Reactor Mechanical Fitter

Job Description:

Job Title: Reactor Mechanical Fitter

Location: Plymouth, Devon

Compensation: £34,163.00 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF58395

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 Reactor Mechanical Fitter at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As a Reactor Mechanical Fitter, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary where you'll utilise technical competence to work within strict tolerances as a Mechanical Fitter in a highly regulated and process driven environment.

Day-to-day, you'll carry out a range of maintenance and installation activities, working on various systems and equipment in radiologically controlled areas, in support of complex submarine engineering projects.

* Maintain reactor systems

* Work to technical drawings and schedules

* Work to the required standards and strict tolerances

* Work as part of a team

* Embrace safety standards.

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

Essential experience of the Reactor Mechanical Fitter:

* Experience of working within Marine Engineering environments and projects

* Exceptional hand skills with the ability to work to close tolerances

* Demonstrable experience of working on the removal, installation, and overhaul of mechanical equipment with a particular focus on propulsion equipment and auxiliary system equipment

* Ability to work methodically and to high standards, including tool control

* Ability and confidence to read and interpret technical drawings.

Qualifications for the Reactor Mechanical Fitter:

* Time served apprentice within the field of Marine Engineering / Naval Submarine engineering

* Indentured Apprenticeship in a mechanical discipline

* Level 3 Modern Apprenticeship in a mechanical discipline

* Level 3 Mechanical Engineering qualification.

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. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

What we offer

* Generous holiday allowance

* Contributory Pension scheme, with life assurance

* 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 the majority of 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

* Opportunity to work with innovative technology.

* Potential to develop skills.

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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