Vehicle Mechanic - Examiner

Babcock International Group; Inverness; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in the defense sector as a Vehicle Mechanic - Examiner, working on military vehicles at the Kinloss site. This full-time position offers a balanced work schedule and includes responsibilities for diagnosis, repair, and maintenance while providing excellent benefits and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health consultations

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Holiday Trading options

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Qualifications

• Must hold a valid UK driving licence.
• Experience with military or heavy vehicles preferred.

Responsibilities

• Carry out diagnosis, repair, inspection, and assessment of military vehicles.
• Complete equipment documentation and test certificates as needed.
• Ensure transactions adhere to current ERP processes.

Skills

HGV experience

Diagnosis and repair

Road testing

Education

Level 3 in Regulated Qualification Framework (RQF)

NVQ/SVQ in Motor Mechanics (Light or Heavy)

Diploma in Engineering Maintenance (Mechanical)

Job description

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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 - Examiner at our Kinloss site.

The role

As a Vehicle Mechanic - Examiner you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You'll carry out duties on Military vehicles, and other mechanical equipment.

Day to day you will undertake work to the required standard and specification as detailed on the Work Requests using the ‘JAMES’ software system, and in accordance with AESP Technical documents, customer requirements, current regulations, local instructions, process plans, and other technical publications. Your responsibilities will include:

• Diagnosis, repair, inspection, and assessment of vehicles and associated mechanical/ electrical equipment in line with skills and competency,
• Perform diagnostic duties on equipment and conduct road testing,
• Ensure all transactions are performed in accordance with current ERP processes and that work is completed and time taken to complete is submitted daily,
• Completion of equipment documentation and test certificates / 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.

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 and is based on site at Kinloss. 8 Hour working day Monday – Thursday, 5 Hour working day on Fridays. This offers a fantastic work life balance offered with the working hours.

Free on-site car parking.

All tools, equipment, and personal protective equipment provided.

Essential experience of the Vehicle Mechanic - Examiner:

• HGV experience
• Holds valid UK driving licence

Qualifications for the Vehicle Mechanic - Examiner:

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

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Clearance (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