Equipment Operative

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Leicester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading service provider in Leicester is looking for an Equipment Operative to ensure emergency service equipment is maintained and ready for use. This full-time role involves hands-on work in a dynamic environment, emphasizing attention to detail. Applicants should have workshop experience and a good work ethic. Various employee benefits, including a matched contribution pension scheme and health consultations, are offered.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Qualifications

• Must be able to drive.
• Forklift Truck Licence would be beneficial.
• Attention to detail and good work ethic are essential.

Responsibilities

• Service, clean, and maintain emergency service equipment.
• Test high-volume hoses and conduct inventory checks.
• Complete paperwork using asset data management system.
• Maintain tools and equipment to required standards.

Skills

Workshop experience

Attention to detail

Good work ethic

Good team player

Education

Driving license

Forklift Truck Licence

Job description

Equipment Operative

Location: Leicester, GB, LE67 1LD

Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite

Keep vital emergency equipment ready for action

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an Equipment Operative at Bardon, near Coalville, Leicestershire.

The role As an Equipment Operative, you’ll be at the heart of ensuring emergency service equipment is maintained, serviced, and ready for operational use. This is a hands‑on workshop role where your attention to detail and commitment to quality will make a real difference, supporting frontline teams and contributing to public safety. It’s a role that offers variety, responsibility, and the chance to develop your skills in a dynamic environment.

Day‑to‑day you’ll be required to:

• Service, clean, and maintain emergency service equipment such as search cameras, working‑at‑height gear, and fire and rescue tools.
• Test high‑volume hoses, conduct inventory checks, and replenish stock.
• Complete paperwork using the asset data management system.
• Assist with stowage of vehicles, modules, and consumables, ensuring accurate asset tracking and safe storage.
• Maintain tools and equipment to required standards, reporting faults promptly.

Please note that this position involves manual work. This could include lifting, bending, using tools or standing for extended periods of time.

This role is full time, 40 hours per week and is based on site at Bardon.

Typical working pattern:

• Week 1: Monday‑Thursday 07:00am – 04:30pm, and Friday 07:00 – 03:30pm.
• Week 2: Monday‑Thursday 07:00 – 04:30pm.

Essential experience of the Equipment Operative:

• Workshop experience
• Attention to detail
• Good work ethic
• Good team player
• Labouring or maintenance background would be beneficial not essential

Qualifications for the Equipment Operative:

• Must be able to drive
• Forklift Truck Licence would be beneficial (approx. 10% of the job)

Security Clearance The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) 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

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• 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 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
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing

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.

Application Guidance Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Early applications are encouraged, as we may close the advert ahead of the closing date if we receive a high volume of strong applicants.