Vehicle Mechanic

As a Vehicle Mechanic, you'll be part of a skilled team maintaining and repairing a diverse fleet of military vehicles and electrical equipment. This is a hands‑on role where your technical expertise will directly support operational readiness and national defence. You'll carry out diagnostics, inspections, servicing and repairs to ensure vehicles and equipment meet the highest standards. Every day brings new challenges and opportunities to grow your skills, contribute to meaningful work, and build a career in one of the UK's most respected engineering organisations.

Day‑to‑day you'll be:

• Diagnosing and inspecting vehicles and mechanical or electrical equipment
• Working to customer specifications, regulations and technical publications
• Ensuring correct use of stores and equipment, and returning unused or faulty items
• Creating job cards and requesting materials using ERP systems (SAP)
• Completing documentation, test certificates and reports to current standards
• Working at the Sennybridge site Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week
• Performing manual work including lifting, bending, using tools or standing for extended periods of time
• Passing a targeted medical questionnaire and/or medical examination as a condition of employment

• Previous experience in a similar role
• Experience in a dealership or local garage setting
• Hydraulics experience
• Strong team player with adaptability and rapport‑building skills
• NVQ Level 3 in Service and Repair

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain a Security Check (SC) security clearance.

At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Vehicle Mechanic at Sennybridge, near Brecon, Powys. We're a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. 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 -

• 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 share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave (open February 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
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing