Vehicle Mechanic

As a Vehicle Mechanic, you'll play a vital role in keeping essential vehicle fleets operational and ready to support defence and national infrastructure. This is a hands-on position where your skills directly contribute to safety, reliability, and mission success. You'll gain exposure to a wide range of equipment and continue to develop your technical expertise in a supportive, forward-thinking environment. Day-to-day, you'll be required to:

• Diagnose, inspect, and assess vehicles and associated mechanical or electrical equipment
• Service, repair, maintain, and overhaul vehicles to required standards and specifications
• Complete job cards, test certificates, and technical documentation accurately
• Ensure all materials, tools, and equipment are used correctly and managed efficiently
• Work in line with customer requirements, regulations, and technical instructions
This position involves manual work. This could include lifting, bending, using tools or standing for extended periods of time. This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based at or Catterick site, near Richmond.


• Demonstrate previous experience in a vehicle mechanic or similar role
• Apply knowledge of hydraulics systems
• Bring experience from a dealership or local garage environment
• Work effectively as part of a team and building strong working relationships
Qualifications for the Vehicle Mechanic:
• NVQ Level 3 in Service and Repair or equivalent
Security Clearance The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Vehicle Mechanic at Catterick, near Richmond, North Yorkshire., We're Babcock - a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 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.

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