Role: Tool Store Warehouse Operative
Location: RAF Brize Norton
Role Type: 6months, potentially ongoing
Salary: £20 - £25 an hour
About the Company:
The client’s team at RAF Brize Norton plays a critical role in supporting the Royal Air Force’s C-17 fleet. We are seeking a Tool Store / Tools Store / Warehouse Operative to join this fast-paced environment, providing essential tooling and supply chain operations on-site at the Main Operating Base (MOB). This position is integral to ensuring the continued readiness and effectiveness of RAF operations.
Key Responsibilities:
* Operate various military and logistics systems including GOLDEsp, WoW, MJDI, PUBLOG, Haystack, and C-17 Technical Orders for inventory and cargo tracking.
* Issue, receive, and inspect high volumes of tools, test equipment, and FLAP (Fuels, Lubricants and Associated Products).
* Conduct full tool inventory checks at the start and end of each shift, ensuring serviceability and replacing items as necessary.
* Replenish consumable items and manage tool loans across other units at RAF Brize Norton.
* Support maintenance teams through part issuance and in-person assistance.
* Oversee the distribution and control of PPE and uniforms.
* Manage physical inventory through regular stocktakes, shelf-life assessments, scrapping processes, and resolution of inventory discrepancies.
* Handle RAF-owned and C-17-specific materials, including repairable items, consumables, and hazardous goods.
* Track part requisitions and status updates, and initiate repair processes for serviceable assets.
* Perform delivery and collection duties within the site using a company van.
* Assist with quality and safety audits conducted by the client, the customer, and regulatory authorities.
Essential Requirements:
* Full UK Driving Licence.
* Eligibility to obtain UK Security Clearance (must meet UK residency requirements).
Desirable Skills and Experience:
* Experience operating Material Handling Equipment (MHE) and practising safe manual handling procedures.
* Valid forklift licences (counterbalance and reach truck).
* Experience with tools inventories
Nice to Haves:
* Ideally, working knowledge of military logistics systems and supply chain processes including MILSTRIP and Foreign Military Sales (FMS).
* Understanding of COSHH regulations and Foreign Object Debris (FOD) implications on airworthiness.
* Familiarity with RAF engineering protocols such as the Manual of Airworthiness Maintenance Procedures and Aviation Engineering Standing Orders.
Additional Information:
* This is an on-site, customer-facing position with a shift-based schedule, attracting an additional shift allowance.
* Shift pattern rotates weekly in a two weekly pattern: 1 week early, 1 week late
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