HGV Vehicle Mechanic - Examiner

Location: Oakham, Leicestershire

Compensation: £27,500 - £33,250 Dependent on Experience + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an HGV Vehicle Mechanic - Examiner at our Kendrew Barracks located 1.1 miles (1.8 km) northeast of Cottesmore.

The role involves:

• Undertaking the servicing, repair, maintenance and overhaul of Military vehicles and electrical equipment, including diagnostic and inspection duties.
• Carrying out equipment examination to meet production requirements.
• Performing diagnostic duties on equipment and conducting road testing where required.
• Completing equipment documentation and test certificates or reports when required and to required standards.
• Ensuring material and equipment issued to each job are used for their correct purpose and any unused new, faulty parts are returned to the Working Supervisor.

This position involves manual work, which could include lifting, bending, using tools, or standing for extended periods of time. This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on site at Kendrew Barracks. No mandatory overtime, night shift, or weekend working. Working 8 hours Monday – Thursday and 5 hours on Friday.

Essential experience:

• Previous experience within a similar role.
• HGV experience.
• Holds a valid UK driving licence.

Qualifications:

• Completed relevant technical or vocational qualification equivalent to NQF Level 3 (Advanced apprenticeship, level 3 NVQ) in Heavy Vehicles.
• Qualification (NVQ/SVQ) in motor mechanics (Heavy Vehicles) or EAL Level 3 NVQ/SVQ Extended.

Security Clearance:

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

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 allows the majority of 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.
• Flexible working pattern - we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met.
• All tools and toolbox, equipment, and personal protective equipment provided.
• Examination duties (once training complete) attract an increase in salary (£33,250).
• Possible opportunity to move to a 4-day working week (Mon-Thurs) with customer negotiations.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• BIG EV – Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme.
• BIG Rewards – discount codes towards various high street and online branches.

Babcock International has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world for over a century. 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 careers@babcockinternational.com 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: 14/02/2025