Logistic Support Operative

Babcock International Group; Ash Vale; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence contractor is looking for a Logistic Support Operative to join their team in Minley or Chatham. This full-time role focuses on ensuring the delivery of combat engineering support services, maintaining supplies, and assisting during training exercises. Candidates must have essential skills such as the ability to swim and experience with manual handling. The position offers generous benefits, including a matched contribution pension scheme, professional fee payments, and excellent development opportunities. Join us in supporting national defence efforts.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

'Be Kind Day' leave

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience with manual handling is essential.
• A UK driving licence is advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Issuing and receiving equipment, maintaining supplies.
• Transporting, erecting, and dismantling equipment for exercises.
• Supporting resource management services.

Skills

Ability to swim

Experience with manual handling

Job description

Job Title: Logistic Support Operative

Location: Minley, Hampshire or Chatham, Kent

Vacancies: Multiple Available

Compensation: £25,120 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF

Join Our Team and Help Keep Defence Moving

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 Logistic Support Operative at our Minley or Chatham site.

The role

Be part of a dedicated team that ensures the smooth delivery of Combat Engineering support services helping to prepare equipment, maintain supplies, and contribute to the success of vital training exercises.

This is a hands-on, physically active role where your work directly supports national defence. It’s a great opportunity to build a meaningful career in defence, aerospace and engineering, while developing your skills in a dynamic and supportive environment.

Day-to-day you’ll be :

• Issuing and receiving equipment, maintaining supplies, and supporting Combat Engineers during training
• Transporting, erecting, and dismantling equipment for exercises
• Supporting resource management services such as snow and ice clearance, damage control, and porterage
• Performing technical maintenance and preparing for audits and inspections
• Carrying out sentry duties and watermanship safety tasks

Please note that this position involves manual work. This could include lifting, bending, using tools or standing for extended periods of time.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and can be based at either our Minley or Chatham sites.

Set working times : Monday to Thursday, 08:00–16:30, and Friday, 08:00–16:00. Any work outside of these hours is considered overtime and is paid at enhanced rates.

Essential experience of the Logistic Support Operative :

• Ability to swim
• Experience with manual handling
• A UK driving licence is advantageous but not essential

Qualifications for the Logistic Support Operative :

We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and / or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) 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

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.