Airside Operations Coordinator

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Newyears Green; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor is seeking an Airside Operations Coordinator to ensure safe and reliable operations at RAF Northolt, Ruislip. This full-time role involves managing the movement of freight on aircraft, assisting RAF personnel, and requires strong communication and customer service skills. Candidates must possess a clean driving license and the ability to achieve Security Check (SC) clearance. The position offers significant benefits, including a pension scheme and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading benefits

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Excellent development opportunities

Responsibilities

• Movement of freight/baggage on/off aircraft/loading platforms.
• Assist Royal Air Force Personnel in VIP escorting duties.
• Assisting RAF Movements staff in trade-specific tasks as required.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement experience

Customer service commitment

Strong communications

Health and safety knowledge

Education

Standard driving license

Job description

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Airside Operations Coordinator

Location: Ruislip, London, GB, HA4 6NG

Location: Ruislip, Middlesex

Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite

Job Title: Airside Operations Co-ordinator

Location: Ruislip, Middlesex

Role Type: Full Time / Permanent

Role ID: SF70569

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Airside Operations Co-ordinator at our RAF Northolt site.

The role

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.

Day-to-day, you’ll have the following 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.

Essential experience of the Airside Operations Co-ordinator:

• Stakeholder engagement experience on a face-to-face level
• Customer service commitment
• Strong communications and an understanding of diplomacy
• Health and safety knowledge

Qualifications for the Airside Operations Co-ordinator:

• 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.

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 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.

Babcock International is a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please [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.