Logistics Operative

weServed; Ruislip; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension with life assurance

Digital GP & Aviva DigiCare+

Employee share scheme

Employee shopping savings portal

Professional fees paid

Reservists leave (10 days)

Holiday trading

Be Kind Day

Flexible working

Dynamic working environment

Job summary

Babcock is hiring a Logistics Operative to support RAF Northolt with storage, distribution and control of equipment and materials. The role emphasizes hands-on stock management, collaboration with stores and logistics teams, and maintaining accurate inventory records.

Based on site at RAF Northolt, you will handle inventory tasks, assist deliveries, and help ensure resources are available when needed. A strong logistics background and ability to adapt to priorities are essential.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in logistics, stores, warehouse or similar operational environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Good computer literacy, including Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to work flexibly and adapt to changing priorities.
• Commitment to continuous learning and personal development.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the safe storage, receipt, issue and control of equipment, spares, and consumables.
• Use inventory management systems to maintain accurate stock and asset records.
• Support delivery and collection activities across the site.
• Assist with stocktaking, auditing and inventory management activities.
• Process disposals and materials in accordance with established procedures.

Skills

Logistics experience

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Inventory management

Flexibility

Continuous learning

Education

Full UK driving licence

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Title: Logistics Operative

Location: Northolt, Middlesex

Compensation: £28,483 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF76329

Keep vital operations moving. Support the teams who help protect and serve.

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Logistics Operative at RAF Northolt.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Aviation business, where your work will directly support critical defence operations. As a Logistics Operative, you'll play a vital role in maintaining the efficient flow of equipment, spares, and consumables, ensuring the right resources are available at the right time. Whether you're managing stock, supporting deliveries, or maintaining accurate inventory records, you'll make a meaningful contribution to operational success while developing valuable logistics and supply chain skills within a respected global organisation.

The role

As a Logistics Operative, you'll be part of a collaborative stores and logistics team responsible for supporting the storage, distribution and control of equipment and materials. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys a hands-on role, values teamwork and wants to build a rewarding career supporting defence and aviation operations. You'll gain experience in inventory management, stock control and logistics processes while contributing to work that helps create a safe and secure world.

Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:

• Maintain the safe storage, receipt, issue and control of equipment, spares, and consumables.
• Use inventory management systems to maintain accurate stock and asset records.
• Support delivery and collection activities across the site.
• Assist with stocktaking, auditing and inventory management activities.
• Process disposals and materials in accordance with established procedures.

This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and is based on site at RAF Northolt.

Essential experience of the Supplier

• Demonstrable experience working within a logistics, stores, warehouse or similar operational environment.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Good computer literacy, including experience using Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to work flexibly and adapt to changing priorities.
• Commitment to continuous learning and personal development.

Qualifications for the Supplier

• Full UK driving licence.

Security Clearance

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

• 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 the majority of 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
• Flexible working – we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met
• A dynamic working environment

Babcock

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

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.

Closing date: 05/10/2026