Vehicle Mechanic

Job Title: Vehicle Mechanic
Vacancies: Multiple Positions Available
Location: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire

Compensation: Up to £32,760 - Dependent on Experience + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF70710

Drive Operational Excellence – Be the Backbone of Military Mobility

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world. If you join us, you can play your part as a Vehicle Mechanic at Ashchurch, near Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.

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• As a Vehicle Mechanic, you’ll be part of a highly skilled team supporting the maintenance and readiness of military and civilian vehicles used by our defence customers. From diagnostics to repairs, your expertise will ensure our fleet operates safely and efficiently making a direct impact on national defence and operational success.
  
• This is a hands-on role where you’ll work with a variety of mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems.
  
• You’ll be part of a collaborative environment that values precision, safety, and continuous improvement—offering you the chance to grow your career in engineering while contributing to something bigger.
  
• Day-to-day you’ll be: servicing, maintaining, repairing, and modifying military and civilian vehicles; working to technical specifications and safety standards; collaborating with your team to ensure operational readiness; diagnosing faults and inspecting mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems; carrying out equipment examinations to meet production requirements.
  
• Please note that the successful candidate will be required to pass a targeted medical questionnaire and/or medical examination as a condition of employment for this role.
  
• Please note that this position involves manual work, including lifting, bending, using tools, or standing for extended periods.
  
• The role is based onsite at Ashchurch, with set working times Monday to Friday, totaling 37 hours per week.
  

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• Experience working in a dealership or local garage
  
• Previous experience in a similar role
  
• Proficiency in hydraulics
  
• Strong team player with adaptability and rapport-building skills
  

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• NVQ Level 3 in Service and Repair or equivalent qualification
  

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 - GOV.UK.

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• 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 to buy additional leave or sell up to one week of annual leave (window February–March)
  
• Be Kind Day enables one paid leave day per year for volunteering
  
• Development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme
  

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people. Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services essential to national security and public infrastructure. We’re building a future that lasts and offering meaningful careers with work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering. Join us and see how far we can go, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header “Reasonable adjustments requirement”. We’re committed to an inclusive culture where everyone thrives and we’re happy to discuss flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 27/03/2026

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