Refrigeration Fitter

Job Title:                     Refrigeration Fitter

Location:                     Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute

Compensation:           Up to £38,461 depending on experience + Benefits

Role Type:                   Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                        SF64356

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 Refrigeration Fitter at our Clyde, Faslane site.

The role

As a Refrigeration Fitter, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Day-to-day, you’ll undertake fitting activities, repairs and inspections on refrigeration systems and equipment on Royal Navy and other entitled Vessels.

• Maintain a mixture of chilled water plant, and cool and cold rooms along with general maintenance of all refrigeration needs including pressure testing.
• Identification and rectification of all system, manufacture, defects and alterations to ensure the continued availability and performance of Submarines, Surface Vessels and the Estate.
• Work within all H&S legislation, Safe Systems of Work and control of work processes within current policies.

Please note that this position involves working in confined spaces. Candidates must be able to work comfortably and perform tasks in restricted spaces.

This role is full time (36 hours per week) Monday - Thursday, and is based on site at HMNB Clyde, near Helensburgh. 

Essential experience of the Refrigeration Fitter

• Strong refrigeration fitting and maintenance experience

Qualifications for the Refrigeration Fitter

• Recognised Mechanical Apprenticeship or equivalent
• F-Gas Level 1 is essential

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is 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 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 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: 31/08/2025