Army - Armoury Storekeeper

Army Training Centre Pirbright (ATC(P)), a dynamic and fast-paced military training environment. You will play a key role in supporting the operational effectiveness of the unit by ensuring the efficient management and distribution of equipment and supplies.

Responsible for delivering high quality, customer focused logistics support to both Permanent Staff and Recruits, as well as lodger units. This role is vital to maintaining the readiness and functionality of the training centre.

Responsible for the issuing and receipt of weapons and associate parts in accordance with current regulations and standing orders, whilst ensuring the security of all weapons and associated parts within the central armoury.

Main Role Responsibilities:

• Issuing and Receiving - Manage the issuing and receipt of weapons and associated parts in strict accordance with current regulations and standing orders.
• Security - Ensure the security of all weapons and associated parts within the central armoury, adhering to current regulations and local standing orders.
• Logistics - Oversee the delivery and collection of weapons to and from the armourer's shop.
• Fault Logging and Repairs - Log weapon faults and initiate the repair procedure promptly.
• Inventory Checks - Assist with registered numbers checks on weapons to maintain accurate records.
• Health and Safety - Maintain the workplace and environment in compliance with current Health and Safety Regulations for both colleagues and visitors.
• Storage - Ensure the correct storage of all weapons and associated parts.
• Training Support - Provide overtime support for training outputs, subject to authorisation.
• On-Call Duties - Be available on call to ensure security compliance, subject to authorisation.
• Rota-Based Scheduling - This position operates on a structured rota system to ensure consistent support across operational hours. Post holders are required to fulfil their contracted hours through a flexible shift pattern, which may include early mornings, late evenings, weekends, and public holidays, depending on operational needs as directed by the Chain of Command.
• Training Assurance - Ensure all training requiring armoury support is conducted without failure.
• JAMES Expertise - Act as the subject matter expert for the Joint Asset Management and Engineering Solutions (JAMES) system, ensuring equipment care is managed correctly in line with policy and compliance.
• Task Flexibility - Carry out duties commensurate with the appointment and MOD CS grade required by Line Manager or Chain of Command.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

At the application stage, you will be assessed against the following criteria, listed in priority order:

• Behaviour - Delivering at Pace
• CV details to include job history

Where a large number of applications are received, an initial sift may be conducted against Delivering at Pace only. The remaining evidence submitted at the application stage will be assessed only if you are successful at this initial sift.

At interview stage, you will be assessed against the following criteria, listed in priority order:

• Experience
• Behaviour - Working Together
• Behaviour - Managing a Quality Service

Application sifting will be scheduled to take place within 7 days of the application closing date. Interview dates are to be confirmed and will be held in person. We endeavour to keep to these time frames, but these are subject to change around business needs.

Further information:

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category, and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system.

Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.

The Ministry of Defence adopts a zero-tolerance approach to unacceptable behaviours, which includes bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination, and victimisation. You will not be eligible and will not be considered for this post if you have been dismissed from a role for such unacceptable behaviours within the last five years. This will also apply if you resign or otherwise leave a role but, because of an adverse decision, would have been dismissed for gross misconduct had you continued in that employment. Pre-employment checks will be carried out.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.