Section Leader

Job Title: Section Leader
Location: Devonport, Plymouth
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF55393
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 Section Leader at our Devonport site.
The role
As a Section Leader you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. Working within the Support Business in the delivery of complex deep maintenance periods for the Royal Navy's Frigates. This role is part of a new capability providing improved material understanding of vessel condition and contributing to improved availability of vessels for the Royal Navy.
Day to day, you'll maintain Auxiliary systems and equipment, as well as:

• Manage a small team of technicians.
• Operate and Set to Work equipment and systems within the section.
• Identify and rectify defects.
• Accept equipment from contractors ensuring that all contracted work is complete to the required standard.

This role is full time and based onsite at Devonport.
Essential experience of the Section Leader:

• You will be a qualified engineering technician with experience working on marine systems i.e. High pressure air, water systems and using test equipment and the ability to generate defect reports and populate information into a maintenance management system.
• You will have good engineering standards, a proactive attitude and be agile and adaptable.
• Previous experience as an RN Engineering Technician is desirable however this is not a requirement and all candidates with an applicable background will be considered.

Qualifications for the Section Leader:

• HNC/ONC qualified or equivalent in an engineering specialisation with significant demonstrable experience

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

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme up to 8% of salary, 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: 02/02/2024
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