Painting, coating & spraying machine operators Work, Jobs in Tavistock, Dev (with Salaries)

Painter
Babcock International —Plymouth
- £32,478 - £36,951 a year
- Full-time
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
9d
Handy Man/ Maintenance
ASHEBOROUGH NURSING HOME LTD —Saltash
- £12.71 - £13.00 an hour
- Full-time
- Schematics
- Customer service
- Maintenance
- Referral programme
Quick apply
4d
Maintenance - Maintenance Assistant - MA1
Parkdean Resorts —Pelynt
- Weekend availability
- Maintenance
- Hand tools
- Resort
- Store discount
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
Business Manager – Painting & Decorating Company
D L Painting and Decorating —Plymouth
- £25,171.16 - £44,168.00 a year
- Full-time
- Customer service
- Maintenance
- Administrative experience
Quick apply
12d
General Labourer/Welder (trainee)
Devon and Cornwall Solutions Ltd —Plymouth
- Full-time
- Driving
- In-person
- Free parking
Quick apply
General Builder
Select Builders and Carpentry Ltd —North Tawton
- £24,420.00 - £51,396.84 a year
- Full-time
- Carpentry
- Plumbing
- Driving
Quick apply
Acoustic Tiler
Mercury Hampton Ltd —Devonport
- £15.24 - £26.99 an hour
- Overtime
- Communication skills
Quick apply
Installer
Good Stoves —Launceston
- £13 - £22 an hour
- Full-time
- Customer service
- Plumbing
- Power tools
Quick apply
11d
Facilities Painter and Decorator
Vospers —Plymouth
- Full-time
- Driving
- Travel
- In-person
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
Quick apply
3d
Fabricator
NOV Inc. —Plymouth
- Full-time
- Hand tools
- Time management
Multi Trade (£35047.58 - £36597.60 per annum, plus company van) 40 hours per week.
Bournemouth Churches Housing Association —Plymouth
- £35,047.58 - £36,597.60 a year
- Full-time
Quick apply
Painter and Decorator
D L Painting and Decorating —Plymouth
- £16 - £20 an hour
- Part-time
- Maintenance
- English
- Driving
Quick apply
12d
Maintenance Person
Karlyon Care Limited —Torpoint
- £14.20 - £15.20 an hour
- Full-time
- Schematics
- Maintenance
- Programmable logic controllers
- Free parking
Quick apply
Maintenance Operative
The Old School House Care Home —Plympton
- £14.50 - £16.00 an hour
- Full-time
- Maintenance
- Plumbing
- In-person
- Free parking
Quick apply
Painter and Decorator
Mitie —Plymouth
- £15 an hour
- Full-time
- Customer service
- Driving
- Communication skills
Maintenance
Stonehaven Care Group —Okehampton
- £13.56 - £14.31 an hour
- Full-time
- Carpentry
Quick apply
Multi-Skilled Operative Apprentice
South Hams District Council —Totnes
- £17,000 a year
- Full-time
- Communication skills

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Painter

Babcock International -
Plymouth

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Job details

Permanent | Full-time
£32,478 - £36,951 a year
9 days ago

Benefits

Annual leave
Company pension
Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

Full job description

Location:
Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL2 2BG

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Job Title: Painter

Location: Plymouth, Devon

Compensation: £32,478 - £36,951 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF74438

Help protect the future of the Royal Navy

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Painter at Devonport Royal Dockyard, near Plymouth, Devon.

The Role

As a Painter, you’ll be at the heart of maintaining and protecting the surfaces of submarines critical assets in the UK’s defence strategy. From expert surface preparation to precision coating techniques, your work will directly contribute to the operational readiness and longevity of naval vessels. This is a hands-on role where your craftsmanship will make a visible impact, and your career will benefit from continuous development in a dynamic and supportive environment.

Day-to-day, you’ll carry out surface preparation and apply protective coatings to submarines using various techniques.

Preparing bare substrates and existing coatings using a systematic approach
Providing technical guidance to colleagues on painting techniques and procedures
Maintaining clean and organised working areas and protecting equipment
Applying coatings using brush, roller, conventional spray, and airless spray
Instating damage control markings on raised tallies

You’ll need to be prepared to work in radiological areas, confined spaces, be clean shaven, working at height and on scaffolding.

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. Whilst OWP is not guaranteed; it involves a 4-week shift cycle consisting of either day/back shift or day/night shift. If you would like to know more about OWP please contact the Recruitment Team.

Essential experience of the Painter

Extensive experience in a marine, industrial, or commercial environment
Strong understanding of surface preparation quality standards
Familiarity with paint manufacturers’ technical and safety data sheets
Skilled in applying coatings in marine environments using various methods

Qualifications for the Painter

Essential:
NVQ Level 3 in Industrial / Marine / Painting / Decorating
OR NVQ Level 2 with a willingness to undertake further training
ICATS certification

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 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

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference.
Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.
Join us and see how far we can go, together.

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 [email protected] 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.

09/07/2026

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