At a Glance
- Tasks: Maintain and repair military vehicles, ensuring they are safe and ready for use.
- Company: Join a leading defence company with a commitment to excellence.
- Benefits: Generous holiday, pension scheme, health support, and volunteering days.
- Other info: Enjoy career growth in a dynamic and supportive environment.
- Why this job: Make a real difference by supporting the armed forces with your skills.
- Qualifications: Automotive Engineering qualification or equivalent experience required.
The predicted salary is between 36000 - 37000 £ per year.
Location: Chippenham, Wiltshire
Compensation: £36,000 - £37,000 Dependent on Experience + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
The role
As a Vehicle Technician, you will play a key role in maintaining and repairing military vehicles and essential training equipment that directly support defence capability. This is a hands‑on position where your expertise ensures vehicles are safe, reliable and ready for use, helping to deliver critical training and operational readiness across the armed forces.
Day‑to‑day you’ll be required to:
- Carry out servicing, maintenance and repairs on wheeled and tracked military vehicles.
- Diagnose faults using technical manuals and diagnostic systems.
- Complete job documentation accurately to ensure compliance and traceability.
- Maintain workshop tools, equipment and training aids to required standards.
- Support team activities while ensuring all work meets health, safety and MOD requirements.
Essential experience of the Vehicle Technician:
- Using diagnostic equipment, laptops and IT systems in an engineering environment.
- Demonstrate strong fault finding and problem solving skills.
- Work within a team to deliver high quality engineering outputs to deadlines.
- Communicate effectively with both technical and non‑technical colleagues.
Qualifications for the Vehicle Technician:
- Recognised qualification in Automotive Engineering, such as Level 3 IMI, City and Guilds, BTEC or NVQ, or equivalent experience from the armed forces as a vehicle mechanic or technician.
- Hold a diagnostic technician qualification or have proven diagnostic experience.
- Full UK driving licence (Category B).
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.
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 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.
Closing date: 22/06/2026
Vehicle Technician in Lyneham employer: weServed
At Babcock, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a supportive work culture that values teamwork and professional development. As a Vehicle Technician in Chippenham, you will benefit from a generous holiday allowance, a matched contribution pension scheme, and unique initiatives like 'Be Kind Day' for volunteering, all while contributing to the vital maintenance of military vehicles that support our armed forces. Join us to enjoy meaningful work, comprehensive health benefits, and opportunities for growth in a dynamic environment.
