Trainee Survival Equipment Technician

Wallingford - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 6 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title: Trainee Survival Equipment Technician

Location: Wallingford Oxfordshire

Compensation: 27000 Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF68744

At Babcock were working to create a safe and secure world together and if you join us you can play your part as a Trainee Survival Equipment Technician at our Benson Oxfordshire site.

The role

As a Trainee Survival Equipment Technician youll have a role thats out of the ordinary. Youll receive specialist training to maintain and repair critical survival equipment that safeguards pilots throughout their flying training and operational missions.

Day-to-day youll have the following responsibilities:

Repair and rectify all aircrew air systems
Perform routine maintenance on clothing parachutes ELTs and flotation devices
Conduct stock checks and manage consumable supplies
Carry out weekly and monthly tool checks and maintain tool control standards
Manage sensitive data asset allocation and maintenance control systems.

This role is full time working 40 hours per week and is based on site at Benson Oxfordshire.

Essential experience of the Trainee Survival Equipment Technician:

A strong passion for engineering and aviation with a keen interest in technical innovation and aircraft systems.

Qualifications for the Trainee Survival Equipment Technician:

We value difference and dont 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

Successful candidates must meet Ministry of Defence security clearance requirements including at minimum a Baseline Security Check and Enhanced DBS.

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 - ().

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 days 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 with the subject header Reasonable adjustments requirement. Were committed to building an inclusive culture where everyones free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 13/11/2025

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Job Title: Trainee Survival Equipment TechnicianLocation: Wallingford OxfordshireCompensation: 27000 BenefitsRole Type: Full time / PermanentRole ID: SF68744At Babcock were working to create a safe and secure world together and if you join us you can play your part as a Trainee Survival Equipme...