Workshop Technician

TN United Kingdom; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Workshop Technician where your skills in metalwork and machine fabrication will shine. In this full-time role at RAF Wyton, you'll operate lathes and milling machines to create precision components, while collaborating with clients to meet their project needs. This position offers a stable environment with varied tasks, ensuring no two days are the same. With excellent benefits, including a matched pension scheme and opportunities for professional development, this is your chance to make a meaningful impact in a supportive team. If you're ready to take your career to the next level, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Employee share scheme

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

10 days of special paid leave for reservists

Holiday Trading

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Workshop Technician with expertise in metalwork.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain lathes and milling machines for precision components.
• Utilize fabrication techniques to assemble and shape materials.

Skills

Metalwork

Machine Fabrication

Welding Techniques (MIG, TIG, ARC)

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Level 3 Award in Gas, Mig and Tig Welding

Full driving licence

Tools

Lathes

Milling Machines

Welding Equipment

Job description

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

The Role

As a Workshop Technician, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. We are looking to appoint a skilled Workshop Technician with expertise in metalwork and machine fabrication. This is an ideal opportunity to be part of a team that offers a great place to work within a stable company, with a role that can be varied and interesting.

Day-to-day, you’ll operate and maintain lathes and milling machines to produce precision components according to specifications, as well as:

• Utilize fabrication techniques to assemble, cut, and shape materials to meet project requirements.
• Maintain welding equipment and ensure a safe working environment. Perform welding tasks using various techniques (MIG, TIG, or ARC) to fabricate metal components, and inspect welded joints for accuracy and conformance to specifications.
• Be the appointed Inventory holder for materials and tools.
• Collaborate with clients to understand their needs and provide regular updates on project progress.
• The ideal candidate should be proficient in the operation of lathes, milling machines, drills, and various welding techniques (MIG, TIG, and gas welding). This role involves not only the technical aspects of metalworking but also requires effective communication and collaboration with customers throughout the projects.

This role is full-time and based onsite at RAF Wyton.

Essential Experience of the Workshop Technician:

• Proven experience as a Workshop Technician or similar role in operating lathes and milling machines to produce high-quality work.
• Ability to work on own initiative independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Qualifications for the Workshop Technician:

• Level 3 Award in Gas, Mig and Tig Welding with knowledge of the different welding techniques.
• Full driving licence.
• Normal colour perception graded as CP2.

Security Clearance

• The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain SC Clearance.
• 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.

What we Offer:

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10 days of special paid leave.
• Holiday Trading allows employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave annually to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity.