Support Services Team Member

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

- 359323**Salary**:

- £27,028- Plus 600 Recruitment & Retention Allowance**Job grade**:

- Other**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- HMGCC - Corporate & Business Support**Type of role**:

- Other**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 2Contents

Location

About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

Location
- Hanslope, South East England, MK19 7BHAbout the job

**Job summary**:
**Surely it’s just engineers and techy types?**

**Not. Even. Close.**

You will join the Support Services team, using your skills and experience to facilitate the efficient running of HMGCC. With your positive, can-do approach you’ll work on a variety of tasks including delivery driving, office moves and distributing goods to staff.

Your IT skills will be utilised on our Service Desk system where you’ll receive and respond to staff requests.

Don’t worry if you don’t know it all, you’ll be given all the support you need to have the career you want. You can also study towards gaining qualifications.

**Job description**:
**Putting your skills to use**

Using your diverse range of skills within the Support Services team you will:

- Support the administration side of the department including stock control, mail and health and safety.
- Undertake physical tasks such as furniture builds/moves and on site deliveries.
- Respond to formal service requests and issues arriving from the Service Desk tool in a timely manner in accordance with agreed SLA’s ensuring good communication/liaison with customers as appropriate.
- Respond to customer/stakeholder requirements (face to face, written or verbal) in a customer focussed manner.
- Be involved in countrywide driving duties to support the needs of HMGCC.

**Person specification**:
**More About You**

You’ll already have:

- A clean driving licence.
- Experience using Microsoft Office (including Word/Excel/Outlook).
- Manual handling experience.
- Forklift licence or willingness to learn.
- Office administration experience.
- Experience with computerised stock control systems.
- Awareness of Health and Safety.

**Your Personal Skills**

You will be the type of person who:

- Likes to work through problems logically and can draw upon your experience to provide appropriate solutions.
- Likes to work on your own initiative, being able to plan ahead and manage your workload, adapting to changing demands as they arrive.
- Has excellent communication skills; you will enjoy talking to others to find out what they need, providing advice and guidance on a suitable way forward.
- Enjoys working in a small but busy team, supporting each other to achieve goalsTakes pride in delivering the best possible service, even when you are faced with a challenging situation
- Thrives on change and enjoys working in a busy environment where each day will be different.
- Is confident in your ability to do your best, even if under pressure.

**Benefits**:
**What we offer**

Now that we’ve explained a bit about what you will we be doing, here’s what we can offer you:

- 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 after 5 years’ service.
- 8 bank holiday days off in addition to your annual leave.
- 2 ½ additional days leave (set dates through the year).
- Paid overtime or time off in lieu. Your salary is for your contracted hours. If you work more, we believe you should be rewarded for that.
- Lots and lots of training. This can be anything from a ½ day internal course to a distant learning degree. If it’s relevant to your career, we will aim to support you.
- Our pension scheme is Alpha. It’s competitive.
- Sports and social society. Whether it’s classic cars or baking, golf or crafting, we have a society for you.
- 3 days paid leave a year to support a registered charity of your choice.
- Free parking
- Free onsite gym, open 24 hours a day
- Relocation package*
- Affinity groups - whether you are disabled, LGBTQ and/or from an ethnic minority. We provide an inclusive environment and support for everyone.
- ** About HMGCC**

We are HMGCC, the engineering specialists at the heart of the UK’s national security.

We work with the national security community, UK government, academia, private sector partners and international allies to bring engineering ingenuity to the national security mission, creating tools and technologies that drive us ahead and help to protect the nation.

We invest in our people, not only with training but also support throughout your career with us; to allow you to reach your full potential at work, as well as enjoy the work/life balance many aspire to.

To find out more about us and if we’re right for you, please visit our website.

**Equal opportunities**

Inclusion and diversity really matters to us. It's not just about numbers or visible differences.

We’re not looking for any one type of person. We’re looking for talent from all different backgrounds to join our organisation, w