Transport Deputy Shift Team Leader

Transport Deputy Shift Team Leader

Location: RAF Brize Norton, Carterton, OX18 3LX

Schedule: Full time – average of 42 hours per week. 2 days, 2 nights, 4 days off

Salary: £35,087.50 includes shift allowance

Ready to impact a better future?

As a Transport Deputy Shift Team Leader in our team, you’ll help keep essential transport operations running smoothly so, along with colleagues, you can deliver critical services safely and on time. Your work has real purpose – supporting effective military operations and contributing to safer, well‑coordinated movement every day.

You’ll play a key role in creating an efficient, safe and well‑organised environment. By supporting colleagues, allocating resources and helping maintain compliance standards, you’ll make a positive impact on the communities and people our work touches.

What you’ll do as a Transport Deputy Shift Team Leader

You’ll be entrusted to:

• Undertake driving duties.

• Take on supervisory duties when the Shift Team Leader is absent.

• Support the Team Leader with the daily running and coordination of operations.

• Follow procedures for reporting vehicle faults, defects and breakdowns.

• Allocate trained and qualified personnel to suitable vehicles for each request.

• Support cost‑effective and safe vehicle scheduling.

• Promote a strong safety‑first culture with zero compromise.

• Ensure compliance with Operator’s Licence requirements and relevant legislation (including ISO standards, HASAW Act and COSHH).

• Report any operational, safety, compliance or risk issues to the transport leadership.

Does this sound like you?

• Full Driving Licence Cat D & C (C+E Desirable)

• DCPC Licence for respective licences held

• Hold a colour perception category of the required standard to enable the issue of an Airfield Driving Permit.

What we offer

• Holidays: Competitive holiday package

• Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme

• Training and development: Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (including L3 Team Leader and L5 Operations Manager apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression

• Health and wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime Healthline, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service

• Discounts: Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel

• Charity: Paid volunteering day, tax-free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity

• Employee networks: Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents

Vetting and checks:

This role requires Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance, which involves verifying your identity, employment history, nationality, and criminal record to meet government security standards. In addition, depending on the nature of the role, you may need to obtain formal Security Clearance (such as CTC or SC), which includes more detailed background checks on employment, criminal record, and financial history to ensure suitability for working in secure environments. Please note that UK residency requirements may apply for certain levels of clearance. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire so we can identify and provide any support you may need to undertake the role effectively.

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Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when that happens, we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. As a proud Disability Confident Leader and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard, disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.

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