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Mechanical Engineer

Job details
Posting date: 27 September 2024
Salary: £22,000 to £23,000 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 27 October 2024
Location: PL11 2PD
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Capita plc
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 10103979-42284

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Summary

Help get better trained personnel to the front line faster

Working at part of the Replenishment at Sea team you will be required to support the delivery of high quality training to Royal Navy recruits.

What you will be doing:

• Maintaining training equipment (electrical and mechanical)
• Assisting with the mechanical maintenance as required.
• Acting as a line handler/winch driver during Replenishment at Sea (RAS) operations.
• Carrying out basic maintenance tasks on RAS associated equipment, including Working at Height.
• Ensuring sufficient supplies of ready use spares.

What we're looking for:

• Ability to carry out electrical and mechanical maintenance
• Previous experience of working in a marine and/or military environment
• Experience of fault finding, diagnosing and repairing electrical/mechanical equipment
• Ability to work at height
• Must be able to be cleared to UK SC level.

About Project Selborne

Project Selborne is a wide scale, 12 year transformation of Royal Navy Training. The contract worth GBP 1 billion was awarded in December 2020 to a consortium led by Capita to deliver and modernise training for the RN. The consortia of partners known as Team Fisher includes Raytheon UK, Fujitsu and University of Lincoln together with 14 other UK-based suppliers.

Our 'one team' philosophy is about collaboration and openness, key to the success of this programme. We are looking for people with the talent and experience who can help shape better outcomes for our customers. We are using our expertise in digital transformation to review service design, modernise courses and deploy cutting edge technology to enhance courses including synthetic training (simulator) systems and data analytics. This programme is a shared endeavour working alongside the Royal Navy's Training Management Group (TMG) as a single integrated team. Together, we will address challenges and collectively improve outcomes for sailors and marines at scale across the naval enterprise - something we are proud to be part of over the coming years.

What's in it for you?

• A salary of £23,000
• 23 days' holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks' fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks...and plenty more
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform
• Free Parking with Excellent facilities onsite
• Full training will be given

What we hope you'll do next:

Choose 'Apply now' to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

We're an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer, which means we recruit and develop people based on their merit and passion. We're committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format (such as large print or audio), or if you'd like to discuss other changes or support you might need going forward, please email Iqbal at reasonableadjustments@capita.com or call 07784 237318 and we'll get back to you. For more information about equal opportunities and process adjustments, please visit the Capita Careers website.

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