Vehicle Mechanic

We Served; Wareham; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

An engineering firm in the UK is seeking a skilled Vehicle Mechanic to service and repair military vehicles. The ideal candidate will have NVQ Level 3 qualifications and a background in vehicle diagnostics. This full-time role offers competitive pay and benefits, including a flexible working schedule and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Professional fees payment

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar mechanic role.
• Strong knowledge of hydraulics and vehicle diagnostics.
• A team player with adaptability and strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out servicing, maintenance, diagnostics, and repairs on military vehicles.
• Performing equipment inspections to meet production and safety standards.
• Completing documentation, test certificates, and reports.

Skills

Hydraulics knowledge

Vehicle diagnostics

Team player

Strong communication

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Vehicle Service and Repair

Job description

Vehicle Mechanic

Location: Wareham, Dorset

Compensation: Up to £32,760.00 Dependent on Experience, a £3,000 incentive & retention scheme + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Keep the Fleet Fighting Fit – Join Our Engineering Force

Are you an experienced NVQ Level 3 Vehicle Mechanic looking for a role where your skills make a real difference? Enjoy a competitive salary of up to £32,760.00, plus a comprehensive benefits package, flexibility of a 4‑day working week (weekends optional), enhanced overtime rates (when available), and all tools and PPE provided. This is your opportunity to grow your career in a forward‑thinking organisation that values your expertise.

The role

As a vehicle mechanic at Bovington, you’ll be part of a team that services, repairs, and overhauls military vehicles and electrical equipment. This is a hands‑on role with real purpose—supporting national defence and working with cutting‑edge machinery in a secure, well‑equipped environment.

Day-to-day, you’ll be:

• Carrying out servicing, maintenance, diagnostics, and repairs on military vehicles and electrical systems
• Performing equipment inspections to meet production and safety standards
• Following technical publications, process plans, and customer specifications
• Ensuring correct use of tools and returning unused or faulty materials
• Completing documentation, test certificates, and reports to current standards

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.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on‑site at Bovington.

Essential experience of the Vehicle Mechanic

• Proven experience in a similar mechanic role (dealership or garage background is ideal)
• Strong knowledge of hydraulics and vehicle diagnostics
• A team player with adaptability and strong communication skills

Qualifications for the Vehicle Mechanic

• NVQ Level 3 in Vehicle Service and Repair

Security Clearance

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 (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• 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 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.

Closing date: 10/12/2025