Aircraft Handler Supervisor

Babcock International; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and engineering company is seeking an Aircraft Handler Supervisor to oversee aircraft operations at RAF Northolt, Greater London. The successful candidate will have a vital role in ensuring safety standards while managing personnel and operations. A clean driving licence and team leadership experience are essential. Full-time position with a 4 on, 4 off shift pattern.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Paid leave for volunteers

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading teams and managing personnel.
• Possess a full, clean UK driving licence (Category B essential).
• Meets visual standards with normal colour perception graded as CP2.

Responsibilities

• Deputise for the Shift Supervisor during absence.
• Manage the Aircraft Servicing Platform and personnel movement.
• Ensure aircraft positioning meets operational requirements.

Skills

Team leadership

Operational coordination

Job description

Overview

As an Aircraft Handler Supervisor, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You will play a vital part in upholding our commitment to delivering professional ground handling and support services for visiting aircraft. The ideal candidate will ensure that small and medium business aircraft are fully prepared to meet their operational tasks, in strict alignment with RAF and company safety standards, procedures, and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Capable of deputising for the Shift Supervisor, overseeing all aircraft handling operations in their absence
• Responsible for managing the Aircraft Servicing Platform, including personnel movement and operational coordination
• Ensure aircraft are positioned accurately and on schedule to meet operational requirements
• This role is full time working 37.5 hours per week and is based on site at RAF Northolt, Greater London. The shift patterns are as follows: 4 days on 4days off - Alternate earlies & lates. Early Shift: 7:00 - 18.42 Late Shift: 10:18 - 22:00
• Possess a full, clean UK driving licence (Category B essential; Category C desirable)
• Meets visual standards with normal colour perception graded as CP2
• Security Clearance: The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading teams and managing personnel, fostering collaboration, accountability, and high performance

About our safety/security notices

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.