Trainer - Machining and Fitting

Job Title:            Trainer - Machining and Fitting
Location:            Ashton Vale, Bristol 
Compensation:  Competitive + Benefits
Role Type:          Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:               SF61179

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as Apprenticeship Coach at our South Bristol site.

The role

As a Trainer - Machining and Fitting Instructor  you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Reporting to the Early Careers Lead, you'll design and deliver work-based training for the Machinist, Fitting and Inspection apprentices and also graduate engineers, as well as acting as their first line manager. No prior training experience is required as we will look to develop you into the role.

Day-to-day, you’ll work closely alongside the operation leadership team to assist with professional development training to the skilled workforce.

• Instill the highest standards of health and safety in apprentices, reviewing new technology and practices to improve safety.
• Structure and deliver training to help apprentices gain necessary skills, knowledge, and experience.
• Apprentices are often in their first professional job;  instill good work ethics and Babcock values in apprentices, ensuring professional behavior.
• Apprentices are often young and inexperienced. You will offer guidance for their wellbeing and escalate where required.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based at our Ashton Vale site in South Bristol.

Essential experience of the Trainer - Machining and Fitting 

• Knowledge in machining, and fitting.
• Ability to programme CNC machines using various languages

Qualifications for the Trainer - Machining and Fitting

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
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
• 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  View email address on jobs.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.

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