Base Shift Specialist Electrical

Job Title:              Base Shift Specialist Electrical
Location:              Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute
Compensation:    £53,459
Role Type:            Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:                SF61623

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 Base Shift Specialist Electrical at our Faslane site.

The role
As a Base Shift Specialist Electrical you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Assisting the Shiplift manager in maximising utilisation of personnel and resource of the section.

Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:

• Forward plan the undertaking of maintenance and project work, liaising with other departments and alongside vessels as required to ensure KPI targets are achieved with the minimum number of concessions.
• Ensure that all tasks are carried out in accordance with the Company’s cost, time and quality requirements. 
• Support all OOH activities with an operational imperative in all areas of the Base, as directed by the Base Shift Manager. 
• Draft Concessions and input technical information as directed by Management and prepare other technical investigations and reports.
• Scope and make safe defects as they occur and are reported in accordance with the MSDF contract.  Provide an initial assessment of the defect and report to the Facility Maintenance Manager or Base Shift Manager with repair recommendations and were required/possible provide an alternative.

This role is full time, 42 hours per week and is based on site at Faslane.

Essential experience of the Base Shift Specialist Electrical:
Experience in the following areas:

• High Voltage and Low Voltage Systems and Equipment
• Maintenance Documentation
• Authorised Persons policies and procedures
• Safe Systems of Work
• Risk Assessments

Qualifications for the Base Shift Specialist Electrical:

• HNC in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Proof of completion within an Electrical Apprenticeship.
• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations (BS 7671).
• Emergency First Aid/Electric Shock training. 
• IOSH Managing Safely.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) 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
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• 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
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

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: 14/02/2025

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