Plant Operator

Job Title:
Plant Operator

Location:
Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute

Compensation: £37,529 + Benefits

Role Type:
Full time / Permanent

Role

As aPlant Operator, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll play a key role in supporting critical defence infrastructure, working within a brand-new facility that brings together all radioactive activities across the HMNB Clyde site. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to vital operations that protect people, the environment and national security.

Day-to-day, you'll be required to:

• Carrying out workplace radiation and contamination surveys to maintain safe operating conditions
• Providing monitoring services for personnel, materials and radioactive waste
• Supporting waste collection, processing, disposal and radioactive liquid handling
• Delivering radiation protection briefings and performing decontamination activitiesi>
• Maintaining accurate records to ensure full traceability and regulatory compliance

This role is full time, 36 hours per week and is based on site at HMNB Clyde Faslane.

• Experience in heavy plant operations, ideally within a highly regulated environment
• Demonstrating strong understanding of safe systems of work and health and safety compliance
• Working in confined spaces and/or at height
• Operating as a slinger/signaller or within similar lifting operations
• Applying practical problem-solving skills in operational environments

• Valid UK driving licence
• Licences for diesel counterbalance vehicles (Category B2/B3) and HGV/LGV Category 2 are advantageous, but can be supported through training
• Radiation Safety Practice NVQ Level 2 or equivalent is desirable, with training available

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva Digi Care+
• 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

We are a disability confident committed employer. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 23/06/2026