Equipment and Stores Operative

Babcock International; Camberley; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and engineering firm in Camberley is seeking an Equipment and Stores Operative to support military training and resource management at the Royal School of Military Engineering. The successful candidate will handle equipment and supplies, perform technical maintenance, and ensure smooth delivery of support services. This full-time role offers competitive compensation and various employee benefits including holidays, pension, and health services.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Professional fees payment

Paid volunteering day

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Ability to swim.
• Experience with manual handling.
• A UK driving licence is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Issue and receive equipment, maintain supplies and support training.
• Transport, erect, and dismantle equipment for exercises.
• Carry out sentry duties and watermanship safety tasks.
• Support resource management services.
• Perform technical maintenance and prepare for audits.

Skills

Swimming ability

Manual handling experience

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Equipment and Stores Operative

Location: Camberley, Surrey

Compensation: £24,739 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF67518

Help Shape the Future of Combat Engineering Training

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an Equipment and Stores Operative at the Royal School of Military Engineering (RSME), near Minley, Hampshire.

Role

As an Equipment and Stores Operative, you’ll play a key role in supporting military training and resource management. You’ll be part of a dedicated team that ensures the smooth delivery of Combat Engineering support services helping to prepare equipment, maintain supplies, and contribute to the success of vital training exercises.

This is a hands-on, physically active role where your work directly supports national defence. It’s a great opportunity to build a meaningful career in defence, aerospace and engineering, while developing your skills in a dynamic and supportive environment.

Day-to-day you’ll be

• Issuing and receiving equipment, maintaining supplies, and supporting Combat Engineers during training
• Transporting, erecting, and dismantling equipment for exercises
• Carrying out sentry duties and watermanship safety tasks
• Supporting resource management services such as snow and ice clearance, damage control, and porterage
• Performing technical maintenance and preparing for audits and inspections

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on site at RSME Minley. Typically, you’ll work Monday to Thursday, 08:00 to 16:30, and Friday, 08:00 to 16:00. Any work outside of these hours is considered overtime and is paid at enhanced rates.

Essential experience

• Ability to swim
• Experience with manual handling
• A UK driving licence is advantageous but not essential

Qualifications

We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 12/09/2025