Aircraft Handler

Babcock International

Aircraft Handler

Salary Not Specified

Babcock International, South Ruislip, Hillingdon

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 3 weeks ago, 28 Aug | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 93fbe1945ee54d6393ee2957e051187f

Full Job Description

As an Aircraft Handler you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. The Visiting Aircraft Support Section (VASS) supports our commitment to carrying out the ground handling and providing services to visiting aircraft as required. Enabling small/ medium business aircraft meet their allotted tasks, in accordance with RAF and Company safety standards, practices and procedures.

Day-to-day, you'll handle and provide services to visiting aircrafts as required, as well as:

  • The marshalling of Aircrafts, understanding of health and safety with moving of the aircrafts.

  • Arranging any services required with the role remit, inc aircraft services.

  • Working with civilian and military Airforce are the stakeholders.

  • Moving equipment and generators, physically demanding at times.


  • This role is full time and based onsite at RAF Northolt

    Essential experience of the Aircraft Handler:
  • Someone who has evidenced through previous roles performance driven activity.

  • Stakeholder engagement


  • Qualifications for the Aircraft Handler:
  • Full Clean UK driving licence,

  • Normal colour perception graded as CP2.

    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 Aircraft Handler at our RAF Northolt site.

    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

  • Opportunities to develop your career.


  • 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.