HGV Mechanic

3 days ago

Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Babcock Full time £32,440 per year

Job Title: HGV Mechanic - Examiner
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland 
Compensation:     Up to £32,240 Dependent on Experience + Benefits.
Role Type: Full time / Permanent 
Role ID: SF67470  
 

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 United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - 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
  • Growth opportunities
  • Potential to develop skills

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 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: 25/11/2025

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