Driver Handler

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

Job summary

A leading defense and aerospace company in the UK is seeking a full-time Driver Handler to support aviation operations at RAF Leeming. The role involves transporting personnel, managing vehicle compliance, and collaborating with ground teams. Successful candidates will require practical transport knowledge and driving qualifications. This position provides excellent development opportunities and benefits including a matched pension scheme and health consultations.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance

Access to a Digital GP, annual health check

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Holiday Trading benefits

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering work

Excellent development opportunities and benefits package

Qualifications

• Candidates without all licenses may still be considered.
• Must meet CP2/CP3 colour vision standards for airside operations.

Responsibilities

• Driving a range of vehicles to transport students and senior stakeholders.
• Supporting flight-line operations including aircraft movement and refueling.
• Conducting vehicle checks and ensuring compliance with DVSA and RAF regulations.
• Managing transport documentation and maintaining personal driving certifications.
• Collaborating with ground crews to ensure readiness for daily flying operations.

Skills

Practical and theoretical understanding of transport operations

Knowledge of RAF, DVSA, and Dangerous Goods regulations

Familiarity with transport and driver legal requirements

Education

PSV, LGV, and ADR qualified

Job description

Job Title: Driver Handler

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Location: Darlington, GB, DL7 9NJ

Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite

Drive operations. Support missions. Keep aircraft flying.

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Driver Handler at RAF Leeming, near Northallerton, North Yorkshire.

The role

As a Driver Handler, you’ll be a vital part of our aviation operations, supporting flying activity and ensuring safe, efficient ground logistics. From transporting personnel to preparing aircraft for flight, your work will directly contribute to the success of military aviation missions. This is a hands on role where every day brings new challenges and opportunities to grow.

Day-to-day, you’ll be reporting to the Senior Driver and ensure the provision of professional driving for all nominated tasks as required.

• Driving a range of vehicles to transport students and senior stakeholders
• Supporting flight‑line operations including aircraft movement and refuelling
• Conducting vehicle checks and ensuring compliance with DVSA and RAF regulations
• Managing transport documentation and maintaining personal driving certifications
• Collaborating with ground crews to ensure readiness for daily flying operations

This role is full time, 40 hours per week over 4 days and is based on site at RAF Leeming.

Essential experience of the Driver Handler

• Practical and theoretical understanding of transport operations
• Knowledge of RAF, DVSA, and Dangerous Goods regulations
• Familiarity with transport and driver legal requirements

Qualifications for the Driver Handler

• PSV, LGV, and ADR qualified (candidates without all licences may still be considered)
• Must meet CP2/CP3 colour vision standards for airside operations

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) 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.

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.