Vehicle Mechanic

Babcock International Group; Kirkcaldy; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in St Andrews is seeking a Vehicle Mechanic to perform diagnosis, repair, and maintenance of military and civilian vehicles. The ideal candidate will have HGV experience and hold a valid UK driving license. This full-time position offers standard hours and several benefits, ensuring a strong work-life balance.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Professional fees payment

Paid leave for reservists

Qualifications

• Must have experience in diagnosis, repair, and inspection of vehicles.
• Education to Level 3 in regulated qualification framework is essential.

Responsibilities

• Carry out diagnosis, repair, and inspection of vehicles.
• Ensure compliance with current processes and documentation.
• Manage stores and equipment issued to each job correctly.

Skills

HGV experience

Valid UK driving license

Education

Level 3 NVQ/SVQ in Motor Mechanics

Job description

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Job Title: Vehicle Mechanic
Location: St Andrews, Fife
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 Leuchars site.

The role
As a Vehicle Mechanic you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. Carrying out duties to Military variants, occasional civilian vehicles, and other mechanical equipment.

Day to day, you'll carry out work to the required standard and specification as detailed on the James or SAP workflows card in accordance with Army Equipment Support Publications, customer requirements, current regulations, local instructions, process plans, and other technical publications. Your tasks will include:

• Diagnosis, repair, inspection, and assessment of vehicles and associated mechanical or electrical equipment in line with skills and competency
• Undertake diagnostic duties on equipment and carry out road testing
• Ensure all transactions are carried out in accordance with current processes and that work completed and time taken to complete is submitted daily,
• The completion of equipment documentation and test certificates or reports when required and to required standards,
• Ensuring that stores and equipment issued to each job are used for their correct purpose and any unused new faulty parts are returned and reported to supervisor

This position involves manual work. This could include lifting, bending, using tools or standing for extended periods of time. All tools, equipment, and personal protective equipment provided.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on site at Leuchars. Typically working Monday – Thursday 8 hours per day and 5 hours on Friday. No Mandatory overtime, nightshift or weekend work.

Essential experience of the Vehicle Mechanic:

• HGV experience
• Holds valid UK driving licence

Qualifications for the Vehicle Mechanic:

• Educated to Level 3 in Regulated Qualification Framework (RQF) National Vocational Qualification (NVQ/SVQ) in Motor Mechanics (Light or Heavy) or EAL Level 3 NVQor SVQ Extended

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.