Plant Operative

Babcock International; Chatham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence engineering company seeks a Plant Operative in Chatham. You'll maintain and support plant training areas, operate military and commercial vehicles, and ensure training environments are safe and functional. Candidates must have a D6 Dozer Operator Licence and proven experience in operating plant machinery. This full-time role offers generous holiday allowance and various employment benefits.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance

Access to a Digital GP and health consultations

Employee share scheme

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

10 days paid leave for reservists

Holiday Trading benefit

Be Kind Day for volunteering

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience operating plant machinery.
• Comfortable working in an outdoor environment.
• Familiarity with military or commercial vehicle operations.

Responsibilities

• Operating plant equipment across training areas.
• Driving military and commercial vehicles around site.
• Maintaining the condition of plant training zones.

Skills

Operating plant machinery

Comfortable working in a physically active outdoor environment

Familiarity with military or commercial vehicle operations

Ability to work collaboratively within a team

Strong awareness of safety and compliance standards

Education

D6 Dozer Operator Licence

Job description

Job Title : Plant Operative

Location : Chatham Kent

Compensation : 30554..63 Depending on Licences Benefits

Role Type : Full time / Permanent

Role ID : SF68810

Drive the Future of Defence Engineering

At Babcock were working to create a safe and secure world together. If you join us you can play your part as a Plant Operative at the Royal School of Military Engineering (RSME) near Chatham Kent.

The role

As a Plant Operative you’ll be at the heart of maintaining and supporting the plant training areas at RSME Medway. This is a hands‑on role where you’ll operate a range of military and commercial vehicles and plant equipment directly contributing to the delivery of essential training for the UK’s defence sector. You’ll be part of a close‑knit team helping to ensure our training environments are safe functional and fit for purpose.

Day‑to‑day you’ll be :

• Operating plant equipment such as dozers rollers and tracked vehicles across training areas
• Driving and manoeuvring military and commercial vehicles around site
• Supporting the transport of personnel and equipment to training exercises
• Maintaining the condition and usability of plant training zones
• Collaborating with a team of 14 to deliver high‑quality operational support

Please note that this position involves manual work. This could include lifting bending using tools or standing for extended periods of time.

The role is based on site at RSME Brompton Barracks and the set working times are Monday to Thursday 7:30am 4:30pm Friday 7:30am 4:00pm totalling 37 hours per week.

Essential experience of the Plant Operative

• Proven experience operating plant machinery
• Comfortable working in a physically active outdoor environment
• Familiarity with military or commercial vehicle operations
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team
• Strong awareness of safety and compliance standards

Qualifications for the Plant Operative

D6 Dozer Operator Licence

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) 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 - .

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 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 days 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

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 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 : 21 / 11 / 2025

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 30554 - 32770