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Job Title: Stores & General Labour Operative
Salary: £24,.57 per annum
Position Type: Permanent
Type of Employment: Full Time
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Location: MoD Lyneham, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, SN15 4PZ
We are seeking a versatile, proactive, and customer‑focused Stores & General Labour Operative to support day‑to‑day operations across a Defence environment. The role includes a combination of stores responsibilities, general labouring tasks, and customer support, ensuring the effective delivery of logistics services to military personnel and contractors. The successful candidate will be reliable, adaptable, and able to work both independently and as part of a team while upholding the highest standards of professionalism and service delivery.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
1. Conduct safe and timely completion of physical tasks, including relocation of furniture, equipment, and stores.
2. Assist with waste management activities, including collection and disposal.
3. Escort visitors/contractors on-site when required.
4. Support authorised events and activities across the site.
5. Assist with loading/unloading freight and escorting/delivering goods as directed.
6. Construct temporary structures or undertake similar labouring tasks as needed.
7. Conduct daily accounting, issuing, and receipting of equipment in line with policy.
8. Receive, check, and process deliveries, reporting discrepancies where identified.
9. Replenish stock, maintain stock levels, and complete stocktakes to ensure compliance.
10. Analyse stock holdings against future demand and recommend upscaling or descaling where appropriate.
11. Manage customer queries, inbound/outbound shipments, and liaise with internal/external contractors.
12. Maintain registers and oversee weekly laundry service processes.
13. Ensure accurate data entry and utilisation of IT applications.
14. Support change initiatives and business improvement tasks as required.
What We Are Looking For
A reliable, trustworthy, and physically capable individual who can work effectively in a fast‑paced Defence logistics environment. The ideal candidate will demonstrate:
Essential Attributes
Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Proactive, adaptable, and able to work under pressure.
Good customer‑facing manner with the ability to build productive working relationships.
Basic IT literacy, particularly Microsoft Office (Excel desirable).
Working knowledge of Health & Safety practices.
Good organisational ability and attention to detail.
Ability to multi‑task and manage changing priorities.
Full UK Driving Licence.
Desirable Attributes
Experience in a stores, warehouse, or logistics environment.
Knowledge of MOD Supply Chain systems or MJDI (training can be provided).
Forklift licence/experience (training can be provided).
Knowledge of reverse supply chain processes.
Additional Requirements
Must meet MOD security vetting requirements and DBS Standard.
Must provide proof of right to work in the UK.
Required to wear issued company uniform.
Occasional local travel may be required to support training requirements.
Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.
We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.
When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!
We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).
We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,!
Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing at .