Logistics and General Munitions Support Operative

At Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), we supply and maintain vital equipment and services for the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force. Together, we deliver a vast range of essential defence programmes, and strive for what's next. Because it helps keep our military at the top of their game and our nation safe – for today, and tomorrow.

DE&S has recently been integrated into the National Armaments Director (NAD) Group. The NAD Group brings together key Ministry of Defence (MOD) organisations to unite expertise across science, technology, procurement, infrastructure, and support to provide integrated capabilities faster and more efficiently for our armed forces and our allies. This is an exciting new opportunity to enable better ways of working and empower greater collaboration across Defence. For further information about the NAD Group, please visit: National Armaments Director Group - GOV.UK

We offer 25+ days’ holiday, flexible and hybrid working, enhanced parental leave schemes, shopping discounts, and an exceptional employer pension contribution of 28.97%, to help make work work for you.

For security reasons this role is open to UK nationals only. This role requires you to have lived in the UK for the last 5 years and obtain Security Check (SC) security clearance. Clearance must be obtained without any caveats that prevent you from carrying out the role you’ve been recruited for. If it isn’t obtained, or is obtained but with caveats that prevent you from carrying out the role, any conditional offer made to you will be withdrawn. Obtaining SC security clearance can be a lengthy process, and we reserve the right to withdraw any conditional offer made if the necessary security clearance isn’t obtained within 12 months. We’re unable to offer visa sponsorship.

Are you seeking a challenging and interesting opportunity? Defence Munitions (DM) Beith offers the perfect position, join our team as a Logistics & General Munitions Support Operative.

At DM, we receive, store, maintain, and issue a wide range of munitions used by the UK armed forces to train, protect, and serve globally. We are an integral part of the wider Ministry of Defence (MOD) establishment, supporting, procuring, and supplying our troops with the necessary munitions components, spares, and consumables to maintain and process various complex weapons systems.

You will engage in a variety of tasks related to DM, including receipting, storage, issuing, and inventory management. Additionally, you will have opportunities to work on IT support and other administrative tasks, ensuring our armed forces are correctly supported and supplied in a timely and effective manner.

We will provide you with guidance and training in explosives and non-explosives stores accounting and logistic systems and how to operate a range of manual handling equipment such as fork-lift trucks, cranes, and other lifting/moving equipment. You will find this role is full of variety and will give you opportunities to gain experience in DM, the intricacies of working with these items, and the ways in which we transport our goods around the world.

This position is 100% site-based, with core hours from 07:45 to 16:30 Monday to Thursday and 07:45 to 12:45 on Friday. We also offer a flexible work agreement within the hours of 07:15 to 16:45 Monday to Thursday and 07:15 to 13:00 on Friday.

The work can be physically demanding and often outdoors, in challenging conditions, including poor weather.

Applicants must be over 18 years old to apply due to Explosive Handling Regulations.

Successful candidates will be expected to pass a Mechanical Handling Equipment (MHE) medical before starting the position.

Once in post you will be required to Complete Weapons Ordnance Munitions & Explosives (WOME) National Operations Standard (NOS) portfolio within 18 months.

Join us and be a part of a team that plays a crucial role in supporting our armed forces.

What you’ll be doing

• 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 (MHE).
• 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.
• Once trained, you will be required to operate various pieces of MHE such as a Tow Tractor, Counterbalance, and Side loader.

Please note:

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

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

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Your application will go through the following stages of assessment:

• Pre-sift - We will check your application to ensure that you meet any essential or eligibility criteria that are listed in the Person Specification section of this advert. On your CV, please clearly show how you meet the essential criteria.
• Sift - Your CV will be assessed against the following categories, using a simple numerical scoring system: Key Achievements; Relevant Experience; Applied Knowledge and Skills. Please follow our guidance on CV writing for best chance of success.
• Interview - If you're invited to interview, you will be assessed against the following:
• CV Review
• Core Behaviour 1
• Core Behaviour 2
• Technical Competencies

Please Note: In the event of a tied score at interview, the Order of Merit will be distinguished based on the ranking of the assessed behaviours and competencies below:

• 1st: Core Behaviour 1
• 2nd: Core Behaviour 2
• 3rd: Technical Competencies
• 4th: CV Review

In the event of a further tie using the method above, we reserve the right to utilise the Lead criteria, and/or an additional assessment. Please note for this specific assessment, the Lead Criteria will be:

• Organisational skills with the ability to work in a pressurised environment

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview.

If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance you should contact department via email (NAD-Recruitment-Complaints@mod.gov.uk.) If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Recruitment Complaints - Civil Service Commission

Offering at a lower level

If you’re not successful at interview, we may offer you a role at a lower level if this is a match for your skills and experience. If this applies to your application, you’ll be scored against criteria for the lower-level role and offers will be made in merit order. If you accept this position, you’ll be able to take advantage of opportunities to develop your career as part of our team.

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