Job Title: Armoury Technician
Location: Sleaford, Lincolnshire
Compensation: £28,604.51
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF61149
At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Armoury Technician at our RAF Cranwell site.
The role
As a Armoury Technician you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. The Armoury Technician is responsible and accountable for all tasks associated with operating the RAF Cranwell station armoury, range, and associated storage facilities. You will interact with military personnel with the issue, return and maintenance of weapons of weapons.
Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:
- Issue, receipt, storage and maintenance of weapons both service and personal held in the Station Armoury and the recording of such issues and receipts iaw the current regulations.
- Maintenance of service weapons and associated equipment which are consistent with current training and qualifications to depth B, including authorised repairs.
- Assisting in carrying out Free from Explosive (FFE) duties when available.
- Covering Range Warden during periods of absence when available.
- Undertake Duty Armourer as detailed by Line manager.
This role is full time and based onsite at RAF Cranwell.
Essential experience of the Armoury Technician:
- Experience in a similar role.
- Knowledge of MOD Engineering procedures/documentation.
- Ability to demonstrate the practical and theoretical standards required.
Qualifications for the Armoury Technician:
- RAF Q-W-GDSA (Small Arms maintenance) or NVQ£ in Engineering.
- UK Driving Licence
- Colour perception standard of CP2
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain 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 the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
- ‘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 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 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: 06/01/2025
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