Mechanical Technician

Job Title: Mechanical Technician
Location: Albrighton, West Midlands
Compensation: £30,460.08
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF55538

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 RAF Cosford site.

The role
As a Mechanical Technician you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Ensuring that all activities carried out are to a high quality and in accordance with the appropriate standards, practices, technical publications, and procedures.

Day to day, you’ll be responsible to the Supervisors for the efficient completion of preventative and corrective maintenance tasks on all items of Mechanical Equipment (Aircraft Support Equipment) in support of Cosford/Shawbury and associated parenting responsibilities, as well as:

• All aspects of ASE ranging from the aircraft arrester barrier, jacks, trestles, GPU’s, Hydraulic Rigs and Racking.
• The successful fulfilment of the contracted tasking of the ASE tasks to include Aircraft Arrester Barrier, ensuring that all activities carried out are to a high quality and in accordance with the appropriate standards, practices, technical publications, and procedures.

This role is full time and based onsite at RAF Cosford.

Essential experience of the Mechanical Technician:

• Must be able to work as an individual or part of an established team.

Qualifications for the Mechanical Technician:

• Colour perception standard of CP2.
• The position holder must have the relevant qualifications and be sufficiently experienced to gain the appropriate level Engineering Authorisations within their Area of Responsibility (AoR).
• Previously RAF Trade Group 5 or a Civilian Equivalent NVQ 3 Motor Vehicle Mechanic
• Formal Engineering Training.

The successful candidate must be able to achieve SC security clearance for this role.

Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Contributory 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 most 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 International have 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.

If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. 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: 22/03/2024

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