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Driver
Location:
Nottingham, GB, NG34 8GR
Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite
Job Title: Driver
Location: Sleaford, Lincolnshire
Compensation: £12.60 Per Hour
Role Type: Casual / Zero Hours Contract
Role ID: SF65688
Drive the mission forward
At Babcock, we’re committed to creating a safer, more secure world—and you can be part of that mission as a Driver, supporting our RAF Cranwell and RAF Digby sites, you’ll play a vital role in keeping operations moving. Whether you're transporting personnel, equipment, or specialist vehicles, your work will directly support the RAF’s critical activities. If you're looking for a role that combines responsibility, variety, and purpose—this could be your next move.
The role
As a Driver you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You'll have a key role working within a small but highly effective Transport Services team, where the highest standards will be expected. You'll be required to drive and operate a wide range of general and specialist vehicles, from Passenger Carrying Vehicles (PCV, which include cars, minibuses and coaches), to both rigid and articulated Large Goods Vehicles (LGV). You'll be responsible for making sure RAF personnel, equipment and vehicles get to the right place, at the right time!
Day-to-day you’ll be responsible for:
* Loading/unloading and restraint of loads.
* Driving passenger carrying vehicles with up to 53 passengers
* Ensure full and complete Daily inspections are carried out when tasked or required. Any faults found are to be reported promptly to MT Control personnel using the correct documentation.
* During snow and ice season, employees may be requested to work extended hours and operate the snow and ice vehicles.
* Complete when required Airfield Sweeping duties in line with the RAF Cranwell Sweeping plan.
This role is full time and based onsite at RAF Cranwell and RAF Digby. This role includes travelling across the UK, and the candidate may need to stay overnight with all expenses covered.
Essential experience of the Driver
* Familiar with Vehicle inspections
* Previous driving experience in Mechanical Transport and Logistics environment.
* Experience with Driving hours and Tachographs.
* Some form of previous leadership experience (can be non-work related)
Qualifications for the Driver:
* Must be able to pass a colour perception test.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain 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
* 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. This Window opens February through to March annually.
* ‘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.
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