Airfield Support Equipment Technician

Babcock International; Waddington; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Matched pension

Digital GP

Shopping portal

Professional fees

Reservist leave

Holiday trading

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock International in the United Kingdom is seeking an Airfield Support Equipment Technician to maintain, inspect and repair airfield support gear used in defence operations. This hands-on role ensures operational readiness, safety and mission success across a high-profile aviation environment.

You will work on deployment preparation, post-deployment servicing, and station equipment upkeep at RAF Waddington, with a 39-hour week, Monday to Friday.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years' relevant engineering, maintenance or mechanical experience.
• Experience carrying out inspection, maintenance and repair activities on technical equipment.
• Ability to work safely in a regulated environment and follow technical procedures.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Experience working effectively as part of a team to meet operational objectives.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining and repairing Airfield Support Equipment in accordance with technical instructions and standards.
• Preparing Airfield Support Equipment for deployment and managing post-deployment servicing and readiness.
• Maintaining station equipment racks to ensure availability and compliance.
• Assisting with maintenance of station gate guardian assets.
• Supporting operational and exercise commitments on and off station as required.

Skills

Engineering experience

Maintenance experience

Inspection and repair

Safety procedures

Teamwork

Tools

UK Driving Licence

Job description

As an Airfield Support Equipment Technician, you'll be responsible for maintaining, inspecting and repairing a wide range of airfield support equipment used in support of military aviation operations. This is a hands-on engineering and maintenance role where your expertise will directly contribute to operational readiness, safety and mission success. Supporting a high-profile aviation environment, you'll work with specialist equipment, develop your technical skills and become part of a team that plays an essential role in supporting defence operations. Whether preparing equipment for deployment, maintaining critical assets or supporting operational exercises, every day brings variety and purpose. Day-to-day, you'll be required to:

• Maintaining and repairing Airfield Support Equipment in accordance with relevant technical instructions and engineering standards.
• Preparing Airfield Support Equipment for deployment and managing post-deployment servicing and readiness activities.
• Maintaining station equipment racks to ensure operational availability and compliance.
• Assisting with the maintenance and upkeep of station gate guardian assets.
• Supporting operational and exercise commitments both on and off station as required.

This is a full time, 39 hours per week, Monday to Friday, based at RAF Waddington.

Essential experience of the Airfield Support Equipment Technician

• A minimum of three years' relevant engineering, maintenance or mechanical experience gained within industry or the Armed Forces.
• Experience carrying out inspection, maintenance and repair activities on technical equipment.
• Ability to work safely in a regulated environment and follow technical procedures.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Experience working effectively as part of a team to meet operational objectives.

Qualifications for the Airfield Support Equipment Technician:

• Full clean United Kingdom Driving Licence.

Security Clearance The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

We're Babcock - a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference. Here, you'll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we're building a future that lasts - not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

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
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• 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 UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• '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