HGV Mechanic - Examiner

Job Title: HGV Mechanic - Examiner
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland 
Compensation: Up to £32, Dependent on Experience + Benefits.
Role Type: Full time / Permanent 
Role ID: SF
 

Keep Britain Moving – Join the Team Behind the Mission

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, if you join us, you can play your part as an HGV Mechanic - Examiner at our Newcastle site located within Albemarle Barracks.

The role
As an HGV Mechanic - Examiner, you’ll be at the heart of our defence engineering operations, ensuring military vehicles and equipment are mission ready undertaking the servicing, repair, maintenance and Inspection of Military vehicles, including diagnostic duties. This is a hands-on role where your technical expertise will directly support UK defence capability. You’ll be part of a close-knit team maintaining and repairing a wide range of vehicles and electrical systems, helping to keep our armed forces mobile, safe and effective.

Day-to-day you’ll be:

Diagnosing, inspecting and assessing vehicles and mechanical or electrical equipment

Completing servicing, repairs, maintenance and overhauls to required standards
Ensuring all transactions are performed in accordance with current ERP processes
Completing documentation and test certificates to current standards
Ensuring correct use of tools, material and equipment, and returning unused or faulty items

Please note that this position involves manual work. This could include lifting, bending, using tools or standing for extended periods of time. The successful candidate will be required to pass a targeted medical questionnaire and/or medical examination as a condition of employment for this role.

The role is based onsite at Albemarle Barracks, and the set working times are Monday to Thursday, totalling 37 hours per week. There is no mandatory overtime, night shift, or weekend working.
 

Essential experience of the HGV Mechanic – Examiner:

HGV experience

Previous experience within a similar role or military setting
Minimum of 3 years trade experience, as per DVSA mandatory requirement
Holds a valid UK driving licence, including Category C

Qualifications for the HGV Mechanic - Examiner:

Completed relevant technical or vocational qualification equivalent to NQF Level 3 (Advanced apprenticeship, level 3 NVQ) in Heavy Vehicles

Qualification (NVQ/SVQ) in motor mechanics (Heavy Vehicles) or EAL Level 3 NVQ/SVQ Extended.

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

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
Growth opportunities
Potential to develop skills