Driver/Handler

Location:Belfast, GB, BT29 4BP

Onsite or Hybrid: On Site

Job Title: Driver/Handler
Location: Aldergrove Base, Crumlin
Compensation: £27,214,00
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF59451

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 Aldergrove 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, fuel bowser driving on shift to support flying operations, as well as:

• 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.
• Once authorised you’ll also be undertaking daily maintenance checks on the company owned aircraft, carrying out pre-use checks and be responsible for minor scheduled maintenance (A Check) on company owned Ground Support Equipment (GSE).
• There will be some general duties as required, including (but not limited to), aircraft cleaning, housekeeping and other responsibilities as allocated by the Senior Driver or Site Operations Manager.
• Undertake Aircraft Refuelling Duties.

This role is full time and based onsite at Aldergrove.

Essential experience of the Driver/Handler:

• Working knowledge of Transport & Driver legal requirements.
• Experience of working within a military environment
• Experience of handling aircraft in a military or civilian EASA Pt 145 environment. (Aviation Handling)

Qualifications for the Driver/Handler:

• Clean Driving Licence
• Must meet eye colour vision of CP2/CP3 for airfield airside operations.

Security Clearance

• The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain 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 Digi Care+
• 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

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 careers@babcockinternational.com 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: 04/10/2024

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