Assistant Calibration Engineer

Babcock International

Assistant Calibration Engineer

£36620

Babcock International, Morice Town, City of Plymouth

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 2 weeks ago, 15 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: b06079c63ad74e1f8e6840c787f9f571

Full Job Description

As an Assistant Calibration Engineer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You will be key in delivering support to our naval fleet, whilst ensuring quality and product safety.

Day-to-day, you'll work within the mechanical calibration facility and assist engineers with activities associated with calibration of all mechanical instruments, produce reports from database, and communicate and help to answer customers queries as well as:

  • Dealing with internal and external customers

  • Assisting with receipt / dispatch of customers equipment

  • Updating equipment database

  • Assisting Calibration Engineers with calibration activities

  • Processing quality documentations


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

  • Customer focused, exceptional attention to detail with a methodical and structured approach

  • Proficient working with IT equipment, Office products and electronic workflows

  • Ability to achieve consistent results with professionalism, courtesy and integrity

  • Strong interpersonal and communications skills (both written and verbal) and the ability to interface effectively with our customers and other calibration teams


  • Qualifications for the Assistant Calibration Engineer
  • Level 3 qualification and experience in relevant engineering discipline, preferably have completed a recognised apprenticeship in an associated discipline


  • Security Clearance
    The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is 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

  • 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


  • 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.