National AI Awards 2025Discover AI's trailblazers! Join us to celebrate innovation and nominate industry leaders.

Nominate & Attend

Equipment & Logistics Manager

Skyports
Westcott
4 months ago
Applications closed

Related Jobs

View all jobs

Internal Account Manager

Graduate Sales & Business Management Trainee

Graduate Sales & Business Management Trainee

Graduate Sales & Business Management Trainee

Graduate Sales & Business Management Trainee

Internal Parts Sales Representative

START YOUR NEXT CAREER CHAPTER WITH SKYPORTS

Skyports is redefining how goods and services are transported around the world through cutting-edge drone technology. Our team is growing, and we are looking for a skilled Equipment and Logistics Manager to join us at our Westcott hangar, ensuring our operations run efficiently and seamlessly.

This role is critical in supporting our flight operations team by managing equipment, logistics, and site facilities. If you thrive in a hands-on, fast-paced environment and enjoy taking ownership of projects, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

What a day in the life looks like:

  • Inventory Management
    Managing spare parts inventory at the Westcott Innovation Centre, tagging and tracking incoming equipment, and ensuring the correct storage of drones, payloads, and accessories.
  • Logistics Coordination
    Packing and shipping aircraft and equipment to project sites, handling customs paperwork, liaising with logistics providers, and following up on shipments.
  • Vehicle Management
    Overseeing Skyports’ vehicles, including MOTs, servicing, and managing hire car handovers and operational readiness.
  • Maintenance Oversight
    Supporting maintenance scheduling across the fleet, managing defect logs, and ensuring compliance with OEM maintenance standards.
  • Site Management
    Ensuring the Westcott site meets health and safety standards, maintaining site facilities, and organising equipment storage and layout.
  • Procurement and Vendor Management
    Working with the flight operations team to identify equipment needs, managing budgets, and maintaining vendor relationships.
  • Training and Compliance
    Providing equipment training, maintaining safety documentation, and collaborating with the safety team on risk assessments and ISO compliance tasks.

This is based in Westcott, Aylesbury and is on-site 5 days a week.

Requirements

HOW CAN I BE PART OF THE TEAM

We need someone with a strong attention to detail, excellent organisational skills, and a passion for supporting cutting-edge operations.

Does this sound like you?

  • Experience in equipment or inventory management, ideally in aviation, drone operations, or another technical field but not essential.
  • Strong organisational and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
  • Excellent communication skills for liaising with team members, suppliers, and OEMs.
  • Familiarity with health and safety standards and compliance requirements.
  • Knowledge of freight logistics and vehicle management is desirable.
  • A proactive, hands-on approach to improving systems and processes.

If this is you, apply today to start your journey with Skyports.

Benefits

WHATS IN IT FOR ME

Working with Skyports is different. As well as our standout culture, the work you achieve is in groundbreaking, making a difference and helping us all to be better people in the world we live.

If that wasn’t enough, we are a growing business. We have achieved a lot in a short space of time so you get to join at a time where you can influence, shape and define what the future of Skyports looks like.

We still offer:

o   Competitive salaries

o   Pension

o   Amazing attitude to taking holidays throughout the year with generous allowances

o   A social work attitude with flexible hybrid options

o   A strong brand identity which you will be awarded with from Day 1.

National AI Awards 2025

Subscribe to Future Tech Insights for the latest jobs & insights, direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service.

Industry Insights

Discover insightful articles, industry insights, expert tips, and curated resources.

UAV Jobs Salary Calculator 2025: Work Out Your True Worth in Seconds

Why last year’s pay survey already misleads UK drone professionals Ask a BVLOS Pilot stitching flight plans over the Irish Sea, a Drone Data Analyst crunching multispectral crop imagery, or an Avionics Engineer debugging quad‑rotor ESCs at midnight: “Am I earning what I deserve?” The honest answer drifts faster than a geofence breach. Since early 2024 the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) introduced sandbox corridors for beyond‑visual‑line‑of‑sight operations, Network Rail signed a multi‑million‑pound inspection contract, & the UK’s Future Flight Challenge pumped an extra £105 million into autonomous‑air‑mobility trials. Each shock nudges salary bands. A salary guide printed in 2024 is already a fossil — blind to the surge in middle‑mile drone logistics, the Highlands’ offshore wind survey boom, or the police drones standard now mandating dual‑thermal payloads. To replace guesswork with evidence, UAVJobs.co.uk has distilled a transparent three‑factor formula. Plug in your discipline, UK region & seniority; you’ll see a realistic 2025 baseline — no stale averages, no fuzzy “competitive” labels. This article unpacks the formula, spotlights six forces inflating UAV pay, & sets out five practical moves to boost your market value inside ninety days.

How to Present UAV Solutions to Non-Technical Audiences: A Public Speaking Guide for Job Seekers

Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, are revolutionising industries—from agriculture and infrastructure to emergency response and environmental monitoring. But as UAVs become more advanced, so does the need to clearly explain what they do, how they work, and why they matter to people outside the engineering world. Whether you're applying for a UAV pilot role, drone software engineer position, regulatory consultant, or operations manager, your ability to present UAV technology and applications to non-technical audiences is a skill that UK employers are increasingly testing in interviews. This guide will help you structure your presentation, simplify technical content, design clear visuals, and confidently respond to common stakeholder questions—so you can stand out in interviews and lead effectively on the job.

UAV Jobs UK 2025: 50 Companies Hiring Now

Bookmark this guide – refreshed every quarter – so you always know who’s really growing their drone and unmanned‑aviation teams. A new CAA sandbox for BVLOS flights, the Future Flight Challenge’s £300 million tranche and booming demand for aerial data are driving a record year for UK UAV hiring in 2025. Employers need platform engineers, flight‑control software developers, remote‑pilots, payload specialists, geospatial analysts, U‑space safety experts & regulatory consultants right now. Below are 50 organisations that have posted UK‑based UAV vacancies or announced head‑count growth during the past eight weeks. They’re grouped into five quick‑scan categories. For each company you’ll find: Main UK hub Example live or recent vacancy Why it’s worth a look – technology focus, culture, mission Search any employer on UAVJobs.co.uk to see live adverts, or set up a free alert so brand‑new openings land straight in your inbox.