Armourer Trainer

Job Title:                  Armourer Trainer
Location:                  Swindon, Wiltshire   
Compensation:        Start on £36,227 rising to £38,787 once qualified
Role Type:                Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:                    SF63352

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Armourer Trainer at our MOD Lyneham site.

The role
As an Armourer Trainer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You'll join a team of talented training professionals who deliver military apprentice courses to Army students, providing them with the knowledge to ensure that they will be successful in their chosen trade.

Day-to-day, your role will involve carrying out engineering work on Army Weapons, which will include stripping, assembling, and diagnosing faults, as well as maintenance of weapons. Secondly, you will receive Teacher Training and will gain a Level 4 teaching certification. Once qualified, you will support with the delivery of theory training course modules and practical training in the maintenance, repair, and modification of weapons, including:

• Creation of written examination, progress test papers and practical assessment/examination scenarios 
• Ensuring student development through monitoring, feedback appraisal, discipline, and training interventions
• Ensuring all supporting documentation is updated and maintained.
• Application of Subject Matter Knowledge and Guidance to help develop teaching materials and support the course design process. 
• Focus on Health and Safety and work in line with all policies and standard operating procedures.
• Supervision of students and maintaining classroom control

This role is full time and based onsite at MOD Lyneham.

Essential experience of the Armourer Trainer:

• Would suit those with Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) Armourer, Navy Weapons Engineer or RAF or Police Armourer experience.
• Good craft and technical skills
• Knowledge and experience of working with Microsoft Office applications.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to motivate and encourage others with empathy and patience.

Qualifications for the Armourer Trainer:

• Level 3 Engineering qualification OR significant experience with Weapons / Armaments
• Willing and able to study for Teacher Training certification Level 4, 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 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. There is an annual Window to request this benefit. ‘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: 18/04/2025