Maintenance Engineer

Job Title:             Maintenance Engineer
Location:             Ashton, Bristol
Compensation:   Competitive + Benefits
Role Type:          Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:              SF56690

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 Maintenance Engineer at our Ashton site.

The Role
As a Maintenance Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll maintain machinery at our specialist mission systems production facility. 

Day-to-day, you’ll maintain and repair machinery in our production facility including CNC, manual machinery and robotics. 

• Ensure downtime is kept to a minimum by with effective maintenance planning
• Manage breakdowns and planned services of plant equipment 
• General day to day maintenance activities 
• Keep accurate records of work activities 
• Support continuous improvement efforts across the business

This position involves manual work. This could include lifting, bending, using tools or standing for extended periods of time.

This role is full time, 36 hours per week and is based on site at Ashton, Bristol. 

Experience required of the Maintenance Engineer

• Mechanical and / or Electrical background
• Knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics and basic electrical systems
• Ability to fault find 
• Prior experience working in a production environment beneficial 

Qualifications required for the Maintenance Engineer

• HNC / HND or equivalent in relevant engineering subject
• 18th Edition beneficial but not necessary 

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) clearance for this role.

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 .

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance 
• Matched contribution pension scheme, 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
• The honour and responsibility of equipping our armed forces.

Babcock International 
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. 

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.

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