Production Engineer

Job Title:                      Production Engineer

Location:                      Rosyth, Fife

Compensation:            £39,237 - £46,064 + Benefits

Role Type:                    Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                         SF77131

Help shape the future of naval engineering and manufacturing

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 Production Engineer at our Rosyth site.

The role

As a Production Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You'll play a vital role in bridging the gap between engineering design and manufacturing delivery. Working on complex marine engineering programmes, you'll develop and improve production processes that enable the efficient build, installation and commissioning of critical systems.  

Day-to-day you'll be required to:

• Producing and maintaining manufacturing documentation including build manuals, standard operating procedures, manufacturing bills of materials, route cards and quality control plans.
• Driving continuous improvement activities using Lean methodologies and process control techniques to enhance quality, efficiency and cost performance.
• Supporting production sequencing and prioritisation activities across key marine systems and outfitting projects.
• Analysing engineering drawings and 3D models to identify the most effective manufacturing methods and improve manufacturability.
• Investigating non-conformances, conducting root cause analysis and implementing corrective and preventative actions.

This role is full time, 36 hours per week and is based on site at Rosyth.

Essential experience of the Production Engineer

• Experience as a Manufacturing Engineer or Production Engineer within a heavy industrial environment.
• Practical experience gained within manufacturing, assembly, installation, testing or commissioning activities.
• Strong understanding of production techniques and manufacturing processes.
• Knowledge of manufacturing materials and their properties.
• Experience developing robust manufacturing processes that deliver consistent quality, reliability and cost efficiency.

Qualifications for the Production Engineer

• NVQ Level 3 in Engineering.

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 29,000 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: 26/11/2026

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