Thermal Insulator in Helensburgh

Location: Faslane, Helensburgh, GB, G84 8HL

Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF70793

Build a Career That Protects the Future

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Thermal Insulator at Clyde, Faslane, near Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute.

The role

As a Thermal Insulator, you’ll help ensure the continued availability and performance of critical defence assets that protect the nation. This is an exciting opportunity to begin or grow a career in defence, aerospace and engineering — a field where your work truly matters. You’ll play a vital role in supporting engineering teams, helping to maintain operational capability across submarines, surface craft and wider estate systems. This position offers the chance to develop specialist technical skills, gain hands‑on experience, and build a rewarding, long‑term career within a sector where precision, safety and purpose sit at the heart of everything we do.

Day‑to‑day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:

• Support engineering teams with insulating activities across a range of systems and structures.
• Assist in identifying and rectifying defects, alterations and maintenance requirements.
• Ensure all work is delivered safely, following health and safety legislation and Babcock policies.
• Contribute ideas to improve processes and enhance productivity across the department.
• Work collaboratively with team leaders, engineers and wider stakeholders to meet operational targets.

This is a full‑time, onsite role based at Clyde, Faslane, working 36 hours per week (07:00–16:45). Travel for training may be required.

Essential experience of the Thermal Insulator

• No previous experience required for this role.
• A genuine interest in engineering or a desire to pursue a trade‑based career.
• A positive attitude and willingness to learn new skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Commitment to high safety standards.

Qualifications for the Thermal Insulator

• An interest in undertaking training or an apprenticeship leading to a recognised trade qualification.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experience levels. You don’t need prior industry knowledge — what matters most is your enthusiasm, willingness to learn, and commitment to completing specialist training we provide. This includes a structured programme requiring travel to Darlington every four weeks for a two‑week block, with all associated costs covered by us. You’ll also need to be comfortable working in confined spaces and ready to take on a role that offers variety, challenge and continuous learning. In return, we’ll equip you with all the training, support and guidance you need to succeed.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is 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

• 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 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.

Babcock

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work‑life balance. We call that lifetime engineering. Join us and see how far we can go, together.

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.