Job Title: Mechanical Fitter
Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute
Compensation: £40,967 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF65103
Build the backbone of naval engineering with a role that counts.
At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Mechanical Fitter at HMNB Clyde, near Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute.
The role
As a Mechanical Fitter, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the heart of our Marine Engineering team, helping to maintain and support critical systems that keep the Royal Navy operational. This is more than just a job - it’s a chance to work on high-integrity assets that protect our nation and make a real impact on global security.
You’ll be part of a skilled and supportive team, developing your expertise in a dynamic environment where safety, precision and innovation are paramount. Whether you're inspecting, repairing or improving mechanical systems, your work will directly contribute to national defence and your own professional growth.
Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:
- Complete planned preventative maintenance and nuclear-implicated tasks
- Identify and resolve system defects to ensure operational readiness
- Carry out mechanical fitting, repairs and inspections on marine systems and equipment
- Follow health and safety legislation and safe systems of work
- Suggest improvements to enhance productivity and performance
This role is full time, 36 hours per week Monday to Thursday and is based at HMNB Clyde Faslane site.
Essential experience of the Mechanical Fitter:
- Background in marine or industrial engineering, with mechanical maintenance experience
- Comfortable working at heights, in confined spaces and in all weather conditions
- Able to read and interpret technical drawings and solve problems independently
- Strong attention to detail and fault-finding skills
- Familiar with maintenance procedures, COSHH, risk assessments and safe systems of work.
Qualifications for the Mechanical Fitter:
- Recognised Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeship (SVQ Level 3, NVQ, or City & Guilds equivalent) or HNC or above in a Mechanical Engineering discipline with relevant industry experience.
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
- 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 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
Babcock
We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 people working together to make a difference.
Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your 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 any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com 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: 02/11/2026
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