Welder Instructor
Description:
Job Title: Welder Instructor
Location: Chippenham, Wiltshire
Compensation: £40,625.38 - £41,692.59 Depending on Experience + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF69647
Inspire the next generation of military engineers through hands-on technical training
At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Welder Instructor at MOD Lyneham, near Chippenham, Wiltshire.
The role
As a Welder Instructor, you’ll deliver practical and theoretical training in welding, fabrication, and machining to military trainees. This is a unique opportunity to use your technical expertise to shape future defence capability, support national security, and grow your own career in a dynamic and purpose-driven environment.
You’ll be part of our Land Training business unit, supporting the Electro Mechanical Training Contract (EMTC.) Your work will directly contribute to Babcock’s reputation for excellence in defence education and the long-term capability of the armed forces.
Day-to-day you’ll be:
Delivering practical and theoretical instruction in workshop disciplines using modern teaching methods
Preparing lesson plans, assessments, and training materials aligned with course specifications
Monitoring trainee progress and providing feedback and remedial support
Maintaining workshop safety, equipment accountability, and compliance with MOD and Babcock standards
Contributing to course development, quality assurance, and continuous improvement initiatives
The role is based onsite at MOD Lyneham, and the set working times are Monday to Friday, totalling 37 hours per week.
Essential experience of the Welder Instructor:
Supervisory experience in a technical or engineering setting
Proven experience in a relevant working environment
Proficient in Microsoft Office and Outlook
Qualifications for the Welder Instructor:
A welding-related apprenticeship and/or qualification to a recognised Level 3
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 - GOV.UK
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 day's 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’. 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: 24/11/2025
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