Maintenance Plumber

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Helensburgh; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Babcock as a Maintenance Plumber at HMNB Clyde in Helensburgh. This full-time role involves maintaining and ensuring compliance on water systems, drainage, and tanks, while adhering to high-quality standards and safety regulations. If you're detail-oriented with a plumbing qualification, this is an exciting opportunity.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health consultations

Employee share scheme

Special paid leave for reservists

Holiday trading options

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Experience with water and drainage systems and industrial tanks.
• Legionella sampling qualification is desirable, training provided.
• Ability to read and understand technical drawings.

Responsibilities

• Conduct planned preventative maintenance on plumbing systems.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation.
• Identify and rectify defects to maintain system efficiency.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Problem Solving

Teamwork

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Recognised Plumbing Apprenticeship qualified to SVQ Level 3

HNC or equivalent in plumbing discipline

Job description

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Maintenance Plumber

Location:

Faslane, Helensburgh, GB, G84 8HL

Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite

Job Title: Maintenance Plumber

Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF64344

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Plumber at our HMNB Clyde site near Helensburgh.

The role

As a Maintenance Plumber within our Estates Section, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary where you'll be key to the business.

Day to day you will work as part of a team who are responsible for ensuring the Mandatory and Statutory Regulations are adhered regarding Thermostatic Mixing Valves testing and maintenance, the inspection and repair work on hot and cold-water systems, drainage systems and storage tanks across HM Naval Base Clyde. Additionally, the role holder will support the current legionella maintenance and repair activities undertaken within the department.

• Completion of all planned preventative maintenance and nuclear implicated work to ensure the department meets the objectives of the business
• Identification and rectification of all system, manufacture, defects and alterations to ensure the continued availability and performance of the Estates Systems
• 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
• Work within all H&S legislation, Safe Systems of Work and control of work processes within BM&T Clyde policy

This role is full time, 36 hours per week (07:15 to 16:45 Monday to Thursday and is based on site at HMNB Clyde (Faslane) near Helensburgh.

Essential experience of the Plumber

• Previous experience as a plumber, working with water and drainage systems and Industrial tanks
• Ideally hold the Legionella sampling qualification currently, but this is desirable as training will be provided on Legionella within the role
• You will be able to understand and read drawings and have the ability to think on your feet and problem solve with a high attention to detail and fault finding
• Ability to demonstrate attention to detail and a focus on producing high-quality work to meet rigorous acceptance standards
• Experience of maintenance procedures, risk, and COSHH assessments and Safe Systems of Work with excellent team working and interpersonal skills

Qualifications for the Plumber

• Recognised Plumbing Apprenticeship qualified to SVQ Level 3 (or NVQ or C&G equivalent) or HNC and above in a plumbing discipline with demonstrable experience

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

• 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 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
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has 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.

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.