Vehicle Mechanic
Babcock International
East Stoke, Dorset, South West, BH20 6JD
Vehicle Mechanic br br Apply promptly! A high volume of applicants is expected for the role as detailed below, do not wait to send your CV. br Location: br Wareham, Bournemouth, GB, BH20 6JD br Onsite or Hybrid: br Job Title: Vehicle Mechanic br Location: Bovington, Wareham br Compensation: £27,500 - £31,500 Dependent on Experience + Benefits br Role Type: Full time / Permanent br Role ID: SF62936 br 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 Vehicle Mechanic at our Bovington site. br The role br As a Vehicle Mechanic, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. With your skills and experience, you’ll be undertaking the servicing, repair, maintenance and overhaul of vehicles and electrical equipment, including diagnostic and inspection duties. You’ll also be carrying out equipment examination to meet production requirements. br Day to day, you’ll be carrying out work to the required standard and specification as detailed in accordance with customer requirements, current regulations, local instructions, process plans and other technical publications. You’ll also ensure stores and equipment issued to job are used for their correct purpose. br Diagnose, inspect and assess vehicles and associated mechanical or electrical equipment in line with skills and competency br 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 or department Team Leader as soon as it is identified br Creation of job cards and demanding material where the relevant ERP (SAP) training has been completed br Completion of vehicle and equipment documentation and test certificates or reports to current standards br Please note that the successful candidate will be required to pass a targeted medical questionnaire and/or medical examination as a condition of employment for this role. br Please note that this position involves manual work. This could include lifting, bending, using tools or standing for extended periods of time. br This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based at 1 of our 3 sites around Bovington and Lulworth. The role offers an excellent work/life balance with the option to work 4 or 4.5 days a week. A typical working pattern will be Monday – Thursday, 0700 – 1645. br Essential experience of the Vehicle Mechanic br Previous experience within similar role is required br Hydraulics experience br Dealership or Local Garage experience br A real team player with the ability to adapt and build rapport br Qualifications for the Vehicle Mechanic br NVQ Level 3 Service and Repair br This role would ideally suit an ex-REME Class 1 VM with current competencies, but this is not an essential requirement. br Security Clearance br The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. br Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) br What we offer br Generous holiday allowance br Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance br Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+ br Employee share scheme br Employee shopping savings portal br Payment of Professional Fees br Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave br Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually. br 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 br Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing br Babcock International br For over a century Babcock has 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. br We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header Reasonable adjustments requirement’. 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. br Closing date: 07/05/2025 br #VMVTROLES br Job Segment: Hydraulics, CSR, Electrical, SAP, ERP, Engineering, Management, Technology