Qm Storekeeper

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 323065**Salary**:

- £21,610- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Industrial- SKILL ZONE 2**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- MOD - Air - Blandford Camp**Type of role**:

- Logistics**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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- BLANDFORD CAMPAbout the job

**Job summary**:
Blandford Garrison Support Unit (BGSU) is a mixed workforce of military and civilian staff. Its primary function is to provide facilities and support services to designated personnel within Blandford Garrison in order to meet the training and operational requirement. This support includes: Welfare, Administration, Security, Engineering, Logistics and Facilities Management. We are a close knit, inclusive team and pride ourselves on being an enjoyable place to work. We encourage feedback at all levels and constantly seek opportunities to make positive changes to the working conditions and our collective outputs.

The QM Storekeeper (Bowman) is a key role within a busy Quartermaster's Department accounting and managing all Bowman equipment within Blandford Garrison.

The key tasks of the Quartermaster Department team within Blandford Garrison is to provide G4 support. This support covers a wide plethora of areas and functions, but the primary function is to provide support to 11 (RSS) Signal Regiment Phase Two and Three training, ensuring all training resources are available from accommodation to stationery and training equipment. In addition to ensuring the training estate is maintained and the correct training equipment is supplied to the instructors, the Quartermasters Department looks after both the Hard and Soft facilities management of all areas contained within the limits of Blandford Garrison.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

**Job description**:
The key task of the QM Storekeeper (Bowman) is to account for and manage the 118 mobile and static BOWMAN training platforms including a large working spares pool. The QM Storekeeper (Bowman) will be required to utilise both MJDI and JAMES accounting and management tools, including all required backloading of unserviceable equipment to the relevant agencies.

The QM Storekeeper (Bowman) will be required to cross train in order to assist other accounts holders, ensuring there is continued support across the department during times of increased activity, leave or sickness.

Act as LERK rep for the QMs dept, ensuring all lifting equipment is checked and maintained prior to use and on a regular schedule, in line with LOLER regulations, including weekly checks on the department forklifts records.

Due to the nature of this position, this post is not suitable for hybrid working.

**Person specification**:
The essential specific professional skills, knowledge or qualifications for the post are as follows:
a) Mandatory MOD Training (training provided)

b) Use of the MJDI system (training provided)

c) Awareness of JAMES (training provided)

d) Forklift licence if practicable (training provided)

e) Manual Handling Training (training provided)

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

- Delivering at Pace
- Managing a Quality Service
- Working Together
- Making Effective Decisions
- Leadership

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £21,610, Ministry of Defence contributes £5,834 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
- Statutory Public Holidays, in addition to 25 days paid holiday per year rising 1 day per year of service to maximum of 30 days after 5 years' service.
- 6 days special leave per year for volunteering activities.
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.M
- Learning and development tailored to your role, with options to gain further and higher education certification and industry recognised vocational qualifications.
- Blandford Camp has a wide selection of retail catering outlets offering refreshments as well as several subsidised staff canteens.
- On-Site Parking
- Gymnasium (contributory membership) with up to date cardiovascular and static weight equipment and Gym classes.
- Blandford Garrison boasts a subsidised cinema showing latest releases.
- Free access to Royal Signal Museum.

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 pos