Job Description

Salary

£17,931 per annum (plus benefits).

Contract type

Fixed Term

Length of employment

12 Months

Number of posts

4

Summary

Join an integral part of the UK’s Defence and play your part in the procurement and in-service support of all our armed forces’ equipment, from fighter jets, armoured vehicles, submarines and aircraft carriers, to clothing, food, and ammunition. If you have the pride, passion and commitment to be part of an exciting organisation at the forefront of supporting our country’s armed forces deliver on operations at home and abroad, then apply online now!

Job description

Defence Munitions Receive Store Maintain & Issue (RSMI) a wide range of munitions used by the UK armed forces to train protect and serve all over the world. Defence Munitions staff work closely with DE&S project teams and front-line commanders in order to ensure our troops have the required items at the right time. We work as an important part of the wider MOD establishment that supports, procures and supplies our troops, providing them with a range of munitions components, spares and consumables required to maintain and process various complex weapons systems.

As a WOME (Weapons, Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives). Logistics Operative, you will work on a range of tasks related to Defence Munitions, ranging from, receipting, storage issuing and managing our inventory. You will also have opportunities to work on a range of associated documentation and IT Support, all to ensure that our armed forced are correctly supported and supplied in a timely and effective fashion.

Responsibilities

As a multi skilled individual you will be required to work as part of a fast-moving stores team capable of being flexible, you will also be required to operate a range of manual handling equipment such as Fork-lift trucks, cranes and other lifting/moving equipment. This role is mainly based in our warehouse areas in a tasking basis when required. Above all you will be required to be passionate about safety and process, closely following guidance and procedures allowing ammunition and explosives to be stored and handled in a safe, effective and consistent fashion.

We are looking for a dynamic, self-motivated hard working and organised individual who can work well as part of a team in a pressurised customer focused environment to tight timescales. Knowledgeable in explosive and non-explosive inventory and warehousing, you will work towards becoming a practitioner who can readily engage with a wide level of stakeholders.

Key duties will be:

* Handle munitions and explosives in a safe and efficient manner.
* Ensure compliance with current Safe Handling Instructions.
* Carry out before, during and after pre-use checks on Mechanical Handling Equipment.
* Maintain a high standard of security, cleanliness and housekeeping within the explosives storage and processing facilities.
* Assist with all logistics and storage activities to ensure that customers’ requirements are met on time and in full.
* Check all routine and/or priority receipts and issues are thoroughly checked paperwork or computer records are correctly completed.
* Monitor explosives safety including maintaining explosives limits and environmental conditions within the explosives processing facilities.
* Ensure all palletised loads are prepared and documented in accordance with the relevant Unit Load Specification.

Given the nature of the role, you will be trained up to be a practitioner who has the ability to readily engage with a wide range of working level stakeholders, including the management team and the military personnel you support.

It should be noted that:

* Work is often undertaken in unusually difficult or challenging environments such as outside in poor weather or working at heights and within confined spaces with materials such as explosives or live ammunition. Given this, a safety conscious approach that embraces a responsible way of working is essential.
* Due to Explosive Regulations, applicants must be of 18 Years old to apply.

What you will be assessed against

To be found successful you must demonstrate the following essential criteria:

• You are an organised individual who can work in a pressurised, customer-focused environment to tight timescales, while remaining positive and focused on delivery.
• IT Proficient – There will be a range of bespoke computer systems you will need to use.
• Full UK driving licence.

It would benefit your application should be able to demonstrate the following desirable criteria:

• Previous experience of operating manual handling equipment using hand tools/wood working equipment, would be an advantage although for the right individual full training can and will be provided.

If you are invited to an interview, you will be assessed against the following technical competencies:

• Distribution and Warehousing
• Customer Service

If you are invited to an interview, you will be assessed against the following behaviours:

• Managing a quality service
• Working together

What’s in it for you?

You will receive a generous benefits package including market leading employer pension contributions of around 21% of your salary (not including any personal contribution), annual bonuses, a flexible working pattern to fit you where possible, 25 days holiday +1 additional day every year you work up to 30 days with opportunity for movement and promotion. Parking is available both on and off site.

Find out more about what we offer by clicking here or by using ‘The Little Book of Big Benefits’ booklet PDF at the bottom of this page.

Applicants should be aware that any move across the Civil Service may have implications on an employee’s ability to carry on claiming childcare vouchers.

About your team

The Integrated Logistics (iLog) Function is the integrating Function for Support within DE&S, responsible for the development, management and delivery of in-service support for our front-line command customers. The iLog Function consists of around 2,900 personnel, both civil servants and military, and with a wide range of disciplines ranging from operations management and supply chain management, technical through-life support and logistics delivery, to modelling and analysis.

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How to Apply

Job Types: Temporary. Job Tags: Beith, Defence, Logistics and Warehouse Operative, and Temp work. Salaries: Less than 20,000.

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