Production Support Operative Electrical in Plymouth

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 Production Support Operative at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As a Production Support Operative, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Join our team as a Production Support Operative at Devonport Dockyard in Plymouth, working across various business units. Play a crucial role in supporting complex engineering projects, from Warships and Submarines to Factory operations, ensuring smooth and efficient delivery.

Day-to-day, you’ll contribute to maintenance, installation, and equipment testing across warships, submarines, and factory settings at Devonport Dockyard. Working closely with Electrical Fitters to ensure the smooth execution of complex engineering projects.

• Assist experienced Electrical Fitters with pre-heat requirements for welding and temporary electrical supplies.
• Support equipment installation and maintenance, including system functional tests and monitoring duties.

This role is full time 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

Essential experience of the Production Support Operative

• Ability to read engineering drawings, interpret work instructions, and use workshop tools, including those specific to electrical engineering.
• Marine engineering experience preferred, including work on Royal Navy ships, submarines, Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels, or large commercial ships—other relevant engineering experience considered.
• Experience working in a Naval Base environment - Desirable.

Qualifications for the Production Support Operative

• Full UK driving Licence is a requirement of this role.
• HS0384 Practical Fire Training - Desirable.
• NUC1119 Entry to Radiological Area - Desirable.

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

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance.
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+.
• 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.

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 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.