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Job Title: HGV Vehicle Mechanic - Examiner

Location: Oakham, Leicestershire
Compensation: £27,500 - £33,250 Dependent on Experience + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF61942

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an HGV Vehicle Mechanic - Examiner at our Kendrew Barracks located 1.1 miles (1.8 km) northeast of Cottesmore.

The role
As an HGV Vehicle Mechanic - Examiner, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. This is a great opportunity for an experienced HGV Vehicle Mechanic to be part of a small and integral close-knit team. You’ll be undertaking the servicing, repair, maintenance and overhaul of Military vehicles and electrical equipment, including diagnostic and inspection duties. You’ll also be carrying out equipment examination to meet production requirements.

Day to day, you’ll be carrying out work to the required standard and specification as detailed in accordance with customer requirements, current regulations, local instructions, process plans and other technical publications. You’ll also ensure stores and equipment issued to job are used for their correct purpose, reporting into a Working Supervisor.

• Diagnose, repair, inspect, and assess vehicles and associated mechanical or electrical equipment in line with skills and competency.
• Perform diagnostic duties on equipment and conduct road testing where required.
• Ensure all transactions are performed in accordance with current processes and that work is completed and time taken to complete is submitted daily.
• Complete equipment documentation and test certificates or reports when required and to required standards.
• Ensure material and equipment issued to each job are used for their correct purpose and any unused new, faulty parts are returned to the Working Supervisor.

This position involves manual work, which could include lifting, bending, using tools, or standing for extended periods of time.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on site at Kendrew Barracks. No mandatory overtime, night shift, or weekend working. Working 8 hours Monday – Thursday and 5 hours on Friday.

Essential experience of the HGV Vehicle Mechanic - Examiner:

• Previous experience within a similar role.
• HGV experience.
• Holds a valid UK driving licence.

Qualifications for the HGV Vehicle Mechanic - Examiner:

• Completed relevant technical or vocational qualification equivalent to NQF Level 3 (Advanced apprenticeship, level 3 NVQ) in Heavy Vehicles.
• Qualification (NVQ/SVQ) in motor mechanics (Heavy Vehicles) or EAL Level 3 NVQ/SVQ Extended.

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 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.

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 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.
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
• Flexible working pattern - we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met.
• All tools and toolbox, equipment, and personal protective equipment provided.
• Examination duties (once training complete) attract an increase in salary (£33,250).
• Possible opportunity to move to a 4-day working week (Mon-Thurs) with customer negotiations.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• BIG EV – Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme.
• BIG Rewards – discount codes towards various high street and online branches.

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.

Closing date: 14/02/2025

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