Mechanical Technician

Job Title:                     Mechanical Technician

Location:                     Holyhead, Anglesey

Compensation:           £31,753.74 + Benefits

Role Type:                   Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                       SF68036

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 Mechanical Technician at our Valley site, Anglesey.

The role

As a Mechanical Technician, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will ensure the timely production of Hawk Hydraulic and Mechanical Components to support daily flight operations within a Part 145 regulated environment.

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

• Perform authorised maintenance tasks in accordance with competency assessments and under full supervision, as required by the authorising authority and subject to any imposed limitations.
• Undertake first signature responsibilities for bay-based maintenance and rectification activities.
• Execute maintenance procedures strictly in line with approved technical data, ensuring any discrepancies in process or documentation are promptly reported and resolved.
• Operate compressed gas systems and pressurised hydraulic fluids safely within the maintenance environment, adhering to all safety protocols.
• Carry out maintenance and rectification tasks using bay equipment, including hydraulic test benches, following completion of appropriate operator training.

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

Essential experience of the Mechanical Technician:

• Demonstrated knowledge of hydraulic systems and their associated components, including functionality and integration within mechanical assemblies.
• Solid understanding of hydraulic power principles, with emphasis on flow dynamics, pressure regulation, and system performance.

Qualifications for the Mechanical Technician:

• Substantial industry experience or completion of relevant On-the-Job Training (OJT) or vocational qualifications equivalent to City & Guilds Level 3 (C&G 2675), demonstrating a strong foundation in technical competence and practical application.
• Full Driving Licence.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) 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
• 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 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.
• ‘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: 15/10/2025

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