Multi-Trader - Carpenter

Babcock International; Camberley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Camberley is seeking a Multi-Trader - Carpenter. You will be responsible for maintenance and repairs focusing on carpentry, ensuring compliance with safety regulations. Ideal candidates will have proven carpentry experience and strong teamwork skills. This full-time role includes various employee benefits and development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Qualifications

• Proven experience in joinery/carpentry.
• Ability to work as part of a team and maintain positive relationships.
• Strong interpersonal skills for effective communication.

Responsibilities

• Deliver planned and reactive maintenance.
• Undertake installation, servicing, and repair of fabric equipment.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.

Skills

Joinery/carpentry

Teamwork

Interpersonal communication

Education

Full UK Driving Licence

Job description

Job Title: Multi-Trader - Carpenter

Location: Camberley, Surrey

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF66469

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 Multi-Trader - Carpenter at our Minley site.

The role

As a Multi-Trader - Carpenter, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Join our dynamic team to deliver a wide range of multi-trade building services across all designated properties, with a strong focus on expert carpentry maintenance and repair

Day-to-day, you’ll play a key role in delivering both planned and reactive maintenance across the Royal School of Military Engineering (RSME) Estate, ensuring high standards and operational efficiency through hands-on support. You’ll also:

• Undertake installation, testing, servicing, removal, replacement, maintenance and repair of a range of fabric equipment, as part of planned preventative and reactive maintenance programmes.
• Predominantly (but not limited to) fabric repair, basic joinery, basic painting, gutter clearing etc
• Support decommissioning activities when plant is being removed from service.
• Ensure all activities are delivered in compliance with statutory obligations and health and safety legal requirements and best practice
• Co-ordination and co-operation with all company teams and appointed contractors as required

This role is full time working 40 hours per week and is based on site at Minley. You will have an on-call rota post 6 months working within the role.

Essential experience of the Multi-Trader - Carpenter:

• Proven experience in joinery/carpentry

• Ability to work as part of a team and maintain positive relationships with colleagues, trainees and the customer
• Strong interpersonal skills including effective communication skills for interacting with the customer and Babcock senior leadership

Qualifications for the Multi-Trader - Carpenter:

• Full UK Driving Licence

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 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.

Closing date: 08/08/2025