Recovery Mechanic
Location: Catterick, North Yorkshire (Hybrid Working Arrangements + Travel to other sites)
Role Type: Full time / Fixed Term Contract 12 Months
Role ID: SF74480
Compensation: £37,313 - £40,000 Dependent on Experience + Benefits
Help shape the next generation of Army recovery mechanics
At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Recovery Mechanic at our Catterick site, near Richmond, North Yorkshire.
Responsibilities
- Visit apprentices in their workplace to deliver practical coaching on recovery and mechanical tasks
- Support learners to build skills in fault diagnosis, repair and vehicle recovery operations
- Assess performance and record progress against apprenticeship standards
- Provide clear feedback, guidance and ongoing support to help learners succeed
- Work with Army units and training teams to ensure quality, compliance and development outcomes
About the role
The role is regional, covering sites across the North of England and Scotland, with a 37 hour working week, Monday to Friday. Regular travel to Babcock and customer locations will be required, alongside flexible and home working arrangements.
Essential experience of the Recovery Mechanic
- Demonstrate mechanical or vehicle maintenance experience such as recovery, heavy vehicles or plant
- Show experience in operational or technical environments, ideally within a military setting
- Manage your own workload across multiple locations with strong organisational skills
- Communicate effectively to coach and support learners of varying abilities
- Apply practical knowledge to real world engineering challenges
Qualifications for the Recovery Mechanic
- GCSEs in Maths and English at Grade C or above, or equivalent
- Relevant Level 3 qualification in vehicle mechanics or a related discipline
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) and Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (EDBS) security clearance for this role.
Benefits
- Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
- Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
- 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
