Customs and Shipping Specialist

Atomic Weapons Establishment; Reading; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

270 hours annual leave

Pension scheme 9–13%

Maternity/Paternity leave

Professional development funding

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance

Discounts

Special Leave for volunteering

Job summary

Atomic Weapons Establishment is recruiting a Customs & Shipping Specialist to manage international shipping (imports/exports) in a fully onsite role. You will apply customs controls, maintain safety standards and support improvement programmes while coordinating with internal teams and overseas offices.

AWE values proactive, flexible professionals with DV/SC clearance potential. The role requires 2 years in shipping with customs compliance, readiness for government vetting, and experience with

Qualifications

• 2 years’ experience in a shipping role involving customs and trade compliance.
• Able to attain and maintain Government Developed Vetting security status.
• Exposure to defence shipping/logistics is an advantage.
• Experience with import/export post-BREXIT, especially by road.
• Ability to choose shipping method and supplier based on quotes and customer needs.
• Capable of working calmly under changing priorities and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Deliver international shipping requirements (exports and imports).
• Apply internal customs and trade control policies to meet regulatory obligations.
• Maintain high standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality; be a team player.
• Support Shipping Operations Manager to deliver improvement and change programmes.
• Communicate with internal customers and overseas offices; coordinate with external suppliers for road, air and courier shipping.
• Attend operational meetings and manage records, archiving and financial administration; keep training up to date.

Skills

Shipping & customs

Security vetting

Defence shipping

EU import/export

Job description

Customs and Shipping Specialist

Location: Aldermaston, Reading

Salary: Starting salary £40,000 dependant on skills and experience plus allowances

Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight, with every other Friday as a non-working day. For this role, employees are required to work fully onsite. We support flexible working arrangements where possible, including part-time and varied working hours, while maintaining an onsite presence. Please let us know if you would like us to consider an alternative working pattern as part of your application.

AWE is currently recruiting a Customs & Shipping Specialist to deliver AWE’s international shipping requirements, both import and export, following instructions and contractual arrangements meeting customs and trade control compliancy obligations.

What you’ll do:

• Deliver AWE’s international shipping requirements (exports and imports).
• Apply internal Customs and Trade Control policy to meet external regulatory obligations.
• Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player.
• Support Shipping Operations Manager to deliver AWE’s improvement and change programmes.
• Communicate with internal customers and overseas offices.
• Communicate with external suppliers to arrange and book shipping services by road, air and courier.
• Attend and contribute to operational meetings.
• Keep records, archiving and financial administration up to date and provide data reporting.
• Keep internal training up to date.

Who are we looking for?

Everyone who works at AWE brings unique skills and perspectives to the table. We recognise that great people don’t always ‘tick every box’. That’s why we focus on your potential, your fit with our values, your transferable skills as well as your experience. Even if you don’t meet every point below, but you feel that this role and AWE are a great fit for you, we encourage you to apply.

We do need you to have the following:

• 2 years’ experience in a shipping role involving customs and trade compliancy.
• Able to attain and maintain Government Developed Vetting security status.
• Exposure to defence shipping/logistics an advantage.
• Dealing with import to and export from EU post-BREXIT, particularly by road.
• Making effective decisions regarding shipping method and supplier based on quotes received and the customer’s requirements.
• Ability to work calmly and constructively in a priority-changing environment and be able to manage your own workload.
• Initiative, enthusiasm, a flexible approach, and ability to work to tight deadlines.

Key Accountabilities:

• Deliver AWE’s international shipping requirements (exports and imports).
• Apply internal Customs and Trade Control policy to meet external regulatory obligations.
• Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support Shipping Operations Manager to deliver AWE’s improvement and change programmes.
• Communicate with internal customers and overseas offices.
• Communicate with external suppliers to arrange and book shipping services by road, air and courier.
• Attend and contribute to operational meetings.
• Keep records, archiving and financial administration up to date and provide data reporting.
• Keep internal training up to date.
• The Company may require you to fulfil any other reasonable duties aligned to your position from time to time in line with business needs.

Benefits:

• 270 hours of annual leave.
• Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).
• Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).
• Discounts – access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.
• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.

Important things you need to know:

You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV. Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process. We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know in your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process.

Our ambition is to create workplaces where we recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and our employees feel able to be themselves at work. We strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants. Any inclusion information you provide will be stored in accordance with GDPR and kept separate from your application form and CV, and the information will not be shared with anyone involved in interviewing or making hiring decisions.

We strongly encourage you to consider this role as we are at the start of a once in a generation – possibly two generations – programme to design and produce a replacement warhead for the UK’s continuous at sea deterrent. We will do this while continuing to deliver the Trident programme as well as managing ambitious state‑of‑the‑art capital and construction projects – some of which have never been done before. Find out more on our website.