About the job

Job summary

This stores operative positing is within a flying squadron in the Ministry of Defence (MOD). This dynamic position is critical to in the safe maintenance and operation of aircraft underpinning defence output.

The daily management of this store will involve a wide range of activities from correctly accounting and controlling the transaction of contents through to scheduling maintenance requirements and undertaking continuous improvement.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week. 

Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working.  This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements. 

Job description

In this dynamic and stimulating role the successful candidate will be responsible for managing a squadron store in line with local policies and procedures. Ensure all tool control processes are upheld in order to account for tool and test equipment. Ensuring all tool kits are inducted correctly by registering, labelling, and maintaining items. Removing broken tools from service, updating deficiency paperwork completing associated reports. Ordering replacement tools. Monitor and prompt outstanding tooling demands. Liaise with stakeholders across the organisation to arrange calibration of test equipment. Update local databases and information management systems with quantities and serviceability status of tool stocks.  Using information management systems to forecast maintenance requirements. Maintain training records for tool store staff.

Person specification

• Microsoft office applications (primarily Excel, Word and Outlook).
• Operate computer system
• Update databases
• Follow and enforce processes
• Interpersonal skills (able to work as a team)
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Able to multitask and appropriately prioritise
• Compile basic reports and returns

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £21,610, Ministry of Defence contributes £5,834 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.

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

Candidates will be required to complete an online CV template to include job history, full details of education and qualification, and previous experiences and skills.

Candidates will be required to complete a Statement of Suitability of no more than 500 words. Please provide experience relevant to the role. The full range of Civil Service Behaviours are required for this role, but the following are particulary relevant, and you will be assessed against these at interview:

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

• Communicating & Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Managing a Quality Service

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

• Communicating & Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Managing a Quality Service

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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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.