Material Handling Team Member
Defence Electronics & Components Agency
Medical & Dental Servicing Section Aldershot, MDSS – Building DCO 002, Wavell Barracks, Evelyn Woods Road, Aldershot, Hants, GU11 2LS
Vacancy Reference Number: 222953
Closing Date: 11:55 pm on Monday 15th August 2022
Salary: £20,554 – £23,648
Grade: Administrative Officer – Pay Band 4 Level 1
Working pattern: Full-time
Number of posts: 6
About the job
Summary
Receiving and receipting goods including unloading of vehicles, using correct Manual Handling Equipment (MHE), Documentation, Risk Assessments and Procedures.
Use of manual and electronic accounting systems – MOD computer systems include:-
MJDI – Tri-service MOD accounting system
JAMES – Army asset tracking system
VITAL – MOD parcel tracking system
BEAVER – Calibration receipt/production/dispatch system
BAAN – DECA local computer system.
Job description
Receiving and receipting goods including unloading of vehicles, using correct Manual Handling Equipment (MHE), Documentation, Risk assessments and Procedures.
- Despatch of goods including packing and loading of vehicles using correct Manual Handling Equipment (MHE), Documentation and Procedures.
- Manual and Electronic accounting with MOD computer systems. (MJDI – Tri-service MOD accounting system, JAMES – Army asset tracking system, VITAL – MOD parcel tracking system, BEAVER – Calibration receipt/production/despatch system, BAAN – DECA local computer system).
- 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.
- 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.
- 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).
- Complete regular movement of goods within the organisation’s work areas using relevant equipment, vehicles and procedures, this involves picking and delivering assets and spares within an agreed timeframe to meet the customer demand time and ensuring the production lines have work at all times, these movements could be within the building or to other locations on site.
- Contributing to On Time in Full (OTIF) reviews, by receipting and despatching correctly and having awareness of delivery dates that will ensure that business targets are met.
- Work alongside the external calibration sub-contractors, booking all the items to go out and checking on the return, reporting any anomalies to the team leader.
- Prioritise the ‘while you wait’ customer drop-off equipment, liaise directly with the customer, deliver to the technician and ensure the equipment is back with the waiting customer in a timely manner.
Benefits
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- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
- Generous 26.5 day holiday per annum rising to 31.5 days after 5 years’ service excluding Bank Holidays
- Cycle to Work Scheme
Things you need to know
Security
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.
People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours.At application you will be asked to provide a maximum 250 word statement for each of the following behaviours;
- Working Together
- Communication and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Nationality requirements
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code 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.
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.Apply and further information
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name :Anne Roberts – Material Handling Manager
- Email :Anne.Roberts@deca.mod.uk
- Telephone :01244 847071
Recruitment team :
- Email :Julia.Brimfield@deca.mod.uk
Skills and Experiences
- Criteria - Essential
- Basic Secondary education
- Basic Driving Qualifications
- IT Literate.
- Working Experience in Warehousing/Logistics.
Criteria - Desirable:
- Experience in MOD supply chain computer systems.
- Experience/knowledge in Dangerous Goods, import/export legislation
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Working Together
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
