About the job

Job summary

DE&S Deca is a specialist part of Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) tasked with supporting a vast range of defence avionics, electronics and components to provide high-quality, cost effective support to the UK Armed Forces. We have a rich heritage as the MOD’s in house repair, maintenance, overhaul and upgrade service provider by offering innovative solutions to guarantee best value for Defence.

The role will require you to carry out Logistic and warehousing within DE&S deca warehouses. To ensure all work areas are supplied with relevant equipment, goods and support within a logistical framework.

Being mindful of the scrutiny on public sector pay Public Sector and in accordance with Civil Service Terms and Conditions, salary on appointment is normally at the minimum point of the salary range and this should therefore be the expectation. Existing Civil Servants will be appointed in line with the normal Civil Service pay rules.

Job description

1. Receiving and receipting goods including unloading of vehicles, using correct Manual Handling Equipment (MHE), Documentation, Risk assessments and Procedures.

2. Dispatch of goods including packing and loading of vehicles using correct Manual Handling Equipment (MHE), Documentation and Procedures.

3. Manual and Electronic accounting with MOD computer systems. (MJDI – Tri-service MOD accounting system, JAMES – Army asset tracking system, LITS – RAF asset tracking system, VITAL – MOD parcel tracking system, BEAVER – Calibration receipt/production/dispatch system, BAAN – DE&S Deca local computer system).

4. Storing and locating of goods (including hazardous goods and chemicals) within the relevant work areas, while using relevant Documentation and Procedures, following and understanding of Risk Assessments and COSHH assessments.

5. Operation of a consumables Kanban (consumable stock held on the line for speed and ease for the production areas), ensuring stock is replenished when required and minimum levels maintained.

6. Operating within a restricted area (controlling who is in the area and who has access to the stock to ensure the stock is correct), ensuring stock is replenished and spares picked within the hour and delivered to production. As agreed on internal SLA.

7. Ensure High Priority and Routine transport requests are fulfilled and are actioned within a timely manner, as per priority Procedures. (Within 2 – 5 days following MOD procedures).

8. Ensure mandatory training is completed within a timely and consistent manner, and complies with a regular training schedule. Receiving and receipting goods including unloading of vehicles, using correct Manual Handling Equipment (MHE), Documentation, Risk assessments and Procedures.

Person specification

Essential Criteria:

• Working Experience in Warehousing/Logistics.
• IT Literate.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £22,206, DE&S Deca contributes £5,995 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.

At application stage you will need to provide a CV and personal statement of up to 250 words evidencing against the essential criteria and your overall suitability for the role.

At interview you will be asked to provide specific examples against the following behavioural competencies:

• Communicating and Influencing.
• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together

All employees joining DE&S/Deca who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period, which will be effective from the employment start date.

A smoke-free organisation As of 31st December 2022, we’re a completely smoke-free organisation, with the use of all tobacco products, e-cigarettes and vaping devices prohibited on DE&S/Deca sites.

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

Security

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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Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

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.