Driver

Job Title:              Driver
Location:              Richmond, North Yorkshire 
Compensation:    £24,298 - £27,149 Dependent on Experience + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:               SF62507

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 at our Catterick site.

The role
As a Driver, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. This is an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively with supporting site teams to deliver shared production outputs in vehicles and/or assets for training fleet bids.

Day-to-day, you’ll transport and maintain vehicles and/or assets using the correct procedures, tooling/machinery and materials while adhering to the prescribed safety standards to support high quality outputs in line with the delivery plan(s). This role also includes preparation of vehicles supporting Hand over / Take over (HOTO) activities with the customer.

• Use the correct tooling or machinery for each task
• Complete transport tasks within the allocated time and standard hours
• To complete tasks to the appropriate quality and/or output standard level

Please note that the successful candidate will be required to pass a targeted medical questionnaire and/or medical examination as a condition of employment for this role.

Please note that this position involves manual work. This could include lifting, bending, using tools or standing for extended periods of time.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on site at Catterick.

Essential experience of the Driver:

• Have an understanding of driver’s hours regulations
• Basic knowledge of vehicle maintenance and the Road Traffic Act

Qualifications for the Driver:

• Educated to Level 2 in National Qualification Framework (NQF) as a minimum (GCSE grade C or above, level 1 National Vocational qualification (NVQ), Level 1 diploma)
• Full UK Driving Licence essential
• HGV Category ‘C’ Driving Licence
   

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain 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
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing

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: 26/02/2025