Driver Specialist

Job Title: Driver Specialist

Location: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire

Compensation: £23,141 to £27,337 dependent on experience + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent 

Role ID: SF58606

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 Specialist at our Ashchurch site.

The role

As a Driver Specialist, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. This is a diverse role and includes the movement, storage and level 1 maintenance of a range of military and civilian type vehicles. You’ll support vehicle mechanics and the site in all aspects of vehicle movement which obviously allows for the vehicle mechanics to focus on their core work repair and maintenance of vehicles and equipment. 

Day-to-day, you’ll load and off-load Vehicles and Main Equipment (VaME) and associated sub-systems, movement of VaME through receipt, issue, inspect, storage and maintenance, assisting with VaME related tasks as required. 

• Vehicle or equipment fault reporting where appropriate
• Carry out general vehicle or equipment husbandry
• Checking weather proofing of VaME
• Maintain a clean, tidy and safe place of work

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 Ashchurch.

Essential experience of the Driver Specialist:

• Vehicle Fleet Management and logistics experience – preferably MOD
• Knowledge of Joint service publication 800 (In particular – Vol 5 and Vol 7)
• IT literate in MS Office software (Word – Excel – PowerPoint – Outlook – Visio – Access)

Qualifications for the Driver Specialist:

• Category ‘C+E’ driving licence
• Category ‘H’ driving licence – Desirable (Training available)
• MHE Operator – desirable (Training available)

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) and Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (EDBS) 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

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: 16/08/2024

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