Mechanical Fitter jobs in United Kingdom

Job Title: Reactor Mechanical Fitter
Location: Plymouth, Devon
Compensation: £35,530.00+ Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF58395

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 Reactor Mechanical Fitter at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role
As a Reactor Mechanical Fitter, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary where you’ll utilise technical competence to work within strict tolerances as a Mechanical Fitter in a highly regulated and process driven environment.

Day-to-day, you’ll carry out a range of maintenance and installation activities, working on various systems and equipment in radiologically controlled areas, in support of complex submarine engineering projects.

• Maintain reactor systems
• Work to technical drawings and schedules
• Work to the required standards and strict tolerances
• Work as part of a team
• Embrace safety standards.

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

Essential experience of the Reactor Mechanical Fitter:

• Experience of working within Marine Engineering environments and projects
• Exceptional hand skills with the ability to work to close tolerances
• Demonstrable experience of working on the removal, installation, and overhaul of mechanical equipment with a particular focus on propulsion equipment and auxiliary system equipment
• Ability to work methodically and to high standards, including tool control
• Ability and confidence to read and interpret technical drawings.

Qualifications for the Reactor Mechanical Fitter:

• Time served apprentice within the field of Marine Engineering / Naval Submarine engineering
• Indentured Apprenticeship in a mechanical discipline
• Level 3 Modern Apprenticeship in a mechanical discipline
• Level 3 Mechanical Engineering qualification.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Contributory Pension scheme, with life assurance
• 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 the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual 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
• Opportunity to work with innovative technology.
• Potential to develop skills.

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 careers@babcockinternational.com 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.