Visiting Aircraft Support Technician

WeServed; Digby; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Pension with life assurance

Digital GP

DigiCare+

Employee shopping portal

Professional fees covered

Reservists paid leave

Holiday Trading

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock is seeking a Visiting Aircraft Support Technician to provide specialist ground handling and engineering support for visiting aircraft at RAF Cranwell, near Sleaford, Lincolnshire. The role contributes directly to safe flying operations in a busy operational aviation environment.

In this hands-on position you will work with military and civilian stakeholders, gaining experience in a specialist aviation setting while supporting projects that protect national security.

Qualifications

• Relevant aircraft engineering/operational experience.
• Air System Avionics/Electrical trades experience or civilian equivalent.
• Ability to deliver PTT Tools and Training per MAM-P requirements.

Responsibilities

• Carry out aircraft ground handling: marshalling, parking, towing and dispatch.
• Provide ground power, refuelling and oil services as requested by aircrew.
• Inspect Ground Support Equipment before use and document findings.
• Complete all operational and engineering documentation per regs and procedures.
• Collaborate with customers, RAF operations and engineering to ensure safe service delivery.

Skills

Aircraft engineering

Avionics/Electrical

PTT Tools & Training

Education

Recognised Aircraft Apprenticeship

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Military experience

Tools

PTT Tools

Job description

Job Title: Visiting Aircraft Support Technician

Location: Sleaford, Lincolnshire

Compensation: £33,275.96

Role Type: Full Time / Permanent

Role ID: SF76523

Keep Aircraft Operations Moving. Support Missions That Matter.

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Visiting Aircraft Support Technician at RAF Cranwell, near Sleaford, Lincolnshire.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Aviation business, supporting visiting aircraft and ensuring the safe, efficient delivery of critical ground handling and aircraft engineering support services. Working at the heart of a busy operational environment, you'll play a vital role in maintaining high standards of safety, service delivery, and operational readiness while developing your career within a world-leading defence, aerospace and engineering organisation.

The role

As a Visiting Aircraft Support Technician, you'll provide specialist aircraft ground handling and engineering support services for visiting aircraft operating from RAF Cranwell. Your work will directly contribute to safe flying operations, supporting military aviation activities and ensuring aircraft can operate effectively and efficiently.

This is a hands-on role offering variety, responsibility, and the opportunity to work alongside a wide range of stakeholders across military and civilian aviation environments. You'll gain valuable experience in a specialist aviation setting while contributing to projects and operations that help protect national security.

Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:

• Carrying out aircraft ground handling activities, including aircraft marshalling, parking, towing and dispatch operations.
• Providing ground power, aircraft replenishment services, fuel and oil support as requested by aircrew.
• Conducting pre-use inspections and checks of Ground Support Equipment.
• Completing all operational and engineering documentation in line with legislative, regulatory and procedural requirements.
• Working closely with customers, stakeholders, RAF station operations and engineering teams to ensure safe and effective service delivery

This is a full time, 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, based at RAF Cranwell.

Essential experience of the Visiting Aircraft Support Technician:

• Relevant Aircraft engineering/operational experience
• Ideally be a suitably experienced and qualified Air System Avionics/Electrical Tradesperson or civilian equivalent.
• Ability to deliver PTT Tools and Training meeting the requirements detailed within MAM-P , training can be given.

Qualifications for the Visiting Aircraft Support Technician:

• Recognised Aircraft Apprenticeship, Military experience or NVQ level 3 or equivalent
• Normal colour perception required (CP2)

Security Clearance

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

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: 02/11/2026

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