Vehicle Quality Control Technician

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; West Devon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor seeks a Vehicle Quality Control Technician in West Devon. You will ensure that defense vehicles meet quality specifications, conduct inspections, and collaborate with operational teams for continuous improvement. Candidates should have HGV/PCV maintenance experience and a CAT C driving licence. Full-time role with competitive benefits package.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health check

Employee share scheme

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

10-day special paid leave for reservists

Holiday Trading benefit

'Be Kind Day' for volunteer work

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in vehicle maintenance and inspection.
• Strong PC skills including MS Office.
• Detail-oriented team player with a commitment to quality.

Responsibilities

• Inspect vehicle parts and ensure compliance with specifications.
• Assess pulse line performance and validate documentation.
• Collaborate with teams for continuous improvement.

Skills

HGV/PCV vehicle maintenance

Inspection

Attention to detail

Team player

PC skills (MS Office)

Education

CAT C HGV Driving Licence

Job description

Job Title: Vehicle Quality Control Technician

Compensation: From £34,900 Dependent on Experience + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF64363

Shape the Future of Defence Vehicles – Join Our Quality Team at Babcock

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Vehicle Quality Control Technician at Devonport, near Plymouth, Devon.

The role

As a Vehicle Quality Control Technician, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the heart of ensuring our defence vehicles meet the highest standards of quality, technical specifications, and performance. This is your chance to make a tangible impact on national security while advancing your career in a dynamic, fast‑paced environment.

Day‑to‑day you’ll be:

• Inspecting vehicle parts and monitoring build activities to ensure compliance with specifications.
• Assessing pulse line performance and validating quality assurance documentation.
• Reviewing supplier certifications and supporting robust audit programs.
• Collaborating with operational teams to drive continuous improvement.
• Providing quality assurance support across procurement and supply chain activities.

This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport.

Essential experience of the Vehicle Quality Control Technician:

• Proven experience in HGV/PCV vehicle maintenance, assembly, inspection, and testing.
• Strong PC skills (MS Office).
• A team player with excellent attention to detail and a commitment to quality.

Qualifications for the Vehicle Quality Control Technician:

• CAT C HGV Driving Licence as a minimum

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 (www.gov.uk).

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.

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 [e-mail] 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.

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