Weapons technician

Gloucester
Babcock International
Technician
Posted: 8 June
The role

Job Title: Weapons Technician

Location: Tewkesbury Gloucestershire

Compensation: £31, - £33, Dependent on Experience + Benefits + Overtime

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF

Build, Maintain And Innovate—Support The Equipment That Protects Lives

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Weapons Technician at our Ashchurch site, near Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.

The role

As a Weapons Technician, you will join a highly skilled engineering team supporting critical defence equipment used by military and civil customers. You will play a hands-on role in maintaining and enhancing vehicles and armament systems that are essential to national security and operational readiness.

This is a full-time role, working 37 hours per week, Monday to Thursday 7.00 am to 3.30pm and Friday 7.00am – 12.00pm based on site at Ashchurch with overtime being available.


Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:

  • Carrying out servicing, maintenance, repair and modification of defence vehicles and armament systems
  • Diagnosing faults across mechanical, electrical and hydraulic systems and completing effective repairs
  • Conducting inspections and equipment examinations to meet production and safety requirements
  • Working collaboratively with team members to deliver high-quality engineering outcomes
  • Ensuring all work is completed in line with technical standards and safety procedures

    • Essential experience of the Weapons Technician:

  • Holding previous experience in a similar mechanical, armourer or technician role
  • Demonstrating strong hands-on skills in maintenance and fault diagnosis
  • Bringing experience in military environments or automotive/mechanical workshops (advantageous)
  • Showing the ability to work effectively as part of a team and build strong working relationships
  • Being able to meet requirements for Security Check clearance

    • Qualifications for the Weapons Technician:

  • NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent Level 3 qualification in a relevant discipline

    • Security Clearance

    The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain

    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.

    We are a disability confident committed employer.

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