Test and Measuring Equipment Cell Store Keeper

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference in a Defence role? Test and Measuring Equipment (TME) is essential within the aviation engineering environment to ensure that related tools and components are maintained to strict tolerances and specifications in order to generate safe, compliant, and available aircraft and airfield support services.

The Test and Measuring Equipment Control (TMEC) Storekeeper is responsible for the efficient operation of TMEC Stores, meaning you will be in control of circa 12000-line items and charged with recording all transactions associated with items of TME in support of RAF Coningsby Typhoon aircraft on base and global operations.

This can be a demanding position in a busy environment, and candidates must be able to prove that they can perform well under pressure and within set guidelines. It is a physical post where you will be responsible to OC TMEC for the movement and progression of fragile, valuable and heavy equipment; correctly packing and dispatching items of TME to the appropriate agencies for repair or calibration. You will be expected to undertake Logistic Civilian Foundation and Accounting Courses.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

As a TMEC Storekeeper you will be responsible to OC TMEC for:

• Correctly packaging and dispatching items of TME to the appropriate agencies for calibration, direct exchange or returns including, Surplus to Requirements (STR) and Unserviceable (U/S) repair and scrap.
• Unpacking received equipment and taking the appropriate supply actions where required, for defective packaging and damaged equipment.
• Acting as the point of contact for receiving/issuing/loan of TME for/from calibration or repair, from inventory holders or their representative.
• Ensuring the correct inventory action is taken upon issue and receipt of TME with the relevant voucher details.
• Ensure that the MJDI records of TME held forward on inventories are reconciled.
• Liaising with the TMEC Controllers for the supply aspects of the issue and receipt of TME.
• Act as the nominated TMEC Fuels and Lubricants (FLAP) Custodians; applying strict control measures to maintain the good husbandry of the storage area as well as the integrity and quality of the in-use FLAP products.

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.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

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

Candidates will be required to provide a Personal Statement (500 words max).

At sift, you will be assessed against your CV and Personal Statement and the following Behaviours:

• Managing a Quality Service
• Communication and Influencing
• Working Together

In the event of a high number of applications, the sift will be conducted on CV and Personal Statement only.

At interview, you will be assessed against the following Behaviours:

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Managing a Quality Service
• Communication and Influencing
• Working Together

Applications will be sifted within 2 weeks of the vacancy closing date with interviews conducted in the weeks following.

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.