Shift Driver
Location: RAF Cosford, Shropshire, England
Onsite or Hybrid: Onsite
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF74585
The role
As a Shift Driver you’ll be part of a high-profile MOD contract, reporting directly to the Transport Manager. Your work will support operational logistics within a dynamic, mission‑focused environment.
Day‑to‑day responsibilities
- Licensed to operate cars, vans, minibuses, and coaches (minimum Cat D licence)
- Responsible for daily vehicle inspections, fault reporting, and maintaining cleanliness
- Expected to work flexibly across all areas of the contract, beyond driving duties
- Perform tasks aligned with training, knowledge, and competencies to support delivery of contracted outputs to the MoD
Shift patterns
Early Shift: Mon – Thu: 0630 – 1530, Fri: 0630 – 1230
Day Shift: Mon – Thu: 0730 – 1630, Fri: 0730 – 1330
Late Shift: Mon – Thu: 0930 – 1830, Fri: 1200 – 1800
Essential experience
Experience operating Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGV) or passenger coaches, demonstrating advanced driving proficiency and safety awareness.
Qualifications
- Holder of a full Category D driver’s licence (excluding Category D1)
- Experienced driver with Category B/B1 and PSV Category D qualifications, demonstrating capability across a range of vehicle types
Security clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service + Security Check (EDBSSC) security clearance for this role.
Many positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. Your eligibility may be affected by 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).
Benefits
- 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 allows UK employees to buy or sell up to one working week of annual leave within a specified window each year
- ‘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
Equal opportunities
We are a disability‑confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need 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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