Driver - Armoured Fighting Vehicles

2 weeks ago

Wareham, United Kingdom Babcock International Full time

**Driver - Armoured Fighting Vehicles**:

- Location: Wareham, Bournemouth, GB, BH20 6JA
- Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite

**Job Title: Driver - Armoured Fighting Vehicles**
**Location: Wareham, Dorset**
**Compensation: £26,170.98 + Benefits**
**Role Type: Full time / Permanent**
**Role ID: SF61777**

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 Driver at our Lulworth and Bovington sites.

**The role**
As a Driver - Armoured Fighting Vehicles you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. The role is to support a small, dedicated team that works directly with the Gunnery School and the Defence Support Group at the Armour Centre on the Lulworth site.

Day-to-day, you’ll be driving, operating, and maintaining Armoured Fighting Vehicles and any other vehicle which may need some support.
- Carry out Level 1 maintenance and repair tasks as specified in publications for vehicle type. Work to be carried out in accordance with authorised procedures and to be completed to the highest possible standard
- Safely drive and control vehicles, on public roads and across country both during the day and at night
- Carry out non-specific preparatory work on vehicles including, minor repairs, general cleaning, washing and painting both inside and out and refuelling
- Collection and delivery of vehicle platforms as required
- Assist in collecting usage information and in carrying out regular checks of stores and equipment as requested.

This position involves manual work. This could include lifting, bending, using tools or standing for extended periods of time.

This role is full time, 39 hours per week and is based on site at our Bovington and Lulworth sites.

**Essential experience of the Driver - Armoured Fighting Vehicles**:

- Confident communicator capable of representing the department at meetings or during visits
- Full UK Driving Licence
- Aged 21 and above due to licencing restrictions

**Qualifications for the Driver - Armoured Fighting Vehicles**:
We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

**Security Clearance**

**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
- 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.

**Closing date: 05/02/2025**

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