Driver / Handler

Job Title: Driver / Handler
Location: Wallingford, Oxfordshire
Compensation: £27,213.84 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF55183
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 / Handler at our RAF Benson site.
The role
As a Driver / Handler, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. Reporting to the Senior Driver you will ensure the provision of professional driving for all nominated tasks as required to meet or exceed customer and company expectations.
Day to day, you'll undertake any driving duties as required by the Contract in any location. Control all Vehicle related administration within VOSA/RAFMT /DGSA & BABCOCK guidelines, as well as:

• Bowser driving on shift to support flying operations.
• The Daily/weekly and any other maintenance required to ensure bowser availability to support flying operations.
• Communicate with the customer and the Site Manager daily to ensure possible contract failures are avoided.
• To carry out Ground Handling/movement of Aircraft, Flight Line Operations, aircraft cleaning and general duties as required.

This role is full time and based onsite at RAF Benson.
Essential experience of the Driver / Handler:

• Working knowledge of RAF/VOSA/DGSA and Babcock Transport administration.
• Ability to demonstrate practical and theoretical standards required.
• Meet eye colour vision of CP2/CP3 for airfield airside operations.

Qualifications for the Driver / Handler:

• PSV, LGV & ADR qualified.

The successful candidate must be able to achieve BPSS security clearance for this role.
Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme up to 6% of salary, with life assurance
• 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 most 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

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock International have 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.
If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. 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: 18/01/2024
Job Segment: CSR, Management