Vehicle Mechanic

Babcock International; Brecon; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Vehicle Mechanic, where you'll play a vital role in ensuring the safety and reliability of vehicles. This position offers a unique opportunity to work on a variety of mechanical and electrical systems while being part of a dedicated team. With a focus on professional development and a supportive work environment, you'll be able to enhance your skills and contribute to meaningful projects. Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including generous holiday allowances and a matched pension scheme, all while working in a dynamic and inclusive atmosphere that values your contributions.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Excellent development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar role is required.
• Ability to adapt and build rapport with team members.

Responsibilities

• Servicing, repairing, and maintaining vehicles and electrical equipment.
• Diagnosing, inspecting, and assessing vehicles and associated equipment.

Skills

Hydraulics experience

Team player skills

Diagnostic skills

Mechanical repair skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 Service and Repair

Job description

Vehicle Mechanic
Location:

Sennybridge, Llandrindod, GB, LD3 8PN

Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite

Job Title: Vehicle Mechanic
Location: Sennybridge, Powys
Compensation: GBP27,500 - GBP31,500 Dependent on Experience + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF60222

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 Mechanic at our Sennybridge site.

The role
As a Vehicle Mechanic, 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 be carrying out work to the required standard and specification as detailed in accordance with customer requirements, current regulations, local instructions, process plans and other technical publications. You'll also ensure stores and equipment issued to job are used for their correct purpose.

Diagnose, inspect and assess vehicles and associated mechanical or electrical equipment in line with skills and competency
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 or department Team Leader as soon as it is identified
Creation of job cards and demanding material where the relevant ERP (SAP) training has been completed
Completion of vehicle and equipment documentation and test certificates or reports to current standard

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 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 is based on site at Sennybridge.

Essential experience of the Vehicle Mechanic

Previous experience within similar role is required
Hydraulics experience
Dealership or Local Garage experience
A real team player with the ability to adapt and build rapport

Qualifications for the Vehicle Mechanic

NVQ Level 3 Service and Repair

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 ().

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 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 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: 27/05/2025

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