Job Title: Production Support Technician
Location: Plymouth, Devon
Compensation: £32, - £40, Depending on Experience + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
Keep Vital Defence Programmes Moving - and Play Your Part in Protecting the UK
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 Production Support Technician at our Plymouth, Devon site.
The role
As a Production Support Technician, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll play a vital supporting role within our Submarine Support Business Unit, based in Dock 9 and the Submarine Refit Complex at Devonport. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of the UK’s defence programme, ensuring production documentation, quality records and safety compliance are delivered to the highest standards.
Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:
1. Produce and maintain compliant production and quality documentation to meet programme, safety and quality requirements
2. Coordinate and track non‑destructive examination and welding inspection requests through to completion
3. Update and manage production and quality data within departmental systems and databases
4. Ensure compliance with nuclear safety, corporate procedures and regulatory requirements
5. Liaise with quality, inspection and engineering teams to support production delivery
This is a full‑time role, working 37 hours per week at Devonport Royal Dockyard in Plymouth, Devon. Set working times are 7.30am–3.30pm Monday to Thursday, and 7.00am–12.00pm on Friday.
Essential experience of the Production Support Technician:
6. Experience working within an engineering, manufacturing, refit or maintenance environment
7. Confidence producing and closing out technical and quality documentation
8. Strong IT skills, including data management and use of Microsoft Windows‑based systems
9. The ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
10. A team‑focused approach with a willingness to learn and complete required training
Qualifications for the Production Support Technician:
11. A background in a constructive or engineering trade would be advantageous, but is not essential
12. We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is 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