Armourer

Job Title: Armourer

Location: Chatham Kent

Compensation: 37895 Pro Rata Benefits

Role Type: Part time / Permanent

Role ID: SF70924

Shape the Future of Defence Through Precision and Expertise

At Babcock were working to create a safe and secure world together and if you join us you can play your part as an Armourer at our Chatham site.

The role

As anArmourer youll have a role thats out of the ordinary. Youll contribute directly to the safety and reliability of vital defence equipment. This is a role with real purpose ensuring weapon systems are operational maintained to the highest standard and ready when needed. Your work will help support national security strengthen our customer capability and play a crucial role in training the next generation of defence personnel.

Day-to-day youll be required to:

• Inspect weapon systems and associated equipment to ensure they meet required standards.
• Inspect and maintain armoury tools and test equipment.
• Maintain technical libraries for all weapons and associated equipment across the site.
• Update the internal JAMES system with accurate maintenance information.
• Maintain the armourer spares account including ordering and stock control.

This role is part time 15 hours per week working any 2 days per week or spread across 5 days (Monday to Friday). Onedayperweek options are also available. Fulltime hours may be considered with additional duties supporting the stores team. This role is onsite at Chatham.

Essential experience of the Armourer:

• Demonstrable experience in a similar armourer or weapons maintenance role.

Qualifications for theArmourer:

• Qualified Armourer Class 1 level or equivalent.

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 - ().

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 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

Babcock

Were Babcock a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26000 people working together to make a difference.

Here youll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together were building a future that lasts not just through the impact we make but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go together.

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: 31/03/2026