Maintenance Operative

Babcock International; Ashby de la Launde; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme, a

Digital GP and Aviva DigiCare+

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

Reservists in the armed forces leave

Holiday Trading

'Be Kind Day' paid leave

Job summary

Babcock International is seeking a Maintenance Operative for RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire. This full-time, on-site role involves monitoring and maintaining training environments, performing routine tests and minor repairs, and supporting site presentation.

You will work 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 08:00–17:00, with an on-call rota. The successful candidate must hold a full UK driving licence and be able to obtain and maintain SC security clearance.

Qualifications

• Full UK Driving Licence required.
• Ability to obtain/maintain SC security clearance.
• Strong commitment to health and safety and practical maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Monitor building systems, equipment and facilities to stay safe, compliant and operational.
• Carry out routine testing, inspections and water hygiene activities.
• Perform minor repairs, touch-up painting and general maintenance across the site.
• Support building presentation through spot cleaning and basic upkeep tasks.
• Escort contractors and help maintain compliance with health, safety and statutory requirements.
• Demonstrate basic computer literacy and willingness to learn new systems and processes.
• Work with a strong commitment to health, safety and safe systems of work.
• Take a proactive hands-on approach to practical maintenance and facilities tasks.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues, contractors and site stakeholders.
• Manage day-to-day responsibilities with a reliable and organised approach.

Skills

SC security clearance

Full UK Driving Licence

Job description

As part of our Aviation business, you'll join a small but highly effective facilities management team responsible for maintaining compliant, safe, and operational training environments for service personnel. Day-to-day, you'll be required to:

• Monitoring building systems, equipment, and facilities to ensure they remain safe, compliant, and operational.
• Carrying out routine testing, inspections, and water hygiene activities.
• Performing minor repairs, touch-up painting, and general maintenance tasks across the site.
• Supporting building presentation through spot cleaning and basic upkeep activities.
• Escorting contractors and helping maintain compliance with health, safety, and statutory requirements.
• Demonstrating basic computer literacy and a willingness to learn new systems and processes.
• Working with a strong commitment to health, safety, and safe systems of work.
• Taking a proactive and hands‑on approach to practical maintenance and facilities tasks.
• Communicating effectively with colleagues, contractors, and site stakeholders.
• Managing day-to-day responsibilities with a reliable and organised approach.

This is a full-time, onsite role working 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 17:00, based at RAF Cranwell. Participation in an on‑call rota will be required.

Qualifications for the Maintenance Operative

• Full UK Driving Licence.

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

At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Maintenance Operative at RAF Cranwell, near Sleaford, Lincolnshire, 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.

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