Job title: Stores Operative
Location: Portsmouth Broad Oak
Salary:Up to £30,000 depending on skills and experience
What you’ll be doing:
* Participate in the update of the warehousing infrastructure and processes as required by the business
* Operate warehousing processes to meet agreed service levels including receipt, put-away, kitting, unplanned picks, shelf life process and packing
* Manage the picking of shelf life products
* Undertake mandatory training to meet the specific requirements of the role
Your skills and experiences:
* Have significant experience in all general Warehousing duties including Forklift driving, slinging and lifting
* Be compliant in Electrostatic Discharge requirements when dealing with Static Sensitive Devices
* Be flexible to cover all areas as deemed by the Team Leader
* Be diligent and proactive when finding solutions to discrepancies when counting materials supporting the annual cycle count
Benefits:
You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
The BAE Systems Broad Oak GFE/Despatch team:
The successful candidate will be part of a team of 9 people covering all aspects of GFE (Government funded Equipment) activities, primarily for our Underwater Weapons contracts.
From receipt and short term storage through to issue for work and despatch. The role requires diligent processing to maintain full MoD asset accountability to meet the requirements of Def Stan 05-099 while hardware is with BAE.
The candidate will also be required to assist with packing and despatch activities from the Broad Oak site, including forklift operation to load / unload from transport.
As the world has evolved, so has the way we work. Our working approach, will enable you to have flexibility with your working hours, depending on your role and location. This could include accruing hours as well as flexibility around start and finish times, ensuring you can balance life at work, on site and life at home.
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.
Closing Date: 26th August 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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