The Driver will be responsible for the safe, efficient, and timely transportation of Leading Edge Aviation students, staff, and visitors between designated locations, including training facilities, accommodation sites, and airports. This role also includes carrying out daily vehicle checks, ensuring vehicles are clean, well-maintained, and compliant with all safety and operational standards. The Driver will represent Leading Edge Aviation professionally at all times, providing excellent customer service and maintaining a positive and supportive environment for students and staff.
- This is a fixed-time role working 39 hours per week, based at our Alhama de Murcia Campus.
- Access to your own vehicle is essential, as travel to the workplace is required.
- Flexibility to work a rotating shift pattern across seven days a week in line with operational requirements.
Driving the Leading Edge Aviation Minibus for students, staff, and visitors:
- To and from accommodation to the Alhama Campus
- Drive to and from to pick up students from Micampus, La Ñora or Condado de Alhama
- To the Airport
- Access to your own vehicle is essential, as travel to the workplace is required.
- Flexibility to work a rotating shift pattern, including early and late shifts, across seven days a week in line with operational requirements.
- Supermarkets
- Trips as requested by the Customer Experience team or Centre Manager
- Responsible for the health and safety, comfort and welfare of students and employees in their care
- Provide a positive experience for all students, staff and visitors
- Carrying out daily and weekly vehicle checks and basic maintenance of the vehicle, reporting any defects, faults, incidents, and accidents in line with relevant internal procedures, taking corrective measures when necessary
- Ensuring the vehicle is in a clean, both inside and out, and roadworthy condition before and after use.
- Refuelling the vehicles as required.
- Maintaining accurate records of vehicle usage
- Supporting the Centre Manager and Customer Experience team with basic academy responsibilities
- Ad-hoc jobs as required
OUR CULTURE
At Leading Edge Aviation, our Vision, Mission and Values guide everything that we do. The Driver is expected to maintain the highest levels of professionalism, compliance and integrity. This role requires flexibility and a collaborative mindset to contribute to our vision of excellence in everything that we do.
- Clean valid driving licence with B1. No less than 12 points
- Competent to undertake daily and weekly vehicle checks and carry out basic maintenance.
- Reliable and trustworthy, with a can-do attitude
- Pleasant, friendly and engaging, with an approachable personality
- An ability to communicate with a range of people
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Flexible approach to working arrangements
- Well presented with high standards
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
We know a great team member is more than a checklist. If you have the skills, passion, and commitment to make a difference, we’d like to hear from you, even if you don’t meet every listed requirement.
- Salary 17.156€ annually, pro-rated to the fixed-term role duration
- Employee referral scheme
- Free on-site parking
Leading Edge Aviation is a firmly established pilot training academy with a fresh approach and an emphasis on holistic training. Offering the highest standards of regulatory technical training, students also benefit from a comprehensive professional and personal development curriculum to enhance non-technical skills. This is delivered through ‘The Whole Pilot®’ Approach, which focuses on developing diverse abilities that go beyond just technical proficiency.
Based at London Oxford Airport and Alhama, Southern Spain with a commitment to holistic pilot development, Leading Edge Aviation offers a range of modular and integrated training programmes, including the innovative LEAP (Leading Edge Airline Preparation) course; a full-time integrated course with BSc degree (UK only) and a comprehensive graduate airline selection preparation workshop. Facilities at both locations support a comprehensive educational experience, combining modern aircraft and simulators, advanced learning technologies, and a vibrant student living environment.
