Vehicle Fitter

Job Title:               Vehicle Fitter
Location:               Walsall, West Midlands
Compensation:     Up to £33,497.65 DOE + £1000 bonus
Role Type:             Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:                 SF57989

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 Vehicle Fitter at our Walsall site.
 
The role
As a Vehicle Fitter, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. We will train you up to be an experienced Fitter, you can expect to learn something new each day; until you become skilled in all aspects of the vehicle fitter role.  
 
Day to day, you’ll be part of a highly skilled team supporting customers including the police, fire, and ambulance service.
 

• Fit out vehicles in preparation for them being armoured
• Remove and fit seats, panels, roof lining, door cards, interior trim, carpets, switch gear light clusters, bumpers
• Remove and refit automotive parts and components
• Completing minor mechanical tasks; changing brake fluid
• Replacing mechanical components; suspension or brakes

This position involves manual work. This could include lifting, bending, using tools or standing for extended periods of time.

This role is full time, 40 hours per week and is based on site at Walsall

Essential experience of the Vehicle Fitter:
The following is the preferred experience however, we are open to applicants from different industries. 
 

• Experience using hand and power tools 
• Effective verbal and written communication
• Ability to work effectively under own initiative, or as part of a team to achieve desired results
• Ability to work safely in an industrial environment

Qualifications for the Vehicle Fitter:

• NVQ level 2 (or proven automotive experience)

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
• 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

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:01/07/2024