Vehicle Mechanic

Babcock International Group; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in the UK is seeking a Vehicle Mechanic to maintain military vehicles at their Leconfield site. The position requires previous experience and qualifications like NVQ Level Three in Service and Repair. This full-time role offers excellent benefits, including a matched pension scheme, health consultations, and development opportunities.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Digital GP access

Employee share scheme

Volunteer leave 'Be Kind Day'

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Previous experience within a similar role is required.
• Dealership or local garage experience.
• Ability to adapt and build rapport.

Responsibilities

• Undertake servicing, repair, maintenance, and overhaul of military vehicles.
• Carry out equipment examination to meet production requirements.
• Ensure stores and equipment are used for their correct purpose.

Skills

Teamwork

Adaptability

Mechanical and electrical diagnostics

Education

NVQ Level Three Service and Repair

Job description

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Job Title: Vehicle Mechanic
Location: Hull, East Riding
Compensation: £27, - £31, Dependent on Experience + 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 Mechanic at our Leconfield 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 Military 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 and/or electrical equipment in line 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 / 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 and/or reports to current standards

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.

Please note that 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 Monday – Friday with flexible working hours and is based on site at Leconfield.

Essential experience of the Vehicle Mechanic:

• Previous experience within similar role is required
• Dealership or local garage experience
• A real team player with the ability to adapt and build rapport

Qualifications for the Vehicle Mechanic:

• NVQ Level Three 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 .

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