Aircraft Ground Handler

Job Title:                 Aircraft Ground Handler
Location:                 Carterton, Oxfordshire
Compensation:       £30,627.00
Role Type:               Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:                    SF62932

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 Ground Handler at our RAF Brize Norton site.

The role
As an Aircraft Ground Handler, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. The Ground Support Assistant is responsible for the timely provision of aircraft ground handling support for Voyager A330-200 MRTT aircraft during his shift period.  

Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:

• Aircraft marshalling.
• Moving and positioning vehicles and equipment in support of aircraft movements. Routine refuelling of the vehicle and equipment fleet.
• Aircraft maintenance including as an example toilet service, including sluicing and water re-fill of the vehicle. And Aircraft water service, including sterilisation and re-fill of the vehicle. 
• Vehicle and equipment cleaning and husbandry tasks. Including Aircraft de-icing, driving, spraying, bulking, mixing, and testing of de-icing fluid. 
• Operating Mobile Elevated Work Platforms, including boom and scissor lifts and Operating Forklifts

This role is full time and based onsite at our RAF Brize Norton site.

Essential experience of the Aircraft Ground Handler:

• Experienced in Operating and driving a diverse list of Vehicles and Aircraft Ground Support Equipment.
• Previously carried out First line daily inspections of the fleet.
• Experience with Large Aircraft, Ground Support equipment and Specialist airfield vehicles.
• Stakeholder engagement

Qualifications for the Aircraft Ground Handler:

• Basic driving licence with C1  
• Ability to obtain Colour Perception CP2 (safe).

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 UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. There is an annual Window to request this benefit. ‘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: 10/04/2025

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