Document Processing Technician

Job Title:              Document Processing Technician
Location:              Devonport, Plymouth 
Compensation:    Competitive + Benefits
Role Type:             Full time / Permanent
Role ID:                 SF58040

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 Document Processing Technician at our Devonport site.

The role
As a Document Processing Technician, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. To provide an efficient, cost-effective document processing service to support the Babcock Marine business unit, departments and external customers via the Devonport Reprographics Facility as directed by the Asset Management and Print Services Lead.

Day-to-day, you’ll use experience, initiative and discretion to advise and negotiate with customers the most cost-effective products that will suit their business requirements, using appropriate tools, methodologies, procedures, standards, policies and equipment under supervision but with infrequent reference to others.

• Determine the most appropriate approach, tools and techniques to use in order to perform their tasks and to meet customer requirements
• Ensuring that work accepted is carried out in the most cost-effective manner and is to a quality that is fit-for-purpose
• To recommend, and take part in, the selection of reprographics equipment and processes
• To manage and control the output for high quality print production. i.e. re-dedication brochures, leaflets, magazines and booklets

This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport.

Essential experience of the Document Processing Technician:

• Flexible, can-do attitude adapting quickly to new technology, methods and standards
• Self-motivated with an enthusiastic attitude and ability to use initiative in order to achieve results
• Forward thinking – considers the broader implications
• Experience in print finishing: Guillotining, collating, booklet making, numbering, perforating, gluing, padding,  stapling, perfect binding and auto creasing
• Good knowledge of print processes and a comprehensive working knowledge of Microsoft Office products
• Have a full understanding and excellent working knowledge of all equipment and technology used to provide products and services

Qualifications for the Document Processing Technician:

• We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you

Security Clearance

• The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / Security Check (SC) security 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 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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
• Flexible working – we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met. 
• Growth opportunities
• Potential to develop skills
• Opportunities to develop your career

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.

Closing date: 27/06/2024