Babcock International Group
Mechanical Fitter
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Mechanical Fitter
Mechanical Fitter
Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute
Compensation: £40,967 + Benefits Role Type: Full time / Permanent Role ID: SF67490
Help Keep the Royal Navy Operational
At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Mechanical Fitter at Faslane, near Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute.
The Role
As a Mechanical Fitter, you’ll take on a role that’s essential to supporting the Royal Navy’s fleet readiness. You’ll work at the heart of our Waterfront operations, carrying out mechanical fitting activities that keep complex engineering systems running safely, efficiently, and reliably. This is a hands‑on engineering role where your work directly contributes to national security, protects communities, and offers a career packed with challenge, purpose, and progression.
You’ll join a highly skilled team committed to engineering excellence, continuous improvement, and professional development. It’s a role where you can grow your expertise while making a meaningful impact every day.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
- Completing planned preventative maintenance to support operational targets
- Carrying out defect and repair activities on Waterfront mechanical systems and equipment
- Working within Health & Safety legislation, Safe Systems of Work, and BM&T Clyde procedures
- Operating Waterfront systems and equipment in line with relevant procedures
- Suggesting improvements to systems and processes to drive safety and productivity
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Hours & Working Pattern
- This is a full-time role, 36 hours per week, Monday to Thursday, giving you a three-day weekend, based on site at Faslane.
Essential Experience for the Mechanical Fitter Role
- Proven mechanical fitting experience
- Knowledge and experience of mechanical systems and equipment
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings
- Marine engineering background advantageous but not essential
- Comfortable performing manual work, including lifting, bending, and using tools
Qualifications Required
Essential:
- NVQ/SVQ Level 3 in a mechanical discipline or equivalent
Preferred:
- Additional mechanical or engineering-related training or certifications
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) clearance for this role.
Note: Many positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and trade control restrictions. 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 .
What We Offer
Benefits & Perks
- 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 share scheme
- Employee shopping savings portal
- Payment of Professional Fees
- Reservists in the armed forces receive 10 days’ special paid leave
- Holiday Trading:
- A benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. Window opens February through to March annually.
- ‘Be Kind Day’: Employees can take one working day’s paid leave per year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering.
- Excellent development opportunities and benefits package, including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.
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About 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 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.
General Notes
- Disability Confident Employer: If you have a disability or need reasonable adjustments during application or selection, email: careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header: 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We’re committed to flexible working—ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
Closing Date: 20/07/2026
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