Vehicle Electrician

Babcock International Group; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Vehicle Electrician where you'll play a vital role in maintaining and repairing vehicles at our Ashchurch site. Ideal candidates will have relevant military or civilian training, along with necessary experience in a similar role. Benefit from a supportive environment with a comprehensive benefits package including a contributory pension scheme and opportunities for personal development.

Benefits

Contributory Pension scheme with life assurance

Employee share scheme

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

10-days special paid leave for reservists

Holiday Trading benefits

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Qualifications

• Must have completed recognised training or accredited apprenticeship in relevant discipline.
• Experience in a similar role required, preferred dealership/local garage experience.
• Capability to adapt and build rapport with team members.

Responsibilities

• Service, repair, and maintain vehicles and electrical equipment.
• Conduct inspections, diagnostics, and document job transactions accurately.
• Ensure compliance with regulations and maintain equipment effectively.

Skills

Team Player

Adaptability

Tool Proficiency

Education

Recognised Military or Civilian training

Accredited Apprenticeship

City and Guilds Level 1, 2 & 3

ONC in relevant discipline

NVQ Level 3

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Job Title: Vehicle Electrician
Location: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
Compensation: £28, + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF

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 Vehicle Electrician at our Ashchurch site.

The role
As a Vehicle Electrician, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. With your skills and experience, you’ll be undertaking the servicing, repair, maintenance and overhaul of vehicles and electrical equipment, including diagnostic and inspection duties. You’ll also be carrying out equipment examination to meet production requirements.

Day to day, you’ll carry out the inspection, servicing, repair and overhaul of vehicles, assemblies, electrical and general equipment including diagnostic duties, manufacture miscellaneous items and carry out examination tasks to meet production needs. You may also carry out similar duties to occasional civilian vehicles and mechanic equipment.

• Carry out work to the required standard and specification as detailed on the job card in accordance with the customer requirements, current regulations, local instructions, processes and other approved technical publications
• Diagnose, inspect and assess vehicles and associated mechanical / electrical equipment in line with skills & competency
• Ensure all job transactions are accurately recorded and carried out in accordance with current ERP processes and that work completed and time taken to complete the job is submitted daily to the department / section Supervisor
• Completion of vehicle and equipment documentation and test certificates / reports to current standards
• Ensure stores and equipment issued to job are used for their correct purpose and un-used or new faulty material is returned to the section / department Supervisor as soon as it is identified

This position involves manual work. This could include lifting, bending, using tools or standing for extended periods of time.

This role is full time 37-hours per week and will be based at our Ashchurch site.

Essential experience of the Vehicle Electrician:

• Previous experience within similar role
• Dealership / Local Garage experience
• A real team player with the ability to adapt and build rapport

Qualifications for the Vehicle Electrician:

• Must have completed recognised Military or Civilian training in the relevant trade discipline or a recognised accredited Apprenticeship in relevant discipline.

Attained at least one of the following minimum academic qualifications:

• City and Guilds Level 1, 2 & 3 (in the relevant trade discipline)
• ONC (in the relevant trade discipline)
• NVQ Level 3 (in the relevant trade discipline

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

What we offer

• Contributory Pension scheme, with life assurance
• 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 most 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