Reactor Mechanical Fitter

Babcock International; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Babcock International is seeking a Reactor Mechanical Fitter for its site at Devonport Royal Dockyard. In this full-time role, you will engage in maintenance and installation activities, working on complex reactor systems within a regulated environment. Essential qualifications include experience in Marine Engineering, exceptional hand skills, and the ability to interpret technical drawings. The compensation includes a base salary of £35,530 with the potential for earnings up to £50,882 through shift work.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Contributory Pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP and health consultations

Employee share scheme

Reservists receive special paid leave

Opportunity to work with innovative technology.

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering work.

Qualifications

• Experience of working within Marine Engineering environments and projects.
• Demonstrable experience of working on the removal, installation, and overhaul of mechanical equipment.
• Ability and confidence to read and interpret technical drawings.

Responsibilities

• Carry out maintenance and installation activities on reactor systems.
• Work on various systems and equipment in radiologically controlled areas.
• Maintain high safety standards and work within strict tolerances.

Skills

Marine Engineering experience

Exceptional hand skills

Ability to work to close tolerances

Ability to read and interpret technical drawings

Education

Time served apprentice in Marine Engineering

Indentured Apprenticeship in a mechanical discipline

Level 3 Modern Apprenticeship in a mechanical discipline

Level 3 Mechanical Engineering qualification

Job description

Job Title: Reactor Mechanical Fitter
Location: Plymouth, Devon
Compensation: £35,530 + Benefits - Gross OTE £50,882
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF58395

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 Reactor Mechanical Fitter at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role
As a Reactor Mechanical Fitter, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary where you’ll utilise technical competence to work within strict tolerances as a Mechanical Fitter in a highly regulated and process driven environment.

Day-to-day, you’ll carry out a range of maintenance and installation activities, working on various systems and equipment in radiologically controlled areas, in support of complex submarine engineering projects.

• Maintain reactor systems
• Work to technical drawings and schedules
• Work to the required standards and strict tolerances
• Work as part of a team
• Embrace safety standards

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

There is an opportunity for Optimised Working Patterns (OWP) within this role. OWP is a temporary variation to your standard terms and condition that commits you to support 7-day working arrangements. For full details of the patterns, pay and durations, this can be found in the OWP 1 and OWP 2 agreements (available from hiring manager).

Primarily, it involves 4-week shift cycles consisting of either day/back shift or day/night shift. An example of the remuneration for these shifts is as follows:

Gross salary: £35,530
Gross OTE for core Dayshift/Backshift Pattern: £50,882

Essential experience of the Reactor Mechanical Fitter

• Experience of working within Marine Engineering environments and projects
• Exceptional hand skills with the ability to work to close tolerances
• Demonstrable experience of working on the removal, installation, and overhaul of mechanical equipment with a particular focus on propulsion equipment and auxiliary system equipment
• Ability to work methodically and to high standards, including tool control
• Ability and confidence to read and interpret technical drawings

Qualifications for the Reactor Mechanical Fitter

• Time served apprentice within the field of Marine Engineering / Naval Submarine engineering
• Indentured Apprenticeship in a mechanical discipline
• Level 3 Modern Apprenticeship in a mechanical discipline
• Level 3 Mechanical Engineering qualification

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
• Contributory 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
• Opportunity to work with innovative technology.
• Potential to develop skills.

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.

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