Army Armoury Storekeeper, Mrtc

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Reference number:

Salary:

- £19,770
Job grade:

• Industrial

- Skillzone 2
Contract type:

• Permanent
  Business area:
• MOD
• Army
• Mission Ready Training Centre (MRTC)
  Type of role:
• Industrial
• Logistics
• Other
  Working pattern:
• Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
  Number of jobs available:
• 1Contents

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About the job

Benefits:

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Location

• The Mission Ready Training Centre, Bassingbourn Barracks, Royston, Cambridgeshire, SG8 5LX.About the job

Job summary:

• The Mission Ready Training Centre (MRTC) is part of the Army Collective Training Group and is responsible for assuring the directed training of both individual soldiers and formed units deploying on Operations within the UK and worldwide. After being closed for several years, Bassingbourn Barracks is undergoing a complete modernisation to accommodate MRTC and numerous smaller lodger units. The MRTC is a mix of Army personnel (both Regular and Reserve) and Civil Servants.
• Your role as an Armoury Storekeeper 1 will be to support the Quartermaster's department in ensuring all MRTC held weapons are managed and controlled in accordance with legislation and policy, to support MRTC in completing its mission.
• This vacancy is advertised at 37 hours per week

Job description:

• Do you want to work within a dynamic and rewarding operationally focused environment, that offers a wide range of additional opportunities and benefits?
• The Armoury Storekeeper 1 position is an essential role within the MRTC Quartermasters Dept, responsible for the management and control of unit weapons

Person specification:

• Key Areas of Responsibility:
• 1. Assist in the management of and the day to day running of the armoury.
• 2. Issuing and receipting weaponry and equipment to personnel.
• 3. Ensuring all weaponry and equipment is clean and serviceable.
• 4. Issue / receipt of stores.
• 5. Ensuring all equipment loaned to outside units is correctly monitored.
• 6. Liaising with the MRTC Armourers to keep all weaponry and equipment serviceable.
• 7. Assisting the CQMS Armoury with the preparation of weapons for transportation to training locations.
• 8. Maintaining documentation for stores accounting and auditing.
• 9. Assisting the Duty Officer with daily and weekly checks.
• This post requires a degree of physical ability as you will be expected to lift and carry weapons, boxes of ancillaries and equipment around the armoury (also load / offload vehicles), and place / retrieve items and boxes from shelving that may be above head height. In accordance with HSE guidance, the recommended maximum manual handling weight that applicants can expect to lift is men (25kg) and women (16kg).This post will involve on occasions working outside of the core hours, so a degree of flexibility is required. (This may require the need to work on evenings, weekends, Bank Holidays or outside Core hours. Overtime pay or time off in lieu will be granted).
• Training
• Training

will be provided in post on the use of the current inventory management information system

• Management of the Joint Deployed Inventory (MJDI)

Licences:

• Full Driving Licence
• CAT B essential;
• CAT C, C+E and Forklift desirable.
  Behaviours:We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service
• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together

Benefits:

Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
Highly competitive Civil Service pension scheme
Alternative working practices
25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years' service
In addition to 8 public holidays per year you will also receive leave for HM The Queen's birthday
Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
On-site gymnasium (for a small monthly fee for membership of Civil Service Sports Club)
Cycle Loan (Advance on Salary)
Defence Sports & Recreational Association (DSRA)
Defence Discount Service

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

Please note:
Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.

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.

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