Job Title: Driver - Military and Civilian Vehicles
Location: Minley, Hampshire
Compensation: £25,094.75 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / 6 Month Fixed Term Contract
Role ID: SF59064
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 Royal School of Military Engineering (RSME) Minley site.
The role
As a Driver, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You will be supporting the Royal Engineer troops operating on site and in the field on training and on tactical operations.
Day-to-day, you'll be responsible for providing a transport service which includes driving a variety of military and civilian vehicles, on and off road.
- Drive eligible personnel and/or equipment to and from the appropriate training exercise or other entitled military duty and ensure their safe carriage
- Drive any one of the multi-disciplined vehicles including the PSV & LGV fleet
- Complete Before, During and After Use Checks
- Perform Level 1 maintenance tasks
- Complete department administrative tasks, when required
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 RSME Minley.
Essential experience of the Driver
- Practical experience maintaining roadworthiness of vehicles
- In depth understanding of driver's hours regulations, either; as per JSP800 Vol 5 or EU regulations
- Experienced in load restraint and load safety
- Experienced in off-road driving
Qualifications for the Driver
- Hold Full Driving licence with minimum Category C or D is essential
- Hold Full Driving licence categories C+E & D is desirable
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role.
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
- Flexible working - we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met
- The honour and responsibility of equipping our armed forces
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 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: 13/09/2024
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