Senior Storekeeper within Defence Survive, Evade, Resist, Extract Training Organisation (DSTO)

This skill zone 3 position within Base Supply Flight DSTO supply specialist is directly responsible to Officer Commanding (OC) BSF, RAF St Mawgan, for supporting the DSTO training section by meeting all its supply requirements. This includes ensuring that all equipment and stores are serviceable, readily available, and fit for use by both instructional staff and students.

The post holder is expected to deliver a safe, efficient and professional support service to the training environment. Responsibilities also include the supervision of staff within the scope of their authority, ensuring compliance with Health and Safety legislation and local procedures while maintaining a safe and effective working environment.

Duties also include carrying out duties within the BSF section such as ordering stationary for the units requirements & familiarisation within the Fuels & Lubricants (F&L) area of BSF.

All duties are to be carried out in accordance with relevant Joint Publications (JSP’s), Air Logistic Instructions (ALI’s) JSP 888, Health & Safety legislation, and working instructions.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

To oversee and supervise the AS1 DSTO Stores person, ensuring effective governance and compliance with all relevant Quality Assurance and Air procedures. Ensure all dangerous goods transported by air or road are prepared and dispatched in accordance with current national and international regulations.

Oversee the day-to-day operation of DSTO Stores, including planning, stock management, and the accurate maintenance of the local planning board.

Ensure all stores, equipment, and training assets are available, and issued in a timely manner to support the successful delivery of all DSTO survival courses, both within the UK and overseas.

Ensure the station requirements for stationary are met & working within the F&L area of BSF. This will include working as a competent operator of the Mechanical Transport Fuel Installation (MTFI)

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 sift, candidates will be assessed against the following:

Candidates will be required to complete a Statement of Suitability of no more than 500 words demonstrating their skills and experience relevant to the advertised position.

Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history; qualification details and previous skills and experience.

At interview, candidates will be assessed against the following:

• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing
• Experience

The vacancy is using success profiles and will assess behaviours and experience. Candidates selected for interview will have demonstrated the experience they have in relation to the position applied for, coupled with previous experience working within a Supply environment.

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.