Mechanical Technician

Job Title:             Mechanical Technician
Location:             Bude, Cornwall 
Compensation:   Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type:          Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:              SF56806

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 Bude site.

The role
As a Mechanical Technician, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will constantly develop new ideas and bring them to life.

Day-to-day, you’ll be part of a small team of mechanically based engineers responsible for the day-to-day upkeep of more than thirty satellite communication antennas as part of a scheduled maintenance program.

• Part of a team that carry out all mechanical maintenance checks on satellite antennas varying in size from 1-metre to 32-metre
• Assist and participate in all other site engineering tasks depending on operational tasking
• Documentation of any work carried out including obtaining and compiling written estimates and quotations for remedial work and any additional project work as directed by the Site Manager or Senior Management
• Fully comply with environmental, health and safety regulations, compiling risk assessments and method statements before carrying out tasks
• Manufacture/modification and testing of components in a workshop environment, including interpretation of engineering schematics and drawings

This position involves working at height. Candidates must be able to work safely and perform tasks at varying heights.

This role is full time, 37-hours per week and is based on site at Bude.

Essential experience of the Mechanical Technician

• Experience in working with large mechanical equipment
• Willingness to operate from Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP)
• Computer literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, SharePoint and Excel

Qualifications for the Mechanical Technician

• Nationally recognised qualification in Mechanical Engineering, or time served as a Mechanical Technician / Engineer
• Clean UK driving licence with the ability to travel to remote site

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Developed Vetting (DV) 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: 09/05/2024

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