Warehouse Operative

**Job description**

Are you looking for a challenging and interesting opportunity? If so, Defence Munitions (DM) Beith has the perfect position for you to join the team as a Warehouse Operative.
Defence Munitions receives stores, maintains & issues a wide range of munitions that is used by the UK armed forces to train, protect, and serve anywhere in the world.
We work as an important part of the wider Ministry of Defence (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 complexweapons systems.
As a Warehouse Operative, you will work on a variety of tasks related to Defence Munitions, ranging from: receipting, to storage issuing and managing our inventory. You will also have opportunities to work on IT Support and other associated administrative tasks,all to ensure our armed forced are correctly supported and supplied in a timely and effective fashion.

We strongly recommend tailoring your CV in line with our **CV guidance** before applying, with specific sections to highlight Key Achievements, Relevant Experience, and Applied Skills & Knowledge.

**About the role**

***As a Warehouse Operative you will be required to work as part of a fast-moving stores team, who is capable of being flexible in their role and works well in a fast-paced environment.

You will be required to operate a range of manual handling equipment such as fork-lift trucks, cranes, and other lifting/moving equipment.
Your key responsibilities include:

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

**Please note**:
You will need to hold a Full UK driving licence, (with a maximum of 6 points) you will be expected to drive to different warehouses located on the depot site.

Complete Weapons Ordnance Munitions & Explosives (WOME) National Operations Standard (NOS) portfolio within 18 months of starting post.

**Person specification**
- Organisational skills with the ability to work in a pressurised, customer-focused environment to tight timescales, while remaining positive and focused on delivery
- Holder of a full UK driving licence (with a maximum of 6 penalty points)
- Previous experience of operating manual handling equipment using hand tools/wood working equipment although full training can and will be provided

In addition to the responsibilities above, the following technical competencies and behaviours will be assessed at interview:
**Behaviours**
- Managing a quality service - CSBC2
- Working together - CSBC2

**Technical Competencies**
- Distribution and Warehousing - Awareness
- Customer Service - Awareness

**Benefits**:
We're pleased to offer a generous benefits package to support everything from your work-life balance to your bank balance, including:

- 25 days’ holiday a year, plus 1 day a year up to 30 days, 8 bank holidays and a day off for the King’s birthday
- A market-leading employer pension contribution of around 27 percent, an annual performance-based bonus, and recognition awards
- Flexible and hybrid working wherever possible, to support your work-life balance (though some attendance to the stated site is required)
- Access to specialist training and funded professional qualifications, with plenty of opportunities and support for progression
- A huge range of discounts including retail, sports, leisure, restaurants, gifts, days out, holidays, cinema, motoring, insurance, health care, gym memberships, and more
- Up to six days of paid leave a year for volunteering
- Enhanced maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave schemes, offering 100% pay for 26 weeks (after a qualifying period)
- We champion a diverse and inclusive environment, where everyone can be themselves and give their best. We believe that by harnessing the power of different ideas, experiences, and perspectives, we can achieve our ambitions, together. If you have a disabilityor additional need that requires accommodation, please let us know.