• Job Description

  Req#: 59839

  Job Title: Dockside Operative
  Location: Plymouth, Devon
  Compensation: £28,628.00 + Benefits
  Role Type: Full time / Permanent
  Role ID: SF59839

  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 Dockside Operative at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

  The role
  As a Dockside Operative, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. In this role you will be responsible for tracking materials on and off nuclear submarines and transporting to and from the submarine.

  Day-to-day, you’ll be working in a safety critical role and will be required to perform accordingly.

  • Track equipment on and off nuclear submarines.
  • Transport equipment safely to and from the submarine, therefore a full clean driving licence is essential.
  • Secure items in transit and obey with the highway code.
  • Load/unload vehicles manually and with forklift trucks.
  • Maintain clear docksides at all times.

  This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard

  There is an opportunity for Optimised Working Patterns (OWP) within this role, OWP is currently in its pilot stage until 31st March 2025 and not guaranteed; it involves a 4-week shift cycle consisting of either day/back shift or day/night shift.

  Essential experience of the Dockside Operative

  • Full clean driving licence required, with previous experience driving vans - Desirable.
  • Forklift truck operating experience - Desirable.
  • Willingness to undertake development training.
  • Ability to work under pressure, alone or as part of a team.
  • Demonstrates a basic knowledge of COSHH, Manual Handling and Risk Assessment Regulations.

  Qualifications for the Dockside Operative

  • Full clean driving licence.
  • Counterbalance FLT Operator - Desirable.

  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 (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
  • 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 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: 24/02/2025

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• About the company

  Babcock International Group plc is a British aerospace, defence and nuclear engineering services company based in London, England.

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