About the job

Job summary

29 Squadron’s Mission is to Deliver RAF Combat Air Power and train all Typhoon multi-role pilots and engineers, capable of operating the aircraft in all combat environments.

The Squadron also provides: Capability and support to Typhoon operations worldwide;

Quick Reaction Alert (QRA), aircraft and crews at a high state of readiness 24 hours a day, 365 days a year in defence of UK airspace; International Defence Training; and the RAF Typhoon Display Team.

As the largest Typhoon Squadron on the force, our primary routine activity comprises Operational training sorties for Typhoon trainee aircrew and staff pilots. This is underpinned by an enabling maintenance regime, encompassing both corrective and preventative maintenance activities. To support this, the 29 Squadron Tool Stores or ‘Issuing Centre’ functions as the centralised secure hold for all maintenance tools, from Test and Measuring Equipment to on aircraft handheld tools. It is the first level within an effective tool control system and is essential to ensuring legal compliance with orders and the Quality Management System of the organisation.

Within the Issuing Centre, the 29 Squadron Civilian Senior Storekeeper will be employed as a permanent point of contact for all air safety critical procedures for the distribution, control and upkeep of tools required to maintain our aircraft. They will serve as the continuity and will be supported by an AS1 on a rotational basis as Tool Issue Centre Staff.

The working pattern is based on a 37-hour week over an alternating cyclic weekly pattern of day shifts for a 5-day cycle, and a 4-day cycle of evening shifts. Day shift timings are Monday to Thursday 08:00 – 12:00 and 12:30 – 16:30, Friday 08:00 – 13:00. Evening shift timings are Monday to Thursday 16:00 – 20:00 and 20:30 – 01:45. This is subject to amendment with business need.

Job description

The Civilian Senior Storekeeper will be responsible to the 29 Squadron Senior Engineering Officer, through the shift Junior Engineering Officer, to carry out the following tasks in accordance with Military Aviation Authority (MAA) Regulatory Policy:

1. Responsible for the daily operation of the Issuing Centre, including controlling the issue/return of all tools and equipment as well as their maintenance.
2. Providing oversight for equipment inventories and the maintenance of Main Operating Base and deployable hand tools, toolkits and tool tally boards held within 29 Squadron’s Tool Issue Centre.
3. Management of Test and Measuring Equipment including the assurance of regular mandated servicing schedules.
4. Engagement with third party contractors to facilitate the management and control of tools within their area of responsibility.
5. Carrying out regular checks of all tools and equipment to ensure that all items are serviceable and complete. 
6. Prompt reporting of any suspect missing tools, parts thereof, or Test and Measuring Equipment to the shift engineering Rectification Controller.
7. Apply and enforce all appropriate and necessary Health & Safety measures and MAA means of compliance.
8. Responsible for the Duty Aviator during their rotation as Tool Issue Centre Staff, ensuring that they have read and signed their orders during handover/takeover.

Person specification

Essential Criteria

1. Able to work independently, exercise judgement and demonstrate a practical approach to problem solving.
2. Takes pride in providing a high-quality service, with a keen eye of detail and delivering at pace.
3. Proficient in the use of the Microsoft 365 suite and applications such as MS Teams, SharePoint, Planner, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and OneNote.
4. Ability to work as part of an effective team on ad-hoc tasks.
5. Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
6. Highly organised, with good time management skills and the ability to organise and prioritise workloads to maximise productivity.

Desirable Criteria

1. Previous experience within the Defence Air Environment and knowledge of MAA engineering practices.
2. Previous experience with the distribution and control of aircraft tools as well as their maintenance.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £23,310, Ministry of Defence contributes £6,293 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

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

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

Please bring a copy of your CV with you if selected for interview.

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

Candidates will be required to provide a statement of suitability. (750 word max)

At sift, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours: -

• managing a quality service 
• leadership
• making effective decisions

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

• communicating and influencing
• managing a quality service 
• working together

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk .

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.

The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and 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.

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

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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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). 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. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.