Vehicle Mechanic

Babcock International; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense engineering company in York and North Yorkshire is seeking a skilled Vehicle Mechanic. You will be responsible for the servicing, repair, and maintenance of vehicles and electrical equipment, ensuring compliance with regulations. Strong hydraulics experience and NVQ Level 3 in Service and Repair are required. The role offers generous benefits, including a matched contribution pension scheme and professional fee payment.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

'Be Kind Day' volunteering leave

Growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar role required.
• Dealership or local garage experience preferred.
• Ability to adhere to current regulations and standards.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose, inspect and assess vehicles and associated mechanical or electrical equipment.
• Create job cards and demand materials where relevant training has been completed.
• Ensure proper use of stores and equipment.

Skills

Hydraulics experience

Teamwork

Ability to adapt and build rapport

Education

NVQ Level 3 Service and Repair

Tools

SAP

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

• 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 standards
• Pass targeted medical questionnaire and/or medical examination as a condition of employment for this role
• Note: This position involves manual work which may include lifting, bending, using tools or standing for extended periods
• This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on site at Catterick

Qualifications & Experience

• 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
• 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

Notes

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

• 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
• Growth opportunities
• Potential to develop skills

About the Company

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.