Job Title: Equipment Operative
Location: Coalville, Leicestershire
Compensation: £27,.87+ Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
Keep vital emergency equipment ready for action
At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an Equipment Operative at Bardon, near Coalville, Leicestershire.
The role
As an Equipment Operative, you’ll be at the heart of ensuring emergency service equipment is maintained, serviced, and ready for operational use. This is a hands-on workshop role where your attention to detail and commitment to quality will make a real difference, supporting frontline teams and contributing to public safety. It’s a role that offers variety, responsibility, and the chance to develop your skills in a dynamic environment.
Day-to-day you’ll be required to:
• Service, clean, and maintain emergency service equipment such as search cameras, working-at-height gear, and fire and rescue tools.
• Test high-volume hoses, conduct inventory checks, and replenish stock.
• Complete paperwork using the asset data management system.
• Assist with stowage of vehicles, modules, and consumables, ensuring accurate asset tracking and safe storage.
• Maintain tools and equipment to required standards, reporting faults promptly.
Please note that this position involves manual work. This could include lifting, bending, using tools or standing for extended periods of time.
This role is full time, 40 hours per week and is based on site at Bardon
Typical working pattern will be 5 days week one and 4 days a week two.
Week 1: Monday-Thursday 07:00am - 4:30pm. and Friday 07:00 - 3:30pm
Week 2: Monday -Thursday 07:00 - 4:30pm
Essential experience of the Equipment Operative:
• Workshop experience
• Attention to detail
• Good work ethic
• Good team player
• Labouring or maintenance background would be beneficial not essential
Qualifications for the Equipment Operative:
• Must be able to drive
• Forklift Truck Licence would be beneficial (approx. 10% of the job)
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) 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
What we offer
1. Generous holiday allowance
2. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
3. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
4. Employee share scheme
5. Employee shopping savings portal
6. Payment of Professional Fees
7. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
8. 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.
9. ‘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
10. Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing