Job Title:              Slinger
Location:              Plymouth, Devon
Compensation:    £31,229 + Benefits - Gross OTE £44,724
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent
Role ID:               SF63274

 

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 Slinger at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

 

The role

As a Slinger, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. This is your chance to be part of something bigger, contributing directly to the maintenance and upkeep of the Royal Navy's fleet.  This could see you working on Warships, Submarines or within our factories supporting the delivery of these complex engineering projects.

 

Day-to-day, you’ll undertake slinging operations to safely move equipment and materials across various projects.

Assist in fleeting operations on submarines and warships. Produce Basic Lift Plans and Fleeting Plans. Follow written instructions as detailed in the Lift Plan. Ensuring safe exclusion zones are set up around lifting operations. Inspect lifting equipment and quarantine non-conforming items.

 

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

 

There is an opportunity for Optimised Working Patterns (OWP) within this role. OWP is a temporary variation to your standard terms and condition that commits you to support 7-day working arrangements. For full details of the patterns, pay and durations, this can be found in the OWP 1 and OWP 2 agreements (available from hiring manager).

 

Primarily, it involves 4-week shift cycles consisting of either day/back shift or day/night shift. An example of the remuneration for these shifts is as follows:

 

Gross salary: £31,229
Gross OTE for core Dayshift/Backshift Pattern: £44,724

 

Essential experience of the Slinger

Previous experience working in a marine environment. Knowledge of submarines and warships layouts. Willingness to undertake development training as identified in a competency framework. Ability to read and understand a Functional Procedure.

 

Qualifications for the Slinger

NVQ level 2 in Marine Engineering (Movement of Loads) NPORS 402 Slinger/Signaller. CPCS Blue /A40. OPITO Slinger/Signaller.
 

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 (www.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 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 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 careers@babcockinternational.com 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: 21/05/2025