Job Title: Electrical Vehicle Technician
Location: Walsall, West Midlands
Compensation: Competitive + Benefits
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 Electrical Vehicle Technician at our Walsall site.
The role
As a Electrical Vehicle Technician, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be part of a highly skilled team supporting customers including the police, fire, and ambulance service.
Babcock delivers the design, manufacture and support of customised vehicles and protective solutions. Our customers include the emergency services, civil service, military, and other security focused organisations based in the UK and overseas.
Day-to-day, you’ll
1. Fit, repair, install and integrate enhanced electrical and electronic systems in motor vehicles.
2. Fault finding and rectification.
3. Design and develop electrical solutions for vehicles.
4. Vehicle conversions can include mechanical, electrical, bodywork, fabrication, welding and painting.
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 Walsall.
Essential experience of the Electrical Vehicle Technician
5. Experience within a similar role (demonstrated working experience with vehicles)
6. Fault finding of vehicle electrical systems and rectification work and able to read and interpret electrical wiring plans and diagrams.
7. Ability to work safely in an industrial environment.
Qualifications for the Electrical Vehicle Technician
8. NVQ level 2 in a relevant qualification.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain UK - BPSS + Non Police Personnel Vetting 2 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
9. Generous holiday allowance
10. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
11. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
12. Employee share scheme
13. Employee shopping savings portal
14. Payment of Professional Fees
15. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
16. 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.
17. ‘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
18. Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.