Job Title
Production Support Operative Electrical
Location
Plymouth, Devon
Compensation
£32,478 + Benefits
Role Type
Full time / Permanent
Role ID
SF74919
As a Production Support Operative, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Join our team as a Production Support Operative at Devonport Dockyard in Plymouth, working across various business units. Play a crucial role in supporting complex engineering projects, from Warships and Submarines to Factory operations, ensuring smooth and efficient delivery.
Day‑to‑day, you’ll contribute to maintenance, installation, and equipment testing across warships, submarines, and factory settings at Devonport Dockyard. Working closely with Electrical Fitters to ensure the smooth execution of complex engineering projects.
- Assist experienced Electrical Fitters with pre‑heat requirements for welding and temporary electrical supplies.
- Support equipment installation and maintenance, including system functional tests and monitoring duties.
This role is full time 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.
Essential experience
- Ability to read engineering drawings, interpret work instructions, and use workshop tools, including those specific to electrical engineering.
- Marine engineering experience preferred, including work on Royal Navy ships, submarines, Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels, or large commercial ships – other relevant engineering experience considered.
- Experience working in a Naval Base environment – desirable.
Qualifications
- Full UK driving licence is a requirement of this role.
- HS0003 Hot Work Operators / Sentries – desirable.
- HS0384 Practical Fire Training – desirable.
- NUC1119 Entry to Radiological Area – desirable.
Security Clearance: The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
Benefits
- 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 shopping savings portal
- Payment of Professional Fees
- Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave
- Holiday Trading allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave from their entitlement. This window opens February through 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.
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: 22/07/2026
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