Aircraft Handler

Location

Nottingham | United Kingdom

Job description

Job Title:                  Aircraft Handler
Location:                 Sleaford, Lincolnshire
Compensation:       £24,485.00
Role Type:               Full time / Permanent
Role ID:                   SF55438

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Aircraft Handler at our RAF Cranwell site.

The role
As an Aircraft Handler, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Reporting to the Senior Driver you will assist in the ground movement of aircraft and be key part of 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 on company owned Ground Support Equipment (GSE).

Day to day, you’ll assist in the ground movement of aircraft and be key part of our flight-line operations, as well as:

• 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 on company owned Ground Support Equipment (GSE).
• There will be some general duties as required, including (but not limited to), driving, stores duties, housekeeping and other responsibilities as allocated by the Senior Driver or SOM.

This role is full time and based onsite at RAF Cosford.

Essential experience of the Aircraft Handler:

• Experience of handling aircraft in a military or civilian EASA Pt 145 environment.
• Ability to demonstrate practical and theoretical standards required.
• Driving Licence

Qualifications for the Aircraft Handler:

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

The successful candidate must be able to achieve SC security clearance for this role.

Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance 
• Contributory Pension scheme, 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: 26/02/2024

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Salary

£24.49k per annum