Welder

Babcock International; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Welder, where your skills will contribute to national security by working on Royal Navy submarines. This role offers a unique opportunity to engage in vital welding tasks, ensuring the maintenance and modification of critical naval vessels. You'll be part of a dedicated team that values precision and safety, working in a dynamic environment at Devonport Royal Dockyard. With a commitment to employee well-being, the company provides generous benefits and a supportive culture. If you're looking for a fulfilling career that makes a difference, this is the role for you.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Holiday Trading

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

10-days special paid leave for reservists

Qualifications

• Experienced welder with knowledge of FCAW and MMA.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and use welding tools.

Responsibilities

• Weld components for Royal Navy submarines and naval vessels.
• Ensure quality and safety compliance in welding tasks.

Skills

Welding

Reading Engineering Drawings

Flux Core (FCAW)

Manual Metal Arc (MMA)

Quality Control Procedures

Education

Level 3 Engineering Qualification

Time Served Apprentice in Marine Engineering

Level 2 Engineering Qualification

Tools

General Workshop Tools

Welding Machinery

Job description

Job Title: Welder

Vacancies: Multiple Opportunities Available
Location: Plymouth, Devon
Compensation: £35,530.00 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF59511

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 Welder at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site. If you're passionate about welding and want to be part of a team that supports national security, we want to hear from you!

The role
Are you an experienced Welder ready for your next adventure? As a Welder, you'll be working on Royal Navy submarines, playing a vital part in the security of our nation. Your day-to-day responsibilities will be crucial in ensuring the production of components necessary for the maintenance and modification of submarines and naval vessels.

Key Aspects of the Role:

• Primarily work on submarines, contributing to their maintenance and modification.
• Engage in welding tasks on ships and within a factory setting.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings to execute precise welding tasks using the required tools and machinery.
• Adhere to established welding protocols and safety regulations.
• Identify and report potential welding issues for corrective action.
• Ensure the quality of your welds through meticulous record-keeping and compliance with quality control procedures.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard, Plymouth.

Essential experience of the Welder:

• Knowledge of Flux Core (FCAW) and Manual Metal Arc (MMA).
• Ability to read engineering drawings, interpret work instructions, and be competent in the use of general workshop tools and machinery specific to welding.
• Ideally, you will have worked in the marine engineering industry with experience of Royal Navy ships and submarines, Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels, or large commercial ships - although other relevant experience from other engineering sectors will be considered.
• Experience of working within a marine engineering environment.

Qualifications for the Welder:

• Time served apprentice within the field of marine engineering/naval engineering environment, or apprenticeship relevant to the role.
• Level 3 Engineering qualification relevant to the role, although we would consider Level 2 candidates with extensive experience.

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 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

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 allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave from their entitlement.
• ‘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.

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: 11/02/25