Dangerous Goods Specialist

AWE; Reading; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

270 hours annual leave

Pension: 9–13% contribution

Maternity/Paternity leave

Career development funding

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance 4x salary

Discounts on everyday spend

Special Leave for volunteering

Job summary

AWE is hiring a Dangerous Goods Specialist to operate on a fully on-site basis at Aldermaston, Reading. The role follows a 9-day working fortnight with every other Friday off. Starting salary is £40,000 plus allowances, dependent on skills and experience.

You will provide dangerous goods advice, manage consignments, ensure safe labeling, and support training and continuous improvement while collaborating with customers and internal teams.

Qualifications

• Strong organisational and numerical skills are essential.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities are required.
• Ability to stay composed in a pressurised environment and adapt to change.
• Willingness to learn and develop in a regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide dangerous goods advice and ensure compliant consignment of all classes including Class 7.
• Mark and label packages in accordance with regulations and AWE processes.
• Approve dangerous goods moves and support delivery of training material.
• Inspect moves and identify improvements for efficiency and safety.
• Forecast demand and develop dangerous goods documentation.
• Liaise with customers and handle day-to-day order issues professionally.
• Participate in on-site meetings and supply information for decision making.

Skills

Good communication

Detail oriented

Numerical ability

Adaptable

Team player

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Dangerous Goods 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. 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.

What You’ll Do

• Provision of dangerous goods advice
• Consignment of dangerous goods (all classes including Class 7)
• Marking and labelling packages compliantly
• Approval of dangerous goods moves in accordance with AWE processes.
• Support to the delivery of training material
• Inspection of moves
• Find efficiencies and deliver continuous improvement through innovation
• Attend operational meetings, supply information to support those meetings and contribute to discussions.
• Forecast demand
• Develop and maintain dangerous goods documentation.
• Liaise with customers and deal with day-to-day problems regarding their orders in a polite and helpful manner
• The Company may require you to fulfil any other reasonable duties aligned to your position from time to time in line with business needs

Who are we looking for

• Are well organised and detail focused
• Are good with numbers and understand numerical prefixes
• Are resilient when working in a pressurised and changing environment
• Have great communication skills
• Can adapt quickly to new ways of working
• Comfortably work well with other people and teams.
• Can drive Service Excellence.
• Are looking to learn and develop.
• Are motivated to make a positive difference.

To Be Successful In This Role You Will Have

• Previous Consignor or DGSA qualifications are an advantage, but not essential (as this training can be sponsored in the role).
• Previous experience working with hazardous materials or in a heavily regulated environment is an advantage, but not essential (as training will be provided).
• Previous experience in training others is an advantage, but not essential (as training opportunities will be provided)
• High level of personal integrity, with the ability to handle confidential and otherwise sensitive matters professionally.
• Ability to be decisive under pressure with the confidence to challenge and push back if required.
• Proficient in using MS Office Suite. (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Prior experience within customer service and administration.

Some reasons we think you’ll love it here

• 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 on 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.

Please note that you must be a British Citizen to apply for a role with us.