Job Title: Equipment and Stores Operative
Location: Camberley, Surrey
Compensation: £24, + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
Help Shape the Future of Combat Engineering Training
At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an Equipment and Stores Operative at the Royal School of Military Engineering (RSME), near Minley, Hampshire.
The role
As an Equipment and Stores Operative, you’ll play a key role in supporting military training and resource management. You’ll be part of a dedicated team that ensures the smooth delivery of Combat Engineering support services helping to prepare equipment, maintain supplies, and contribute to the success of vital training exercises.
This is a hands-on, physically active role where your work directly supports national defence. It’s a great opportunity to build a meaningful career in defence, aerospace and engineering, while developing your skills in a dynamic and supportive environment.
Day-to-day you’ll be:
1. Issuing and receiving equipment, maintaining supplies, and supporting Combat Engineers during training
2. Transporting, erecting, and dismantling equipment for exercises
3. Carrying out sentry duties and watermanship safety tasks
4. Supporting resource management services such as snow and ice clearance, damage control, and porterage
5. Performing technical maintenance and preparing for audits and inspections
This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on site at RSME Minley. Typically, you’ll work Monday to Thursday, 08:00 to 16:30, and Friday, 08:00 to 16:00. Any work outside of these hours is considered overtime and is paid at enhanced rates.
Essential experience of the Equipment and Stores Operative:
6. Ability to swim
7. Experience with manual handling
8. A UK driving licence is advantageous but not essential
Qualifications for the Equipment and Stores Operative:
We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role.
Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at .
What we offer
9. Generous holiday allowance
10. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
11. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
12. Employee share scheme
13. Employee shopping savings portal
14. Payment of Professional Fees
15. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
16. Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
17. ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
18. Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.