Mechanical Technician

Overview

Engineering excellence in action – help keep aircraft mission-ready. 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 Mechanical Technician at our RAF Valley site.

The role

As a Mechanical Technician, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be part of a skilled team maintaining aircraft that support critical defence operations. This is a hands-on role where your technical expertise will directly contribute to the safety and readiness of our fleet. You’ll work in a dynamic environment where precision, teamwork, and safety are paramount – and where your career can take flight.

Day-to-day you’ll be:

• Performing scheduled maintenance, inspections, repairs, and fault rectifications on aircraft and components
• Diagnosing faults and applying technical knowledge to resolve issues and suggest improvements
• Ensuring maintenance is completed to schedule and escalating issues when needed
• Supporting compliance tasks such as tooling checks and oversight procedures
• Receiving on-the-job training and maintaining your personal logbook for currency and recency

This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and is based on site at RAF Valley. The working pattern is a 4-day week: Monday–Wednesday 07:00–17:00, Thursday 07:00–16:30, with overtime available on Fridays.

Essential experience

• Applying engineering knowledge to practical tasks and fault diagnosis
• Contributing to maintenance and operational performance of systems or equipment
• Taking personal responsibility and working effectively within a team
• Communicating clearly and professionally with stakeholders
• Demonstrating a commitment to safety, compliance, and professional standards

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in an Engineering discipline or completion of an Engineering Apprenticeship
• Aircraft platform training – Desirable (training will be provided)
• Trade Principles training – Desirable (training will be provided)
• Experience in aviation or a highly regulated industry – Desirable

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) 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 United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) .

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 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
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

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.

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