Vehicle Conversion Technician in Walsall

Vacancies: 5+ Positions Available

Location: Walsall, West Midlands

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Shape the Future of Specialist Vehicle Engineering

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Vehicle Conversion Technician at our Walsall site, near Birmingham, West Midlands.

The role

As a Vehicle Conversion Technician, you’ll be at the heart of transforming vehicles into mission ready assets. From executive cars to light commercial vehicles, you’ll oversee bespoke conversions that support critical operations across defence and emergency services. This is a hands‑on role where your craftsmanship and attention to detail will directly contribute to national safety and operational excellence.

Day-to-day you’ll be:

• Handling minor mechanical tasks such as brake fluid changes
• Removing and fitting seats, panels, roof linings, door cards, and interior trims
• Stripping and refitting entire vehicles for conversion
• Preparing vehicles for specialist upgrades and modifications
• Installing and removing automotive components and switch gear

Please note that this position involves manual work. This could include lifting, bending, using tools or standing for extended periods of time. This is a full‑time, permanent position working 40 hours per week on‑site at Walsall. Working hours are Monday to Friday, with an early finish every Friday to support work‑life balance. Start immediately after clearance checks are completed.

Essential experience of the Vehicle Conversion Technician:

• Previous experience in an automotive environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proven ability to work collaboratively within a team
• Demonstrated commitment to high engineering standards

Qualifications for the Vehicle Conversion Technician:

We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) + Non Police Personnel Vetting (NPPV) 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. 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

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.

Closing date: 10/02/2026