Armourer

Job Title:                     Armourer

Location:                     Swindon, Wiltshire

Compensation:           £37,111.44 + Benefits

Role Type:                   Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                       SF71793

Inspire the Next Generation of Military Technicians

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an Armourer at Lyneham, near Swindon, Wiltshire.

Ready to take your career in a new direction? At Babcock, we value the deep expertise that comes from hands-on experience—and we offer a unique opportunity to channel that knowledge into a rewarding new path. As an Armourer, you’ll step away from the tools and into a role where you’ll shape the next generation of soldiers, using your practical know-how to teach, train, and assess learners across the British Army’s weapons systems. If you're ready to make a meaningful impact while growing your own career, this could be the perfect next step.

Day‑to‑day, you’ll be:

• Delivering weapons training, including stripping, assembling, diagnosing faults and completing maintenance tasks.
• Developing and updating lesson plans, training materials and practical exercises using current equipment and standards.
• Assessing learners through written tests, practical assessments and continuous feedback.
• Reviewing and refreshing course content to reflect evolving engineering practices and safety requirements.
• Maintaining accurate training records and ensuring training environments, equipment and weapons meet safety and security standards.

This is a full‑time role working 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, based onsite at Lyneham.

Salary rises to £39,679.10 Upon completion of L4 CET qualification.

Essential experience of the Armourer:

• Experience as a REME Armourer, Royal Navy Weapons Engineer, RAF Armourer or Police Armourer.
• Strong craft and technical engineering skills.
• Competent in Microsoft Office applications.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to motivate, encourage and support learners with patience and empathy.

Qualifications for the Armourer:

• Class 1 Armourer qualification.
• Level 3 Engineering qualification or significant experience with weapons/armament systems.
• Willingness to study Level 4 Teacher Training certification (CET) once in post.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain 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
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• 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

Babcock

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

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: 16/03/2026