At a Glance
- Tasks: Ensure aircraft are ready for action and operate lifts on ships.
- Company: Join the Royal Navy, a key player in protecting British interests.
- Benefits: Earn £20,400 a year with opportunities for promotion and training.
- Other info: Dynamic role with physical challenges and excellent career progression.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by keeping our jets and helicopters flight-ready.
- Qualifications: GCSE Maths and English desired; strong communication and problem-solving skills.
The predicted salary is between 20400 - 20400 £ per year.
Your core responsibility is to ensure our aircraft are in the right place and ready for action when we need them. On a ship, you’ll operate the lift that brings the aircraft out of the hangar before securing them to the flight deck. Sometimes you’ll be up against challenging weather conditions, so it’s an element of your role that requires real skill, judgement, and perseverance.
During training you’ll develop the skills you need to fight fuel, hangar, and aircraft fires. That means in the event of an emergency, everyone will look to you for guidance. You’ll need to use all of your powers of concentration, every day. As you manoeuvre aircraft into place, lives may be at stake. Any driving experience you have will be put to use as you form part of the team that keeps our aircraft flight ready.
It’s a physical job where you’ll work outside in all conditions, but by making sure that our jets and helicopters are in the right place at the right time, you’ll be playing a key role in providing Royal Navy’s airborne capability.
Training
- Aviation ground operative Level 2
- Functional Skills, if required
- Training delivery to be confirmed
Once you have completed your training you will be a qualified Naval Airman Aircraft Handler (Aviation Ground Operative).
What happens at the end
You’ll start your naval career as an Able Rate, with experience and further training, you could be promoted to Leading Hand and beyond. If you show the right commitment, skills, and academic ability, you could become a Commissioned Officer. Members of the Royal Navy are promoted on merit. Work hard and you can rise through the ranks.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Qualifications
- GCSE Math and English (grade GCSE Level C/4) - desired
Key details
- Wage: £20,400 a year
- Working week: Shifts to be confirmed.
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Duration: 1 Year
- Start date: 2030-08-02
- Closing date: 2030-08-01
- Apprenticeship standard: Aviation ground operative (level 2)
- Training provider: ROYAL NAVY
About the employer
The Royal Navy (RN) is responsible for the protection of British interests at home and around the World. 95% of all world trade passes through the high seas and every year Britain imports £524 billion worth of goods. The RN takes an active part in the protection of British Shipping. Around the United Kingdom the RN protects vital fishing stocks by monitoring fishing activities in our waters.
The Royal Navy - Naval Airman - Aircraft Handler Apprenticeship in Portsmouth employer: Royal Navy
The Royal Navy offers a dynamic and rewarding work environment at HMS Collingwood, Fareham, where you can make a significant impact by training the next generation of CIS(T) Maintainers. With a strong emphasis on professional development, safety, and quality, employees benefit from tailored training programmes and opportunities to contribute to modernised course development. Join a supportive team that values collaboration and innovation, ensuring your skills are honed in a prestigious and mission-driven organisation.
