Engineering Support Fitter / Turner

About the job

Job Title: Engineering Support Fitter Turner
Location: Helensburgh, Argyll & Bute
Compensation: £35,558+ Benefits
Role Type: Full time/Permanent
Role ID: SF53882

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Engineering Support Fitter Turner at HMNB Clyde, Faslane

The role
As an Engineering Support Fitter Turner you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an experienced team and advance your knowledge and broaden your experience.

Day to day, you'll work on a wide variety of mechanical fitting and component manufacture activities repairs and inspections on systems and equipment on all RN and other entitled Vessels

We are looking for an Engineering Support Fitter Turner who will undertake mechanical turning and milling activities utilising your skill set determining the best way to manufacture, investigate, rectify and repair faults and carry out alterations and modifications. You will also be able to understand plans, drawings or sketches, working out material requirements then building to plan and manufacturing facility production aids, jigs, fixtures and bespoke items as required using workshop machinery such as lathes, grinding, engraving, milling machines and radial drills.

This role is based onsite at Faslane you may be required to visit our Coulport site as required. Please note you need to be comfortable working at heights and in confined spaces

Essential experience of the Engineering Support Fitter Turner

• Experience in undertaking mechanical turning and milling activities utilising their skill set determining the best way to manufacture, investigate, rectify and repair faults and carry out alterations and modifications.
• Experience in understanding plans, drawings or sketches, working out material requirements then building to plan and manufacturing facility production aids, jigs, fixtures and bespoke items as required using workshop machinery.
• Ensure that work is carried out in line with current processes and make suggestions on improving systems and processes to increase productivity in accordance with set objectives and timescales

Qualifications for the Engineering Support Fitter Turner

• N/SVQ Level 3 - Engineering Maintenance (Mechanical) or equivalent

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 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 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: 25/10/2023