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Defence Support Operative
2 weeks ago
Job Title: Defence Support Operative
Location: Wareham, Dorset
Compensation: £26, Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF69406
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 Defence Support Operative at our Bovington, Dorset site.
The role
As a Defence Support Operative, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You will be maintaining, operating, and driving Armoured Fighting Vehicles and other specialist platforms, delivering critical support to the ASC Contract in a dynamic and high-impact environment.
Day-to-day, you'll have the following responsibilities:
- Perform Level 1 maintenance and repairs to vehicle-specific standards, following authorised procedures
- Safely operate vehicles on public roads and off-road, day and night
- Conduct preparatory tasks including minor repairs, cleaning, painting, and refuelling
- Manage collection and delivery of vehicle platforms as required
- Support usage tracking and routine checks of stores and equipment.
This role is full time working 39 hours per week and is based on site at Bovington, Dorset.
Essential experience of the Defence Support Operative:
- Proficient in IT with solid knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
- Strong communicator, confident in representing the department during meetings and site visits
- Must be 21 or older due to licensing requirements.
Qualifications for the Defence Support Operative:
- Full manual UK Driving Licence.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / 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
- Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
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: 10/12/2025
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