Welding and Fabrication Trainer

Babcock International; Swindon; On-site; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job description

Job Title: Welding and Fabrication Trainer
Location: Swindon, Wiltshire
Compensation: £39,661.13
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF63354

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 Welding and Fabrication Trainer at our MOD Lyneham site.

The role
As a Welding and Fabrication Trainer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will deliver welder training, ensuring workforce readiness, advancing safety compliance, maintaining equipment efficiency, and driving innovation through continuous development and tailored trainee support.

Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:

• Deliver welder training utilising Manual Metal Arc (MMA), Metal Insert Gas (MIG) / Metal Active Gas (MAG) welding, Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW), Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) and Oxy-Acetylene (OA) welding to military trainees aged 17 years and over.
• Conduct visual and destructive testing of welds.
• Conduct course and trainee administration.
• Support trainees with any specific learning differences (SPLD’s).
• Conduct assessment, invigilation and marking of practical, theoretical examinations and weekly progression tests.

This role is full time, working 37 hours per week and based onsite at MOD Lyneham.

Essential experience of the Welding and Fabrication Trainer:

• Supervisory Experience
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a welding environment

Qualifications for the Welding and Fabrication Trainer:

• A welding related apprenticeship and/or qualification to a recognised Level 3

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role.

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.
• ‘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.

Closing date: 22/04/2025