Operations Specialist Job Swansea area,Wales UK,Security

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INITIAL ANNUAL PAY

As an RAF Operations Specialist, you will be at the front of military Air & Space Operations, protecting the UK and supporting missions globally. You'll work as part of a team making real-time decisions that have a direct impact on national security. This is a role where every day is different and what you do really matters.

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Operations Specialists deliver Air and Space Power through three dynamic career pathways:
Flight Operations, Air Defence, and Space Operations. This can mean working in control centres, aerodrome operations and space operations facilities.

Typical roles include:

Being part of the team that keeps military aircraft flying, supporting missions from routine operations to real-world deployments.

Supporting the UK's air defence and Quick Reaction Alert Fighter Jets.

Monitoring and identifying aircraft in UK and international airspace.

Detecting ballistic missile launches and hostile threats from space.

Planning missions, operational support and command and control functions

Requirements at a glance

Be aged 16 – 47 years old (Must attest before 48th birthday)

As a minimum, you will need 2 GCSEs (or acceptable equivalents including Functional Skills) at Grade 4/C or Scottish National 5 at Grade C in English Language and Mathematics/Application of Maths

You will need to meet specific Nationality and Residency criteria. Please see full details in the Entry Requirements section below

Commit minimum 3 years post Phase Two Training

You must be aged 16 – 47 years old (Must attest before 48th birthday)

Applicants must also read all of the sections below and make sure they meet all entry requirements before submitting an application.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS NATIONALITY & RESIDENCY FITNESS REQUIREMENTS HEALTH REQUIREMENTS BACKGROUND CHECKS DISQUALIFYING FACTORS

If you don’t have any of the above, you might still be able to apply. For more information please contact us.

Visit Air Traffic Control for a day

If you pass the Aptitude Test for this role, you will have the opportunity of attending a Realistic Job Preview (RJP) at RAF Shawbury. This will be a one day event where you will be able to take a look around Air Traffic Control, speak with instructors and gain more of an insight into the role.

This is not mandatory and your recruiter will be able to provide you with more information once your application has reached the correct stage.

CAREER, TRAINING & EDUCATION

At any level or position your personal success is vital to make us succeed too. We are dedicated to your future, as it is essential to ours. You will receive basic and specialist training in your field and we even provide the option to pay for your education. The experience you gain with the RAF will equip you to work at the top of your field, both in the UK and overseas.

Phase one training

Basic Recruit training

10 weeks

RAF Halton

Phase one training

Basic Recruit training 10 weeks RAF Halton Your career will start with the Basic Recruit Training Course (BRTC) at RAF Halton in Buckinghamshire.

Phase two training

Specialist training

9 weeks

RAF Shawbury

Phase two training

Specialist training 9 weeks RAF Shawbury Your Phase 2 training takes place at RAF Shawbury on the Air & Space Operations Specialist Course (ASOSC).

First tour

Specialist training

Ongoing

As assigned

First tour Specialist training Ongoing As assigned Your first tour will provide valuable operational experience in one of the core Operations Specialist pathways.

Your career prospects

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