- Confined Spaces for Competent Persons certification.
- Occasional Climber/Working at Heights certification.
- Pristine Manual Handling certification.
- Radiation Worker Training certification.
- A full UK Driving Licence (Category B).
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK National and will be required to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
What We Offer
- A generous holiday allowance.
- A matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance.
- Access to Aviva DigiCare+ for Digital GP services, annual health checks, and nutritional consultations.
- Employee share scheme and shopping savings portal.
- Payment of Professional Fees.
- Special paid leave for reservists in the armed forces.
- Holiday Trading benefit allowing the purchase or sale of annual leave.
- 'Be Kind Day' for paid volunteering leave.
- Excellent development opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package, including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.
About Babcock
Babcock is a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 employees dedicated to making a difference. Our work contributes to products and services essential for national security and public infrastructure, from initial design to final decommissioning. We are committed to building a future that lasts and offering meaningful careers with respect for work-life balance, which we call lifetime engineering.
We are a disability confident committed employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or selection process, please contact [email protected] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We are happy to discuss flexible working options.