Mechanical Technician

Babcock International; Holyhead; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension with life assurance

Digital GP and health checks

Employee shopping portal

Payment of Professional Fees

10 days special leave for Reservists

Holiday Trading scheme (Feb–Mar)

Be Kind Day - paid volunteering leave

Job summary

Babcock International in Holyhead (RAF Valley) is hiring a Mechanical Technician to perform maintenance, repairs and diagnostics on aircraft and components. You’ll work with a skilled engineering team ensuring safety, reliability and readiness for operational service.

The role is full-time, 37.5 hours weekly, onsite with specific shift patterns. Security clearance is required and opportunities span defence and aerospace engineering.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable engineering knowledge and practical mechanical maintenance experience.
• Experience diagnosing, repairing and maintaining engineering equipment or systems.
• Ability to communicate effectively across teams and with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out scheduled maintenance, inspections, repairs and modifications on aircraft and components.
• Diagnosing faults and performing corrective actions to restore performance.
• Reviewing system performance and recommending improvements.
• Maintaining compliance with procedures, tooling controls and quality standards.
• Supporting safe and timely delivery of maintenance activities.

Skills

Engineering knowledge

Stakeholder communication

Maintenance diagnostics

Microsoft Office

Education

Engineering Apprenticeship

City & Guilds 2675 Aeronautical Engineering & Maintenance

NVQ Level 3 in aeronautical discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Title: Mechanical Technician

Location: Holyhead, Anglesey.

Compensation: £33,023.88

Role Type: Full Time / Permanent

Role ID: SF75828

Help keep critical aircraft mission-ready and make a real difference

At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Mechanical Technician at RAF Valley, near Holyhead, Anglesey.

The role

As a Mechanical Technician, you'll play a vital role in supporting military aviation operations by carrying out complex maintenance, repair and diagnostic activities on aircraft and aircraft components. Working within a highly skilled engineering team, you'll help ensure aircraft remain safe, reliable and ready for operational service.

This is an exciting opportunity to build your career within a leading defence, aerospace and engineering organisation, where you'll work on advanced aircraft systems, develop specialist technical expertise and contribute directly to the protection and security of the UK.

Day-to-day, you'll be required to:

• Conducting scheduled maintenance, inspections, repairs and modifications on aircraft and aircraft components.
• Diagnosing faults and carrying out effective corrective actions to restore equipment performance.
• Reviewing aircraft component and system performance to identify issues and recommend improvements.
• Maintaining compliance with maintenance procedures, tooling controls and quality standards.
• Supporting the safe and timely delivery of maintenance activities, escalating issues where required.

This role is full-time, 37.5 hours per week, based onsite at RAF Valley. Shift patterns for this role are Monday to Wednesday, 7:00am to 5:00pm and Thursday, 7:00am to 4:30pm.

Essential experience of the Mechanical Technician:

• Demonstrable engineering knowledge and practical mechanical maintenance experience.
• Experience applying technical skills to diagnose, repair and maintain engineering equipment or systems.
• Proven ability to engage with stakeholders and communicate effectively across teams.
• Experience taking ownership of tasks and working with a high level of personal responsibility.
• Competent in using Microsoft Office applications and updating reports or maintenance records.

Qualifications for the Mechanical Technician:

• Completion of an Engineering Apprenticeship, ideally in Aeronautical Engineering, or equivalent military engineering qualifications.
• City & Guilds 2675 Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance qualification, or NVQ Level 3 in an aeronautical-related discipline.

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: 05/11/2026

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