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Morson Talent currently have an opportunity available for a Tool Store Warehouse Operative to work on behalf of our aerospace client based onsite at RAF Brize Norton. This a temporary role with the potential for extension.
Job Description:
Our client based at RAF Brize Norton is a vital part of the support they provide to the Royal Air Force Customer. They have a large team of employees who work directly for and with the C-17 operational team, providing real-time, critical and dynamic assistance at the point of delivery. This is a team at the vanguard, and they are offering an opportunity for you to join the team. The successful applicant will be part of the liaison between the Royal Air Force customer and the various Client and US Government Agencies involved in supporting the C-17 worldwide fleet. We are seeking a temporary contractor who will provide retail supply and tooling operations on-site at the Main Operating Base RAF Brize Norton (MOB) sufficient to reliably sustain the operation.

Responsibilities:
• Use of applications such as GOLDEsp, WoW, MJDI, PUBLOG, Haystack, C17 Technical Orders and cargo tracking.
• Issue and receive high volume of hand tools, test equipment and FLAP.
• Check tool kits for serviceability and replace or demand new tools as required.
• Replenish consumable tools kits as required.
• Loan tools in and out of tool stores to other Brize Norton Units.
• Undertake a 100% tool check at the start and finish of every shift.
• Support to maintenance teams of part issues and face to face queries.
• PPE/Uniform management.
• Physical Inventory management and control to conduct stocktaking, reporting, shelf-life reviews, scrapping dispositions, lead and implement cycle count plan, resolve Inventory accuracy errors and undertake Inventory grief resolution.
• Stock, Store and Issue of all C-17 unique managed and RAF owned material such as part sourced from the Defence Logistics Agency, Air Mobility Command, repairables, consumables and Hazardous Fuels, Lubricants and Associated Products (FLAP).
• Provide demand and requisition status for all C-17 unique managed parts and customer owned parts defined by the customer.
• Inducting Repair of Repairable assets and components into the repair cycle.
• Company Van operator tasks including collection of parts on site from main entrance.
• Support periodic Client, Customer, and Regulatory warehouse quality and safety audits.
Required:
• Ability to obtain UK Security Clearance
• Active UK Driving License
Preferred Qualifications:
• Warehouse MHE Material Handling Equipment usage experience and ability to implement manual handling for wide variety of parts/equipment safely.
• Active Civilian Forklift Counterbalance Truck and Reach truck driving license
• A knowledge of the GOLDEsp supply application, Warehouse on Web supply application, Management of the Joint Deployed Inventory application, PUBLOG/HAYSTACK part research application, C-17 Technical Orders/Illustrated Parts Breakdown, MILSTRIP ordering process, cargo tracking and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) supply processes
• An understanding of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health regulations
• An understanding Foreign Object Damage / Debris and its Airworthiness Implications
• A knowledge of the Manual of Airworthiness Maintenance – Processes and Aviation Engineering Standing Orders
• The positions being offered are shift working and will be customer facing on-site.

6 month contract initially starting 01/09/2025
Shifts - 2 week pattern = Week 1 Days followed by Week 2 Lates

If you have the required experience for this position, please apply today or contact Lisa Nardiello on (phone number removed) for further information

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