Driver - Handler

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

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Driver - Handler at RAF Woodvale, where you'll play a crucial role in aircraft ground handling and operations. This full-time position offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including generous holiday allowance and development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

10-days special paid leave for reservists

Holiday Trading benefit

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Experience in aircraft ground handling and driving duties.
• Knowledge of DVSA and Dangerous Goods administration requirements.
• Ability to achieve enhanced DBS & Counter Terrorist Check security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the ground movement of aircraft and flight-line operations.
• Conduct routine vehicle maintenance and checks.
• Support other elements of the contract as required.

Skills

Ground Handling

Transport & Driver legal requirements

Military environment experience

Dangerous Goods administration

Education

Grob 115E Ground Handling Course

PSV, LGV, & ADR Qualified

Check A course

Job description

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Driver - Handler

Location:

Liverpool, GB, L37 7AD

Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite

Job Title: Driver - Handler
Location: Liverpool, Merseyside
Compensation: £29,287.05
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF63840

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 Driver / Aircraft Ground Handler at our RAF Woodvale site.

The role
As a Driver - Handler, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will assist in the ground movement of aircraft and be a key part in our flight-line operations. You’ll be preparing aircraft for the upcoming days flying, conducting see-in and see-off procedures as well as being authorised to carry out fuel and oil replenishment on the aircraft.

Day-to-day, reporting to the Site Operations Manager / Regional Transport Supervisor or nominated deputy, you’ll undertake aircraft ground handling and driving duties as required by the Contract as well as the conducting of routine vehicle maintenance and checks required to ensure vehicle safety and compliance to support flying operations; which includes control of all vehicle related administration within bounds of responsibility.
On occasion you may be asked to support other elements of the Contract not normally conducted in the advertised role.

This role is full time and based onsite at RAF Woodvale.

Essential experience of the Driver / Aircraft Ground Handler:
• Previously held a similar role and have a working knowledge of DVSA / Dangerous Goods administration requirements.
• Previously worked in an environment that enabled a working knowledge of Transport & Driver legal requirements.
• Experience of working within a military environment.
• Experience of handling aircraft in a military or civilian CAA Pt 145 environment.

Qualifications for the Driver / Aircraft Ground Handler:
• Grob 115E Ground Handling Course (candidates who do not hold competence may still be considered).
• Check A course. (candidates who do not hold competence may still be considered).
• PSV, LGV, & ADR Qualified (candidates who do not hold all licenses may still be considered but will be required to drive each of these licence categories after any necessary training).

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain enhanced DBS & Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) 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 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.
• ‘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.