Trainee Technician - Survival Equipment

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence contractor in Shrewsbury is seeking a Trainee Technician - Survival Equipment. You will be responsible for maintaining and repairing critical survival equipment for aircrew in demanding environments. The role includes structured training, and you'll gain unique skills while contributing to national defence and aviation safety. This is a full-time position with competitive compensation and various benefits.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

10-days special paid leave for reservists

Holiday Trading options

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering work

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Excellent planning, organisational, and communication skills.
• Strong customer focus and attention to detail.
• Flexible, responsible, and eager to learn.
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Hands-on approach and enthusiasm for engineering.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining, modifying, and repairing survival and aircrew equipment.
• Working with helmets, harnesses, night vision goggles, and life jackets.
• Diagnosing faults and ensuring equipment is operational.
• Collaborating with a close-knit team.
• Learning engineering principles in a practical setting.

Skills

Planning skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Customer focus

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving abilities

Hands-on approach

Education

Minimum GCSE Grade C/4 in English Language and Mathematics

Job description

Trainee Technician - Survival Equipment

Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Compensation: £26,208 with incremental increases throughout training + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF67943

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Trainee Technician - Survival Equipment at RAF Shawbury, near Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

The role

As a Trainee Technician - Survival Equipment, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be part of a specialist team maintaining and repairing critical survival equipment for aircrew operating in demanding environments. This is a hands‑on, highly skilled role where you’ll be trained to work on everything from protective flying helmets and night vision devices to life preservers and fire‑retardant clothing.

This is more than just a job - it’s a career that supports national defence and aviation safety. You’ll gain unique skills, work with cutting‑edge equipment, and be part of a team that makes a real difference. With structured training and incremental salary increases, your development is our priority.

Day‑to‑day you will be:

• Maintaining, modifying and repairing survival and aircrew equipment to Military Aviation Authority standards
• Working with equipment such as helmets, harnesses, night vision goggles and life jackets
• Diagnosing faults and ensuring equipment is safe and operational
• Collaborating with a close‑knit team
• Learning and applying engineering principles in a practical, real‑world setting

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 role is full time, 40 hours per week (08:00am – 17:00pm) and is based on site at RAF Shawbury.

Essential experience

• Demonstrating excellent planning, organisational and communication skills.
• Showing strong customer focus and attention to detail.
• Being flexible, responsible and eager to learn.
• Applying analytical thinking and problem‑solving abilities.
• Bringing a hands‑on approach and enthusiasm for engineering.

Qualifications

• Minimum GCSE Grade C/4 in English Language and Mathematics.
• Eyesight correctable to 6/6 standard.
• A methodical mindset and passion for practical work.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to safety.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. However, the successful candidate is eligible to start on Standard (BPSS) security check.

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 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
• 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 [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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