Armourer

weServed; Telford; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Pension & life assurance

Digital GP access

Employee discounts

Professional fees covered

Reservists leave

Holiday trading

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock in Donnington, near Telford, is seeking an Armourer to maintain weapon systems and related equipment to high safety and quality standards. You will inspect, service, repair and overhaul small arms and turret systems as part of a skilled team on a 37-hour week, with a 9-day fortnight, every other Friday off.

You will need experience with weapon systems, understanding of engineering maintenance, and the ability to follow strict technical procedures.

Qualifications

• Experience with weapon equipment courses or demonstrable familiarity with weapon systems.
• Understanding of engineering, maintenance, inspection or mechanical repair activities.
• Experience in a quality-driven and safety-focused environment.
• Ability to follow technical procedures and specifications accurately.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality work.

Responsibilities

• Conducting inspections, servicing, repair and overhaul activities on small arms weapon systems and associated equipment.
• Carrying out examination and assessment tasks in line with production demands and training requirements.
• Manufacturing miscellaneous components and items to support operational requirements.
• Maintaining high standards of quality, safety and compliance throughout all engineering activities.
• Supporting the delivery of production targets while contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Weapon systems knowledge

Engineering maintenance

Attention to detail

Education

RQF/NVQ Level 3 in Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering

Job description

Job Title: Armourer

Location: Telford, Shropshire

Compensation: Up to £34,669 Dependent on Experience + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF76297

Help maintain the equipment that supports those who protect and serve.

At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an Armourer at Donnington, near Telford, Shropshire.

The role

As an Armourer, you'll play a vital role in ensuring weapon systems and associated equipment are maintained to the highest standards of safety, quality and operational readiness. Working within a skilled team, you'll carry out the inspection, servicing, repair and overhaul of small arms weapon systems, armoured turret systems, assemblies and general equipment.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your expertise in a specialist engineering environment, supporting critical defence capabilities while working on varied and challenging equipment. Your work will directly contribute to production excellence and the operational effectiveness of our customers.

Day-to-day, you’ll be:

• Conducting inspections, servicing, repair and overhaul activities on small arms weapon systems and associated equipment.
• Carrying out examination and assessment tasks in line with production demands and training requirements.
• Manufacturing miscellaneous components and items to support operational requirements.
• Maintaining high standards of quality, safety and compliance throughout all engineering activities.
• Supporting the delivery of production targets while contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.

This role is full time working 37 hours per week, based on site at Donnington. This role operates on a 9-day fortnight, giving you every other Friday off.

Essential experience of the Armourer:

• Experience gained through weapon equipment courses or significant demonstrable familiarity with weapon systems and associated equipment.
• Understanding of engineering, maintenance, inspection or mechanical repair activities.
• Experience working within a quality-driven and safety-focused environment.
• Ability to follow technical procedures and specifications accurately.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality work.

Qualifications for the Armourer:

• Educated to Level 3 in Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) / National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) in an Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering discipline as a minimum.
• Holds a valid UK driving licence.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) 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
• 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.

Babcock

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 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.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

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 [e-mail] 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: 09/11/2026