Job Title:                      Welder
Location:                      Rosyth, Fife
Compensation:            £53,599 + Benefits
Role Type:                   Full time / Permanent
Role ID:                       SF 65567

 

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 Welder at our Rosyth, Fife site.

 

The role

As a Welder, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will work on the manufacturing of the 22 tactical missile tube assemblies as part of the common missile compartment (CMC) project for the UK Successor and US Ohio Class replacement submarine programmes.

 

Day-to-day, you’ll safely perform welding and welding related tasks in a production environment supporting the Successor Project.

 

Execute welding tasks using SMAW, GMAW-P, GTAW, SAW, and Arc Air Gouging processes, adhering to essential variables and project specifications. Operate Welding Equipment Safely: Set up and operate welding plant in line with standard operating procedures, ensuring all safety protocols are followed. Conduct visual inspections of welds to meet contract and project requirements; perform basic visual checks and maintain welding plant functionality. Use digital and thermal devices for temperature monitoring, manage pre-heating equipment, and ensure accurate control of welding consumables. Carry out daily machine checks, report faults promptly, and contribute to ongoing process improvements in a production environment.

 

This role is full time, 39 hours per week and is based onsite our Rosyth Dockyard, Fife site. These roles are worked on a shift pattern of both days and nights. You will work 12-hour shifts on a rotational basis.

 

Essential experience of the Welder

An understanding of weld defects and causes Perform set up procedures for all welding equipment and accessories to be used on projects Experience with pulsed MIG is ideal or MIG and TIG.

Qualifications for the Welder

You will be an apprentice / indentured qualified Welder however, 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 a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) and Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPPI) 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 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 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: 15/08/25

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