Job Title: Welder
Vacancies: Multiple Opportunities Available
Location: Plymouth, Devon
Compensation: £35, + Benefits - Gross OTE £50,
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 Welder at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.
The role
As a Welder, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary where you will help the business meet the project needs and work on submarines that are assisting with the security of the country.
Day-to-day, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring the production of components necessary for the maintenance and modification of submarines and naval vessels.
1. Working primarily on submarines
2. Working on ships and within a factory environment.
3. Read engineering drawings to interpret work instructions and execute the required welding using the required tools and machinery.
This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.
There is an opportunity for Optimised Working Patterns (OWP) within this role. OWP is a temporary variation to your standard terms and condition that commits you to support 7-day working arrangements. For full details of the patterns, pay and durations, this can be found in the OWP 1 and OWP 2 agreements (available from hiring manager).
Primarily, it involves 4-week shift cycles consisting of either day/back shift or day/night shift. An example of the remuneration for these shifts is as follows:
Gross salary: £35,
Gross OTE for core Dayshift/Backshift Pattern: £50,
Essential experience of the Welder:
4. Ability to read engineering drawings, to interpret work instructions and be competent in the use of general workshop tools and machinery specific to welding.
5. Ideally you will have worked in the marine engineering industry with experience of Royal Navy ships and submarines, Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels or large commercial ships - although other relevant experience from other engineering sectors will be considered.
6. Experience of working within a marine engineering environment
Qualifications for the Welder:
7. Time served apprentice within the field of marine engineering / naval engineering environment
8. Indentured Apprenticeship relevant to the role
9. Level 3 Modern Apprenticeship
10. Level 3 Engineering qualification relevant to the role although we would consider Level 2 candidates with extensive experience
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. Further details are available at
What we offer
11. Generous holiday allowance
12. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
13. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
14. Employee share scheme
15. Employee shopping savings portal
16. Payment of Professional Fees
17. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
18. Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
19. ‘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