Storekeeper - Navy Aviation

Job ID:

5651786

Location:

Portsmouth, South East England, England

Published:

Today

Salary 20049 GBP

Company

Ministry of Defence

Website

www.mod.gov.me

Headquarters

Podgorica, Montenegro

CEO

Revenue

Unknown / Non-Applicable

Type

Government

Sector

Founded

Job Description

Details

Reference number

284294

Salary

£20,049

Job grade

Industrial

SKILL ZONE 2

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

MOD - Navy - 1710 Naval Air Squadron

Type of role

Logistics

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Number of jobs available

Contents

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About the job

Benefits

Things you need to know

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Location

Portsmouth

About the job

Job summary

Do you have a background in Stores or Logistics?
Do you work well as part of a team and communicate well with others, sharing ideas to solve problems and finding solutions to challenges as they arise?

1710 Naval Air Squadron delivers a range of specialist aircraft support capabilities on behalf of Fleet Commander and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff to recover, enhance and sustain tri-service aircraft. The unit achieves this through deployable aircraft structural repair teams, the design and development of modifications to deliver emergent safety and operational requirements and the provision of essential reactive airworthiness advice across all elements of materials integrity. Could you bring your Logistical expertise to our experienced and diverse team and play a part in supporting our armed services? If so 1710 NAS wants to hear from you.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

It is vital our Armed Forces receive reactive logistical support to enable them to maximise their capabilities. As part of the Logistics team you will be a focal point for all store’s enquiries within the Squadron. Providing access to equipment and working towards solutions in provisioning of stores, enabling our armed forces to achieve output at readiness.
You will be required to issue and receipt all commodities to and from Squadron stores. Prepare and package the items, maintaining supporting documentation and records via the supply computer system, MJDI and track packages due in and out from the Squadron using the VITAL tracking system. Your assistance will be required often at short notice to support high profile Repair team deployments.

Person specification

The post holder will hold a Government Procurement Card to process Local Purchase Orders which will involve liaising with industry and MoD Delivery Teams to meet customer demands.
Working in an enabling section, your role will be to provide support to all other Departments and Sections within 1710 NAS. To do this there will be a requirement to conduct Dangerous Goods Consignments for Squadron Repair Teams. Some experience of DG would be advantageous.
In addition to a Logistics background, if you have the training, skills, interest or experience in any of the following areas, then 1710 NAS wants to hear from you:

Full Driving Licence
Forklift Training
MJDI
Dangerous Goods
VITAL Tracking System

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Seeing the Big Picture
Making Effective Decisions
Leadership
Working Together
Developing Self and Others
Delivering at Pace

Benefits

We'll provide a great range of benefits including:

Excellent learning and development
Pension
A competitive salary
Onsite gym
Generous annual leave
Flexible working
Onsite parking

Our Ethos:
We embrace diversity and promote equality of opportunity. There is a Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS) for individuals with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The post does not offer relocation expenses

External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six month probation period.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

Please note: Interview travel expenses will not be reimbursed.

Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/

MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey – we may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment by 31st December 2022. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours and Experience. Please refer to the attached Applicants Guide for further details.

Candidates will be required to complete a Statement of Suitability of no more than 500 words. Please provide experience relevant to the role.

Applications will be assessed following the closing date and if successful at the sift stage, you will be invited to interview.

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.

The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Medical

Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name :

Mrs Mandie King

Email :

mandie.king537@mod.gov.uk

Recruitment team :