Airside Operations Coordinator

Babcock International; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in the UK seeks an Airside Operations Co-ordinator to ensure safe operations at RAF Northolt. The role involves managing freight movement, assisting RAF personnel in VIP duties, and requires a clean driving license along with security clearance. Candidates will enjoy generous benefits including a matched pension scheme and excellent development opportunities. This position demands strong communication skills and health and safety knowledge.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading benefit

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Standard driving licence must be clean.
• Ability to achieve and maintain Security Check security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Movement of freight/baggage on/off aircraft/loading platforms.
• Assist Royal Air Force Personnel in VIP escorting duties.
• Engage with stakeholders on a face-to-face level.

Skills

Customer service commitment

Strong communications

Health and safety knowledge

Stakeholder engagement

Driving forklift

Job description

Overview

As an Airside Operations Co-ordinator, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You will ensure the RAF can deliver a safe and reliable service in the operational requirements of the Armed Forces.

Responsibilities

• Movement of freight/baggage on/off aircraft/loading platforms
• Assist Royal Air Force Personnel in VIP escorting duties
• Assisting RAF Movements staff in any other trade specific task as required.
• This role is full time working 37.5 hours per week and is based onsite at RAF Northolt, Ruislip.
• Stakeholder engagement experience on a face-to-face level
• Customer service commitment
• Strong communications and an understanding of diplomacy
• Health and safety knowledge, driving forklifts as part of the role and training on this element can be given so standard driving licence is required which must be clean. The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
• At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Airside Operations Co-ordinator at our RAF Northolt site.
• 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

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.