Air Movements Handler

Babcock International; Greater London; Vor Ort; GBP 26.000 - 36.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Matched contribution pension

Digital GP and Aviva DigiCare+

Employee shopping portal

Professional fees paid

10-days reservist leave

Holiday trading

Be Kind Day

Zusammenfassung

Babcock International is hiring an Air Movements Handler to support the RAF Northolt airfield in a fast-paced, security-conscious environment.

Based on-site in Ruislip, you’ll manage baggage, freight and passengers, assist VIP movements, and work with military and civilian teams to ensure safe, efficient operations while upholding national defence standards.

Qualifikationen

• Experience engaging with customers and stakeholders in person.
• Strong commitment to delivering excellent service.
• Clear communication and professional diplomacy.
• Experience with safety procedures and equipment operation.
• Driving licence held with clean record.

Aufgaben

• Move baggage and freight to support safe aircraft handling.
• Assist RAF personnel with VIP escorting duties.
• Support movements staff with operational activities.
• Engage professionally with customers and stakeholders.
• Maintain safe working practices and regulatory compliance.

Kenntnisse

Customer service

Communication skills

Health and safety

Driving licence

VIP escorting

Ausbildung

Good standard of English and mathematics

Jobbeschreibung

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Air Movements Handler

Location: Ruislip, London, GB, HA4 6NG

Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite

Job Title: Air Movements Handler

Location: Ruislip, Middlesex

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF76513

Help deliver vital military operations where precision, teamwork and service excellence make all the difference.

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an Air Movements Handler at RAF Northolt, near Ruislip, Greater London.

We're looking for a highly professional and enthusiastic individual to join our Aviation team, supporting the Royal Air Force at one of the UK's most important military airfields. This is a unique opportunity to work in a fast-paced operational environment where every day is different, helping to ensure the smooth movement of passengers, baggage and freight that supports critical defence activities. If you're passionate about customer service, enjoy working as part of a team, and want a career with purpose, this could be the role for you

The role

As an Air Movements Handler, you'll play a key role in supporting military aviation operations by ensuring baggage, freight and passengers move safely and efficiently through RAF Northolt. Working closely with Royal Air Force personnel, customers and stakeholders, you'll contribute directly to the delivery of safe, reliable and effective air operations.

This is an exciting opportunity to build a rewarding career within the defence, aerospace and aviation sector. You'll gain valuable experience in operational logistics, stakeholder engagement and aircraft support activities while working in an environment where your contribution has a genuine impact on national defence capability and customer satisfaction.

Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:

• Move freight and baggage on and off aircraft and loading platforms.
• Assist Royal Air Force personnel with VIP escorting duties.
• Support RAF Movements staff with a range of specialist operational activities.
• Engage professionally with customers, military personnel and key stakeholders.
• Maintain safe working practices and supporting operational compliance requirements.

This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and based onsite at RAF Northolt.

Essential experience of the Air Movements Handler:

• Experience engaging with customers and stakeholders in a face-to-face environment.
• Demonstrable commitment to delivering excellent customer service.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to interact professionally and diplomatically.
• Experience working safely and adhering to health and safety procedures.
• Ability to operate equipment such as forklifts, or willingness to undertake training as part of the role.

Qualifications for the Air Movements Handler:

• Full clean manual UK driving licence.
• Good standard of written and spoken English and mathematics.

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

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• 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

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 [e-mail] 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.