Army - Armoury Storekeeper

Job description

Job summary

Army Training Centre Pirbright (ATC(P)), a dynamic and fast-paced military training environment. You will play a key role in supporting the operational effectiveness of the unit by ensuring the efficient management and distribution of equipment and supplies.

Responsible for delivering high quality, customer focused logistics support to both Permanent Staff and Recruits, as well as lodger units. This role is vital to maintaining the readiness and functionality of the training centre.

Responsible for the issuing and receipt of weapons and associate parts in accordance with current regulations and standing orders, whilst ensuring the security of all weapons and associated parts within the central armoury.

Job description

Main Role Responsibilities:

• Issuing and Receiving - Manage the issuing and receipt of weapons and associated parts in strict accordance with current regulations and standing orders.
• Security - Ensure the security of all weapons and associated parts within the central armoury, adhering to current regulations and local standing orders.
• Logistics - Oversee the delivery and collection of weapons to and from the armourer's shop.
• Fault Logging and Repairs - Log weapon faults and initiate the repair procedure promptly.
• Inventory Checks - Assist with registered numbers checks on weapons to maintain accurate records.
• Health and Safety - Maintain the workplace and environment in compliance with current Health and Safety Regulations for both colleagues and visitors.
• Storage - Ensure the correct storage of all weapons and associated parts.
• Training Support - Provide overtime support for training outputs, subject to authorisation.
• On-Call Duties - Be available on call to ensure security compliance, subject to authorisation.
• Rota-Based Scheduling - This position operates on a structured rota system to ensure consistent support across operational hours. Post holders are required to fulfil their contracted hours through a flexible shift pattern, which may include early mornings, late evenings, weekends, and public holidays, depending on operational needs as directed by the Chain of Command.
• Training Assurance - Ensure all training requiring armoury support is conducted without failure.
• JAMES Expertise - Act as the subject matter expert for the Joint Asset Management and Engineering Solutions (JAMES) system, ensuring equipment care is managed correctly in line with policy and compliance.
• Task Flexibility - Carry out duties commensurate with the appointment and MOD CS grade required by Line Manager or Chain of Command.

Person specification

Essential Skills Required:

• Attention to Detail Ability to accurately issue, receive and account for weapons, equipment and associated parts whilst maintaining precise records and compliance with regulations.
• Security and Compliance Awareness Understanding the importance of following security procedures, standing orders and MOD policies to safeguard weapons, equipment and sensitive assets.
• Customer Service and Communication Ability to provide professional and responsive support to Permanent Staff, Recruits and lodger units, ensuring operational requirements are met effectively.
• Teamwork and Flexibility Capable of working collaboratively within a military training environment, adapting to changing priorities, shift patterns and operational demands.
• IT and Administrative Skills Competence in using inventory management systems such as JAMES, logging faults, maintaining records and supporting stock control and asset management activities.

Licences
UK driving licence with a minimum of Cat B entitlement.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Delivering at Pace

Benefits

Alongside your salary of 24,549, Ministry of Defence contributes 7,111 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

The Army prides itself on being a supportive employer and where possible encourages flexible working, helping you to maintain a great work/life balance.

Other benefits for Army civil servants include:

• 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years service
• Highly competitive pension scheme
• Personal and professional development of skills
• Alternative working patterns for many roles
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), a free service that assists you with achieving a productive, healthy environment that is conducive to a healthy lifestyle.
• Enhanced parental and adoption leave
• 6 days special leave per year which can be used for volunteering activities
• Learning and Development
• Free on-site parking
• On-site coffee shop and caf
• Free use of the gym facilities including a swimming pool

We believe that everyone has the potential to make a difference and you will be supported to help you learn and advance in your career. This includes working towards membership of a professional body and/or undertaking a modern apprenticeship as part of your role.

A modern apprenticeship is a combined package of work and training. Through the schemes available you will gain a professional qualification, practical experience, and the broader skills required to develop in your current role and pave the way for your future career.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window) , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

At the application stage, you will be assessed against the following criteria, listed in priority order:

• Behaviour - Delivering at Pace
• CV details to include job history

Where a large number of applications are received, an initial sift may be conducted againstDelivering at Paceonly. The remaining evidence submitted at the application stage will be assessed only if you are successful at this initial sift.

At interview stage, you will be assessed against the following criteria, listed in priority order:

• Experience
• Behaviour - Working Together
• Behaviour - Managing a Quality Service

Application sifting will be scheduled to take place within 7 days of the application closing date. Interview dates are to be confirmed and will be held in person. We endeavour to keep to these time frames, but these are subject to change around business needs.

Further information:

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category, and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system.
Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.

The Ministry of Defence adopts a zero-tolerance approach to unacceptable behaviours, which includes bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination, and victimisation. You will not be eligible and will not be considered for this post if you have been dismissed from a role for such unacceptable behaviours within the last five years. This will also apply if you resign or otherwise leave a role but, because of an adverse decision, would have been dismissed for gross misconduct had you continued in that employment. Pre-employment checks will be carried out.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window) .

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window) .

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window) .

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window) .

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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :

• Name : Samantha Cross
• Email : [email protected]

Recruitment team

• Email : [email protected]

Further information

Please ensure you read the attached candidate information document prior to completing your application.If you are dissatisfied with the service you have received from DBS, or believe that DBS has failed to follow the recruitment process in line with the Civil Service Commission principles of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of Fair and Open competition, you can raise a formal complaint by writing to DBS at the following address: Defence Business Services, Scanning Hub, Room 6124, Tomlinson House, Norcross Lane, Blackpool, FY5 3WP. If after raising your complaint with DBS you remain dissatisfied you can complain directly to the Civil Service Commission at the following address: Civil Service commission, Room G/8, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ Or by email: [email protected].

Attachments ARMY Candidate Pack Opens in new window (pdf, 273kB) Defence Internal Brief notice Opens in new window (docx, 43kB) Candidate Information 2025 Opens in new window (docx, 31kB) MOD Candidate Pack Opens in new window (pdf, 1563kB)