Job Title:              Skilled Welder
Location:              Ashton Vale, Bristol
Compensation:    Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type:           Full Time / Permanent
Role ID:               SF60553

 

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 Skilled Welder at our Ashton Vale, Bristol site.

 

The Role
As a Skilled Welder, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will work on a range of exciting design, manufacture and support projects, Mission Systems works with a number of key clients domestically and internationally.

 

Day-to-day, you’ll be working in a small but highly effective team where the highest of standards will be expected from both a technical and behavioural perspective.

 

Welding of large high strength, quenched and tempered Steel assemblies for the defence industry. Welding of assemblies used for lifting and handling in the defence industry. Welding using manual, mechanised and automatic (Robotic) welding processes.

 

This position involves manual work. This could include lifting, bending, using tools or standing for extended periods of time.

 

This role is full time, working shift patterns (1-week early shift, 1-week late shift – full rotation) and is based on site at Ashton Vale, Bristol. 

 

Essential Experience of the Skilled Welder

Time served apprenticeship or similar in welding/fabrication. Evidence of previously held coding’s to recognised European/American standards. Working to high quality standards. Capable of reading complex fabrication drawings. Experience of positional welding using Flux-Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) and solid Wire pulse Metal Active Gas (MAG) is essential.

 

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. However, the successful candidate can start of Standard (BPSS) security clearance but must be able to achieve Security Check (SC) security clearance.

 

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 ‘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 Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing 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.

 

Closing Date: 27/12/2024

 

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