Welder

weServed; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Pension with life assurance

Digital GP & health checks

Employee shopping portal

Payment of professional fees

Reservists leave (10 days)

Holiday trading

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock in Swindon is seeking a Welder trainer to deliver and assess welding and fabrication training for military trainees, ensuring they meet Defence standards. The role focuses on moving from production to education, coaching and guiding learners on best practices.

The candidate should have supervisory welding experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to maintain accurate records. On-site work at MOD Lyneham enables hands-on leadership and safety-focused training.

Qualifications

• Supervisory experience in welding, fabrication, engineering or manufacturing.
• Good communication to support and develop trainees.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to organise workloads and maintain records.
• Ability to obtain Enhanced DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Deliver welding and fabrication training for military trainees (practical and classroom).
• Prepare and maintain lesson plans, materials, assessments and resources.
• Assess trainee performance and provide feedback and support.
• Maintain trainee records, reports and training documentation.
• Ensure workshops and equipment are safe, compliant and fit for purpose.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Communication skills

MS Office

Record keeping

DBS check

Education

Welding Level 3 qualification

Full UK Driving Licence

Instructional qualifications desirable

Job description

Job Title: Welder

Location: Swindon, Wiltshire

Compensation: £41,443 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF75483

Ready to take your career in a new direction?

At Babcock, we value the deep expertise that comes from hands-on experience and offer a unique opportunity to channel that knowledge into a rewarding new path. As a Welding Trainer, you'll step away from day-to-day production work and into a role where you'll shape the next generation of military engineers, using your practical know-how to coach, guide and assess trainees.

The role

As a Welder, you'll deliver, assess, and continuously improve welding and fabrication training for military trainees, ensuring they develop the skills, knowledge, and behaviours needed to meet Defence engineering standards.

This role offers the chance to move away from commercial production environments and into a rewarding training position where your expertise will directly contribute to the development of future military engineers.

Day-to-day, you will be required to:

• Deliver practical and classroom-based welding and fabrication training using a range of welding techniques.
• Prepare and maintain lesson plans, training materials, assessments, and learning resources.
• Assess trainee performance, providing constructive feedback and additional support where required.
• Maintain accurate trainee records, reports, and training documentation.
• Ensure workshops, equipment, and training environments remain safe, compliant, and fit for purpose.

This role is full time working 37 hours per week and is based on site at MOD Lyneham, Wiltshire.

Essential experience of the Welder:

• Previous supervisory experience within a welding, fabrication, engineering, or manufacturing environment.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to support and develop others.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to organise workloads and maintain accurate records.
• Ability to obtain an Enhanced DBS check.

Qualifications for the Welder:

• Welding-related apprenticeship and/or a recognised Level 3 qualification in Welding, Fabrication, or a related discipline.
• Full UK Driving Licence would be advantageous.
• Instructional or assessor qualifications are desirable but not essential, as training may be provided.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / 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

• 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 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.

Babcock

We're Babcock - a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you'll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we're building a future that lasts - not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

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: 12/10/2026

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