Mechanical Fitter

Faslane Port, Scotland, United Kingdom

7/10/2025

Job Title: Mechanical Fitter - Utilities

Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute

Compensation: £38,461 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF65751

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Mechanical Fitter within our Utilities section at our Clyde, Faslane site.

The role

As an Mechanical Fitter within our Utilities section you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. As the Ministry of Defence’s commercial partner at HMNB Clyde, Babcock provides specialist engineering support services, including the management of infrastructure and nuclear facilities.

Day to day, you’ll be responsible for investigating and diagnosing faults, repairing and maintaining mechanical aspects of Diesel Generators, LV and HV systems and other mechanical equipment.

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance and fitting on a variety of mechanical systems
• Defect identification and repair
• Work to required mechanical regulations and be able to work from maintenance documentation in a safe and healthy manner
  
  
  

Essential Experience Of The Mechanical Fitter

• Proven experience in Mechanical fitting or maintenance gained within an Industrial or Commercial environment
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings
• Ability to work in a safe manner; able to understand statements of work, risk assessments etc
• Comfortable working at height and in confined spaces on occasion
  
  
  

This is a permanent role, Monday to Thursday dayshifts - 36 hours per week, with 3 day weekend Based at HMNB Clyde near Helensburgh.

Qualifications For The Mechanical Fitter

• Recognised Mechanical Apprenticeship, qualified to SVQ Level 3 or equivalent (NVQ3, City & Guilds, HNC etc)
  
  
  

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain SC level security clearance level 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
• 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 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. 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 International

For over a century Babcock International have 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 [email protected] 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: 24/07/25

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