Job Title: Mechanical Technician
Location: Shropshire, England
Compensation: £32, + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
Support Critical RAF Operations with Engineering Skill and Precision
At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Mechanical Technician at RAF Cosford, near Wolverhampton, Shropshire.
The role
As a Mechanical Technician, you’ll carry out preventative and corrective maintenance across a wide range of Aircraft Support Equipment (ASE) and Green Fleet vehicles. Your work will directly support operations at RAF Cosford and RAF Shawbury, helping to maintain mission‑critical equipment such as arrester barriers, jacks, GPU units, hydraulic rigs and racking systems.
This role offers hands‑on mechanical engineering work that directly contributes to flight safety, operational readiness and the delivery of engineering excellence across Babcock’s Aviation and Land sectors. It’s an opportunity to build your engineering capability while supporting essential RAF activity.
Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:
1. Perform preventative and corrective maintenance on mechanical equipment (ASE and Green Fleet vehicles)
2. Undertake mechanical component replacements across the ASE fleet
3. Support contracted Mechanical Transport and ASE tasks to meet operational requirements
4. Maintain equipment such as arrester barriers, trestles, jacks, power units, hydraulic rigs and racking
5. Work collaboratively with site teams across RAF Cosford and RAF Shawbury to maintain safe and effective operations.
This is a full-time role working 37 hours per week, delivered on a 9‑day fortnight (Week 1: 5 days, Week 2: 4 days). Working hours are 08:00–17:00 Monday to Friday (45‑minute lunch), with regular expensed travel to RAF Shawbury.
Essential experience of the Mechanical Technician:
6. Heavy Goods or Light Vehicle experience (desirable)
7. Strong mechanical engineering knowledge.
Qualifications for the Mechanical Technician:
NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering or a relevant subject.
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 Babcock
We’re Babcock — a global FTSE organisation with over 26, 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.
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