Warehouse Operative

5 months ago


Gosport, United Kingdom Defence Equipment & Support Full time

**Are you a teamplayer with warehousing or stock management experience? Interested to learn more about the fascinating world of Defence?**

We have an exciting opportunity for a Logistics and General Munitions (GM) Support Operative, based at our Defence Munitions (DM) Gosport site.

As a Logistics and GM Support 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 Forces are correctly supported and supplied in a timely and effective fashion.

You’ll be part of a team within one of two distinct roles:

- The first role is in our Logistics team, where you’ll be ensuring that all issues and receipts of stores are thoroughly checked, confirming all operations are carried out in a safe manner and assisting with logistics, storage, and planning activities to ensure that customers’ requirements are met on time.
- Our second role is in the General Munitions department, where you’ll be making sure that munitions and explosives are handled in a safe and efficient manner, maintaining a high standard of housekeeping within the explosives processing facilities, and completing non-intrusive processing tasks as required onboard HM Ships & Submarines and other military establishments.

You’ll normally work under supervision and ultimately have a degree of competence in all facets of the General Munitions Processing including examination, repair, packing and also including the use of IT systems. In this role you’ll be multi-skilled, operating a variety of Mechanical Handling Equipment (MHE), vehicles, cranes, lifting equipment and be proficient in the use of hand tools after training.

We are looking for a dynamic, self-motivated hard working and organised individuals who can work well as part of a team in a pressurised customer focused environment to tight timescales. We will train you to be knowledgeable in explosive and non-explosive inventory and warehousing, who can readily engage with a wide level of stakeholders. The standard hours for the position are 37 per week, Monday - Thursday 07:30 - 16:15, and Friday 07:30 - 12:30. Once your probation is completed, you’ll also be able to opt into our flexi-time system.

Above all, you will need to be accountable and diligent about safety processes and procedures to closely follow the guidance that means ammunition and explosives are handled in a safe, effective, and consistent way.

Applicants are required to have lived in the UK for the last 5 years, and to be able to gain Security Clearance without any caveats or Residency Waivers.

**Responsibilities**
- When processing, adhere to production schedules/targets with due regard to safety, time, cost and quality.
- Conduct packing, repacking and marking activities (painting and remarking of ammunition containers to required specification detailed in the relevant Ammunition Working Drawing.
- Ensure all palletised loads are prepared and documented in accordance with the relevant Unit Load Specification (ULS).
- Handle munitions and explosives in a safe and efficient manner.
- Carry out before, during and after pre-use checks on Mechanical Handling Equipment.
- Assist with all logistics and storage activities to ensure that customers’ requirements are met on time and in full, this may include working on-board Her Majesty’s Ships and other military establishments.

**Person specification**
- Basic understanding of IT systems
- Working within a team

It would also be great if you can demonstrate any of the following desirable criteria:

- Experience in Mechanical Handling (training will be provided)

In addition to the responsibilities above, the following technical competences and behaviours will be assessed at interview:

- Customer Service - Awareness
- Distribution and Warehousing - Awareness
- Working together
- Delivering at pace

**Benefits**
- 25 days’ annual leave +1 day a year up to 30 days, 8 bank holidays and a day off for the King’s birthday
- Flexible and hybrid working wherever possible, to support your work-life balance (though some attendance to the stated site is required)
- Market-leading employer pension contribution of around 27%
- Annual performance-based bonus and recognition awards
- Access to specialist training and funded professional qualifications
- Support for progression
- Huge range of discounts
- Volunteering days
- Enhanced parental leave schemes

**Further Information**

More information can be found below:
**Selection Process Details**

1. Pre-sift - We will check that you meet any essential or eligibility criteria that are listed in the Person Specification section of this advert. On your CV, please clearly show how you meet the essential criteria.

2. Sift - Your CV will be assessed against the following categories, using a simple numerical scoring system: Key


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