Painter in Plymouth

Location: Plymouth, Devon

Compensation: £32, - £36, + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Help protect the future of the Royal Navy. At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Painter at Devonport Royal Dockyard, near Plymouth, Devon.

The Role

As a Painter, you’ll be at the heart of maintaining and protecting the surfaces of submarines, critical assets in the UK’s defence strategy. From expert surface preparation to precision coating techniques, your work will directly contribute to the operational readiness and longevity of naval vessels. This is a hands-on role where your craftsmanship will make a visible impact, and your career will benefit from continuous development in a dynamic and supportive environment.

Day-to-day, you’ll carry out surface preparation and apply protective coatings to submarines using various techniques:

• Preparing bare substrates and existing coatings using a systematic approach
• Providing technical guidance to colleagues on painting techniques and procedures
• Maintaining clean and organised working areas and protecting equipment
• Applying coatings using brush, roller, conventional spray, and airless spray
• Instating damage control markings on raised tallies

You’ll need to be prepared to work in radiological areas, confined spaces, be clean shaven, working at height and on scaffolding. This role is full time, hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard. There is an opportunity for Optimised Working Patterns (OWP) within this role. Whilst OWP is not guaranteed; it involves a 4-week shift cycle consisting of either day/back shift or day/night shift.

Essential experience of the Painter:

• Extensive experience in a marine, industrial, or commercial environment
• Strong understanding of surface preparation quality standards
• Familiarity with paint manufacturers’ technical and safety data sheets
• Skilled in applying coatings in marine environments using various methods

Qualifications for the Painter:

Essential:

• NVQ Level 3 in Industrial / Marine / Painting / Decorating OR NVQ Level 2 with a willingness to undertake further training
• ICATS certification

Preferred:

• Train the Painter qualification

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.

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.
• ‘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.