Parts Advisor

weServed; Ruislip; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension with life assurance

Digital GP & health checks

Employee shopping portal

Payment of professional fees

Special paid leave for Reservists

Job summary

Babcock is seeking a Parts Advisor to help keep London Fire Brigade vehicles operational. Based on-site at LFB South Ruislip near Uxbridge, you will identify, source and supply parts, support technicians, and manage stock to ensure urgent needs are met.

You will work in a fast-paced environment, building expertise in parts, inventory control and customer service while supporting critical public safety operations. The role is full-time/permanent with a 41.5-hour week on a shift rota.

Qualifications

• Experience in automotive or commercial vehicle parts department.
• Experience identifying, sourcing and ordering vehicle parts.
• Ability to work in a busy, priority-driven environment.
• Knowledge of automotive parts and stock control systems.

Responsibilities

• Identify, source and supply parts for vehicles using ordering systems.
• Support workshop technicians with parts requirements, prioritising urgent needs.
• Maintain stock levels and records for parts availability.
• Receive, check and process deliveries; investigate discrepancies.
• Liaise with suppliers to track orders and ensure timely delivery.

Skills

Automotive parts experience

Parts sourcing

Stock management

Customer service

Tools

Parts ordering software

Job description

Job Title: Parts Advisor

Location: Uxbridge, Greater London

Compensation: £36,796 + £4,783 Shift Allowance + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF76919

Keep London’s frontline emergency vehicles operational. Build a career that makes a 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 Parts Advisor at LFB South Ruislip, near Uxbridge, Greater London.

The Role

As a Parts Advisor, you'll play a vital role in supporting the maintenance and availability of London Fire Brigade assets. Working closely with technicians and mobile repair teams, you'll ensure the right parts are available at the right time to keep critical emergency vehicles operational. This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced environment where your work directly contributes to public safety while developing your expertise in vehicle parts, inventory management, customer service and supply chain operations.

Day-to-day you'll be:

• Identifying, sourcing and supplying parts for commercial and specialist vehicles using technical information and ordering systems.
• Supporting workshop technicians and mobile repair teams with parts requirements, prioritising urgent operational needs.
• Maintaining accurate stock levels, replenishment activities and inventory records to ensure parts availability.
• Receiving, checking and processing deliveries, investigating discrepancies and supporting stock‑taking activities.
• Liaising with suppliers to track orders, resolve issues and ensure timely delivery of critical vehicle parts.

The role is based onsite at Ruislip, and the set working times are 41.5 hours per week on a shift rota covering working hours between 6:00am and 9:00pm, including 1 in 4 Saturdays.

Essential experience of the Parts Advisor:

• Experience working within an automotive or commercial vehicle parts department.
• Experience identifying, sourcing and ordering vehicle parts.
• Working in a busy operational environment with competing priorities.
• Knowledge of automotive or commercial vehicle parts and components.
• Using computerised parts ordering and stock management systems.

Qualifications for the Parts Advisor:

We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

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

• 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 [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: 06/11/2026