Aircraft Ground Handler and Driver

Babcock International Group; Albrighton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Pension with life assurance

Digital GP & annual health check

Job summary

Babcock International Group, RAF Cosford in Shropshire, is hiring an Aircraft Ground Handler and Driver to keep aircraft moving and support vital flight operations. This hands-on, full-time role combines driving large fuel bowsers with aircraft ground handling duties, ensuring aircraft are prepared, serviced and ready to fly safely and efficiently.

You’ll join an on-site team, working a 40-hour week, Monday to Friday with occasional weekend work.

Qualifications

• Clean driving licence is required.
• CP2/CP3 colour vision for airside operations.
• PSV, LGV and ADR qualifications.
• Experience handling aircraft in aviation environments desirable.
• Grob 115E Handling Course desirable.
• A Check qualification desirable.

Responsibilities

• Drive fuel bowsers and perform vehicle checks.
• Assist in safe ground movement and handling of aircraft on the flight line.
• Prepare aircraft for flying: see‑in/see‑off, refuelling and oil replenishment.
• Conduct daily aircraft and ground support equipment inspections; perform basic maintenance.
• Support housekeeping and wider operational tasks across the site.

Skills

Large-vehicle driving

Safety-driven

Team player

Organisational skills

Aviation environment experience

Education

Clean driving licence

CP2/CP3 colour vision requirement

PSV/LGV/ADR qualifications

Grob 115E Handling Course (desirable)

A Check qualification (desirable)

Job description

Job Title: Aircraft Ground Handler and Driver

Location: Shropshire, England

Compensation: £30,604.97 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF75122

Keep aircraft moving. Support vital flying operations.

At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an Aircraft Ground Handler and Driver at RAF Cosford, near Wolverhampton, Shropshire.

The role

As an Aircraft Ground Handler and Driver, you'll play a key role in supporting flight-line operations at RAF Cosford. This is a varied, hands‑on position combining specialist driving responsibilities with aircraft ground handling duties, helping to ensure aircraft are prepared, serviced and ready to fly safely and efficiently.

Working as part of a dedicated operational team, you'll support flying activities through fuel vehicle operations, aircraft handling, ground support equipment checks and general airfield support tasks. If you enjoy practical work, responsibility and being part of a team that directly contributes to aviation operations, this could be the role for you.

Day-to-day, you will be:

• Driving fuel bowsers and carrying out vehicle checks to support daily flying operations.
• Assisting with the safe ground movement and handling of aircraft on the flight line.
• Preparing aircraft for flying activities, including see‑in, see‑off, fuel and oil replenishment activities.
• Conducting daily aircraft and ground support equipment inspections and basic authorised maintenance activities.
• Supporting housekeeping, aircraft cleaning and wider operational tasks across the site.

This role is full time, based on site at RAF Cosford, working 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday with occasional weekend working. Shift patterns and timings may change to support site operational requirements.

Essential experience of the Aircraft Ground Handler and Driver

• Experience driving large vehicles in a safety‑critical environment.
• Strong awareness of safety procedures and compliance requirements.
• Ability to work effectively within a team supporting operational activities.
• Good organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Experience within aviation, military or engineering environments would be advantageous.

Qualifications for the Aircraft Ground Handler and Driver

• Clean driving licence.
• Ability to meet the colour vision requirements for airside operations (CP2/CP3).
• PSV, LGV and ADR qualifications
• Experience handling aircraft within a military or civilian aviation environment (desirable)
• Grob 115E Handling Course (desirable)
• A Check qualification (desirable)

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / 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 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.

Closing date: 07/08/2026

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