Vehicle Mechanic

Vehicle Mechanic

Location: Wareham, Dorset

Compensation: £32,021 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Keep vital military vehicles mission‑ready and build a career with purpose. 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 Bovington, near Wareham, Dorset.

• Carry out vehicle maintenance and repair activities in line with authorised procedures and technical publications.
• Perform vehicle preparation tasks including cleaning, washing, painting and refuelling activities.
• Drive, operate and conduct road tests on vehicles for which you are qualified.
• Identify and order service items and replacement parts to support maintenance activities.
• Support customers and maintain safe, clean working areas while following established safe systems of work.
• Work onsite at Bovington with set working times Monday to Friday, totalling 37 hours per week.

• Demonstrable experience in vehicle maintenance, servicing or repair.
• Strong understanding of mechanical systems and maintenance practices.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office applications.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Ability to work safely, collaboratively and to high quality standards.

• Level 2 City & Guilds or Level 2 NVQ qualification in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair.

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

• 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. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email car 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: 03/08/2026