Warehouse Operative

**Job title**: Warehouse Operative

**Location**: Ashford, Kent

**Company**: QinetiQ Target Systems

**Salary**: Competitive

**Hours**: 37 hour per weeks,

About the role

We are currently recruiting a Warehouse Operative to join QinetiQ Target Systems (QTS) within our Field Services Team. QTS is a wholly owned subsidiary of QinetiQ Group PLC specialising in the design and manufacture of a range of state of the art Unmanned Aerial and Surface Target systems including the world leading Banshee target.

QTS targets are used to enable realistic weapons test and evaluation and operator training in over 40 countries worldwide with QTS providing a complete managed service in over 15 of these countries.

What will I be doing?

You will be assist ing the Equipment and Maintenance Co-ordinator in delivering well ordered, itemised and accountable stores for the Field Services team.

**Duties will include**:
Packing and unpacking of equipment from deployed field operations

Categorisation of equipment serviceable/unserviceable and storing appropriately

Updating of store systems with stock items and appropriate storing those items

Creating appropriate store locations on store systems and in the storage area, with part numbers and descriptions for a number of new locations; Battery room, Parts trollies for deployment etc

Confirmation of stores location and appropriate removal and disposal of obsolete equipment

What do I need?

You will have g ood general warehouse / stores experience, ideally in a field services environment and ideally be forklift driver trained.

**We also ask that you**:
have good IT skills

are able to remain calm under pressure

are an excellent team player who is enthusiastic and committed to the role / team

have a full UK Driving Licence

Domain knowledge of unmanned aerial targets systems including ground, target and control systems would be a distinct advantage.

Why join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

You’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in an diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture here.

Joining QinetiQ offers you an opportunity to work on a broad range of interesting defence-based projects with vast career progression across a global organisation in addition to competitive personal and professional benefits. You’ll receive a highly competitive salary and benefits package: our basic salaries are very attractive as we constantly review what’s happening in the market. The range of benefits that we offer include, adaptive and flexible working, generous holiday entitlements, Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance and much more.

About QinetiQ

As a company of over 6,000 dedicated professionals, we are a world-centre of excellence in research and development and act as a catalyst for fast-track innovation, offering outstanding experimentation facilities, and technical, engineering and scientific expertise. QinetiQ is made up of dedicated experts in defence, aerospace, security and related markets, all working together to explore new ways of protecting what matters most. Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend. Come and find out how you can play a role.