Welder

Babcock International; Kirkcaldy; On-site; GBP 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence engineering company in the UK is seeking a Welder to work on critical defence projects at the Rosyth site. This full-time, permanent role involves executing exacting welding tasks and ensuring quality through visual inspections. The ideal candidate should be Level 3 qualified or an indentured apprentice Welder. A strong understanding of weld defects and experience with pulsed MIG techniques are essential. The company offers generous benefits, including a matched pension scheme and various development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Flexible working options

Holiday Trading benefit

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of weld defects and their causes.
• Ability to perform set-up procedures for welding equipment and accessories.
• Experience with pulsed MIG (or MIG and TIG).

Responsibilities

• Execute welding tasks using various processes to exacting standards.
• Operate welding equipment safely and perform daily machine checks.
• Conduct visual inspections of welds to meet project specifications.

Skills

Welding equipment setup

Understanding of weld defects

Experience with pulsed MIG

Education

Level 3 qualified or indentured apprentice Welder

Job description

Job Title: Welder

Location: Rosyth, Fife

Compensation: £53,599 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF65567

Shape the Future of Defence Engineering

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Welder at our Rosyth site.

The role

As a Welder, you’ll be at the heart of one of the most critical defence projects in the world. You’ll work on the manufacturing of 22 tactical missile tube assemblies as part of the Common Missile Compartment (CMC) project for the UK Successor and US Ohio Class replacement submarine programmes. This is your chance to contribute to national security while developing your skills in a dynamic, high-tech environment.

Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:

• Execute welding tasks using SMAW, GMAW-P, GTAW, SAW, and Arc Air Gouging processes to exacting standards.
• Operate welding equipment safely, setting up and maintaining plant in line with procedures.
• Conduct visual inspections of welds to meet project specifications.
• Use digital and thermal devices for temperature monitoring and manage pre‑heating equipment.
• Perform daily machine checks, report faults, and support continuous improvement initiatives.

This is a full-time, permanent role based onsite at Rosyth Dockyard, Fife. You’ll work 39 hours per week on a rotational shift pattern of days and nights (12-hour shifts).

Essential experience of the Welder

• Strong understanding of weld defects and their causes.
• Ability to perform set‑up procedures for welding equipment and accessories.
• Experience with pulsed MIG (or MIG and TIG).

Qualifications for the Welder

• Level 3 qualified or indentured apprentice Welder.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) 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

• 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
• 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.

Closing date: 09/01/2026