Mobile Repair Technician

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; City Of London; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading service provider in the UK is seeking a Mobile Repair Technician to support the London Fire Brigade's fleet in Croydon. The role involves diagnosing and repairing vehicles, ensuring public safety. Qualifications include being a qualified motor vehicle technician and holding a full UK driving licence. Competitive salary of up to £32,760 plus benefits are offered.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading benefit

Paid leave for volunteering

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a qualified motor vehicle technician.
• Full UK driving licence (Category B essential).
• Strong diagnostic skills and a methodical approach.
• High attention to quality and safety.
• Understanding of health and safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Diagnosing faults and conducting vehicle testing.
• Maintaining company vehicle to ensure road-worthiness.
• Completing job documentation accurately.
• Identifying recharge cost instances.
• Working across operational sites, performing manual tasks.

Skills

Proven experience as a qualified motor vehicle technician

Full UK driving licence (Category B essential)

Strong diagnostic skills

Attention to quality and safety

Understanding of health and safety practices

Education

City & Guilds Levels 1 and 2 in Motor Vehicle Studies

NVQ Levels 2 and 3 in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair

Job description

Mobile Repair Technician

Location: Croydon, South London, London, GB, CR0 1AR

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Compensation: Up to £32,760 + Benefits

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Mobile Repair Technician at Croydon, South London.

The role

As a Mobile Repair Technician, you’ll be part of a team that plays a critical role in supporting the London Fire Brigade. You’ll help ensure their fleet of over 460 vehicles and specialist equipment is always ready to respond, making a real difference to public safety and emergency response across Greater London.

This is a dynamic and hands‑on role where your technical expertise will directly impact operational readiness. You’ll work across a wide range of sites, diagnosing and repairing faults, improving reliability, and helping reduce in‑service defects.

Day‑to‑day responsibilities

• Diagnosing faults and conducting vehicle testing using specialist equipment and techniques.
• Maintaining your company vehicle to ensure road‑worthiness and timely servicing.
• Completing job documentation accurately, including post‑repair write‑ups and parts requisitions.
• Identifying recharge cost instances and reporting them with supporting evidence.
• Working across operational and training sites, performing manual tasks such as lifting, bending, and using tools.

Please note that the successful candidate will be required to pass a targeted medical questionnaire and/or medical examination as a condition of employment for this role.

This position involves manual work, which may include lifting, bending, using tools or standing for extended periods of time.

The role is based onsite at Croydon, and the set working times are Monday to Friday, totalling 40 hours per week. Regular travel across internal and customer sites is expected.

Essential experience

• Proven experience as a qualified motor vehicle technician.
• Full UK driving licence (Category B essential; Category C desirable).
• Strong diagnostic skills and a methodical approach to fault resolution.
• High attention to quality and safety.
• Understanding of health and safety practices in workshop environments.
• Ability to interpret technical documentation accurately.

Qualifications

• City & Guilds Levels 1 and 2 in Motor Vehicle Studies, or
• NVQ Levels 2 and 3 in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair (or equivalent).

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 benefit to buy or sell annual leave
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enabling employees to take one working day of paid leave a year for volunteering
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including employee assistance programme supporting 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.