Facility Processing Operator

Babcock Canada Inc.; Helensburgh; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence contractor in Helensburgh is seeking a Facility Processing Operator for a full-time position. The role involves hands-on mechanical work, supporting national security and defense operations at the Coulport facility. Responsibilities include maintenance, system defect rectification, and quality control. Ideal candidates will hold a recognised Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeship and have experience with mechanical systems. The role offers a competitive benefits package and the opportunity to make a significant impact on critical infrastructure.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Digital GP access and health checks

Employee share scheme

Special paid leave for reservists

Holiday Trading

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Experience working with mechanical systems and equipment.
• Understanding SWS system operations and documentation.
• Familiarity with facility processing operational documentation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct planned maintenance and nuclear-implicated work.
• Identify and rectify system defects.
• Suggest productivity improvements.
• Provide familiarisation training for new staff.
• Conduct quality control inspections.

Skills

Mechanical systems knowledge

Quality control systems understanding

Education

Recognised Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeship or equivalent

Job description

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Facility Processing Operator

Location: Coulport, Helensburgh, GB, G84 0PD

Onsite or Hybrid:

Job Title: Facility Processing Operator

Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Create a Safer World with Babcock

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Facility Processing Operator at Coulport, near Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute.

The role

As a Facility Processing Operator, you’ll be at the heart of operations that support national security and defence. This is a hands-on role where you’ll undertake mechanical fitting activities and conduct operations on Facility Processing and Fixture Assembly Static Test Facility systems and equipment. Your work will ensure the safe and efficient functioning of critical infrastructure, making a real difference to the business and the wider community.

Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance and nuclear-implicated work to meet business objectives.
• Identify and rectify system and manufacturing defects, ensuring compliance with processes.
• Suggest improvements to systems and processes to boost productivity.
• Provide familiarisation training for new staff on facility processing systems and equipment.
• Conduct quality control inspections in line with relevant documentation.

This is a full-time role, 36 hours per week and is based on site at Coulport.

Essential experience of the Facility Processing Operator:

• Working with mechanical systems and equipment.
• Understanding of SWS system operations and documentation.
• Experience with facility processing operational documentation.
• Knowledge of quality control systems.

Qualifications for the Facility Processing Operator:

• Recognised Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeship or equivalent.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) 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 (www.gov.uk) .

What we offer

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

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 [e-mail] 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.