Job Title: Technician
Location: Penrith, Cumbria
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
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 Technician at our Skelton, Cumbria site.
The Role
As a Technician, you’ll work collaboratively both learning and participating in the delivery of vital work to a variety of domestic and international customers.
As our company grows, we want to help and learn from each other in a supportive and relaxed environment with the main aim of delivering high quality products.
Day-to-day, you’ll carry out first line engineering support and helpdesk duties ensuring KPI’s are met. You will also, carry out routine maintenance activities on site and provide a first response to technical issues on site equipment as prompted by alarms.
1. Carrying out operational engineering duties on site ensuring all prescribed KPI requirements are achieved.
2. Be the first line response to technical issues on site following simple basic procedures and working with Telephone support from Engineers as appropriate.
3. Support the engineering team in all operational and technical matters.
4. To maintain technical and administrative records and provide information as required.
5. Carry out lone working, in accordance with Babcock Health and Safety instructions
6. Share adequate knowledge of and compliance with the Health and Safety policy and regulations consistent with their responsibilities, observing safe working practices as advised and instructed and proactive in the Safety & Health of self and others who may be affected by work activities.
Please note that the successful candidate will be required to pass a targeted medical questionnaire and/or medical examination as a condition of employment for this role.
This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and is based on site at Skelton.
Essential Experience of the Technician
7. Electronic principles knowledge.
8. Working with hand and power tools.
9. Knowledge of relevant health and safety rules.
10. Possess basic knowledge of data communications and networking technologies.
Qualifications for the Technician
11. NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in relevant technical subject.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance for this role.
However, the successful candidate will be allowed to start on Standard (BPSS) but will then need to obtain Security Check (SC) and then once in post Developed Vetting (DV).
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
What We Offer
12. Generous holiday allowance
13. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
14. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
15. Employee share scheme
16. Employee shopping savings portal
17. Payment of Professional Fees
18. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
19. 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
20. ‘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
21. Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing