Role: Store / Warehouse Operative
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Location: Brize Norton and RAF Fairford
Duration: 6 months
Role Type: Onsite
Salary: Depending on experience
We are recruiting for a globally renowned aerospace client, who is seeking a Stores Operatives to join the C-17 Field Operations Team, providing on-site support to the Royal Air Force C-17 customer at RAF Brize Norton. These roles are offered on a six-month fixed-term contract, with the potential for extension.
The clients team at RAF Brize Norton plays a critical role in delivering real-time, time-sensitive support to C-17 operations. Working closely with the operational maintenance teams, Stores Operatives will support tooling and spares activities at a locally deployed site near the Main Operating Base, ensuring continued aircraft availability and operational sustainability for the C-17 Globemaster III fleet.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide retail tooling and spares support at a locally deployed site in support of ongoing operations
Control, issue, and receive high volumes of hand tools, test equipment, and FLAP/POL items
Conduct full tool control checks at the start and end of each shift
Inspect tool kits for serviceability and arrange replacement or replenishment as required
Manage consumable tooling and loan equipment to other RAF Brize Norton units
Support maintenance teams with spares queries and face-to-face support
Track, package, and manage parts movements locally, including requisition status for C-17 and customer-owned parts
Operate material handling equipment, including forklifts and company vehicles, to move parts on site
Provide AOG support both locally and globally as required
Work independently when required, adhering to safety and procedural standards
Essential Requirements:
Eligibility xxuwjjq to obtain UK Security Clearance
Full UK driving licence
Ability to carry out manual handling tasks safely and operate material handling equipment
Desirable Experience:
Valid civilian forklift counterbalance and reach truck licences
Knowledge of COSHH regulations
Understanding of FOD prevention and airworthiness implications
Familiarity with airworthiness maintenance processes and aviation engineering standing orders
Working Pattern:
Shift-based role operating on-site at a locally deployed location near RAF Brize Norton