Job Title: Mechanical Specialist
Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute
Compensation: £42,000 - £48,000
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF64006
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 Mechanical Specialist at our Faslane site.
The role
As a Mechanical Specialist, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. Planning and leading maintenance programming.
Day-to-day, you'll have the following responsibilities:
* The Identification and rectification of all Chalfont system defects and alterations to ensure the continued availability and performance of the system.
* Ensure procedure intent, standards and specifications are met whilst progressing work.
* Ensure correct Quality Documentation is reviewed and called for at commencement and throughout each project activity
* Deputise for the Chalfont Senior Specialists as required.
This role is full time and based onsite at Faslane.
Essential experience of the Mechanical Specialist:
* Shipbuilding, construction, oil & gas, aviation, manufacturing backgrounds.
Qualifications for the Mechanical Specialist:
* SVQ 3 mechanical apprenticeship or HNC
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 United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK ) .
What We Offer
* Generous holiday allowance
* Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
* Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
* Employee share scheme
* Employee shopping savings portal
* Payment of Professional Fees
* Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
* 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.
* '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
* Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.
We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
Closing date: 29/07/2025