Job Title: Automotive Trimmer
Location: Walsall, Staffordshire
Compensation: Up to £32,250.15 + £1,000 Bonus + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF59679
At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Automotive Trimmer at our Walsall site.
The role
As a Automotive Trimmer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll have the opportunity to work across multiple departments, designing, patterning and manufacturing on all aspect of covert vehicles which will include work on armoured seats, body building and upholstery, to name a few.
Day to day, you'll re- trim the components that get fitted on to vehicles, components they make in workshop such as Panels, seats anything that is upholstered, gluing, patterning, cutting of components these get stripped down from the vehicles and unpicked then they will pattern them up to the customers design and transfer it onto either leather or vinyl and cut them out and stitch up to fit back on to the seats.
- Produce automotive interior parts using various trim materials
- Produce patterns for automotive interior trim
- Stripping / re-trimming automotive components
- Alter OEM interior trim to facilitate additional fitted equipment
This role is full time, 40 hours per week and is based on site at Walsall.
Essential experience of the Automotive Trimmer
- Previous experience of vehicle interior trim work
- Produce patterns for a wide range of vehicle trim applications
- Experience of using all types of upholstery adhesives
- Experience of stripping and re-trimming automotive interiors
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team to achieve desired results
Qualifications for the Automotive Trimmer
- NVQ level 2 Automotive (or proven automotive trimming experience)
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
- 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 the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
- '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
- Growth opportunities
- Potential to develop skills
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: 11/12/24
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