Logistics & Operations Manager

Royal Navy; Northern Ammunition Jetty (Glen Mallan Jetty); Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days' annual leave

Hybrid working

Enhanced pension contribution

Bonuses and recognition

Training and development

Discounts

Parental leave

Job summary

Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) is recruiting a Logistics or Operations Manager to lead warehouse and jetty operations at Glen Douglas and Glen Mallan. You will drive safe, compliant delivery, manage risk, and coordinate across teams and external partners within a highly regulated Defence environment.

The role demands strong operational leadership, a proactive improvement mindset, and the ability to balance safety with efficiency.

Qualifications

• Experience of operating at managerial level in a large, highly regulated organisation.
• Ability to identify opportunities and deliver practical improvements to operational performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the safe and compliant delivery of warehouse and jetty operations, ensuring activities are properly planned, controlled and delivered in accordance with applicable legislation and MOD requirements.
• Ensure risk assessments, Safe Systems of Work and operational controls are in place, understood and applied.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental, explosives, security and quality requirements, providing assurance of safe operations.
• Maintain facilities, equipment and operational areas as safe for activities at Glen Douglas and Glen Mallan.
• Maintain governance and evidence of compliance through records and documentation.
• Promote a strong safety and compliance culture and encourage reporting and learning.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and controls while ensuring safety and approvals.
• Collaborate with internal teams, regulators, customers, contractors to deliver operations.

Skills

Logistics management

Operational leadership

Regulated environment experience

People coordination

Job description

Job Description

Organisation: Defence Equipment & Support

Salary: £44,100 per annum (plus generous benefits)

Grade: PII

Working Pattern: Full time, Flexible Working

Contract Type: Permanent

Job Summary

At Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), we supply and maintain vital equipment and services for the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force. Together, we deliver a vast range of essential defence programmes, and strive for what's next. Because it helps keep our military at the top of their game and our nation safe - for today, and tomorrow.

DE&S has recently been integrated into the National Armaments Director (NAD) Group. The NAD Group brings together key Ministry of Defence (MOD) organisations to unite expertise across science, technology, procurement, infrastructure, and support to provide integrated capabilities faster and more efficiently for our armed forces and our allies. This is an exciting new opportunity to enable better ways of working and empower greater collaboration across Defence. For further information about the NAD Group, please visit: National Armaments Director Group - GOV.UK

We offer 25+ days' holiday, flexible and hybrid working, enhanced parental leave schemes, shopping discounts, and an exceptional employer pension contribution of 28.97%, to help make work for you.

This role requires you to have lived in the UK for the last 5 years and obtain Security Check (SC) security clearance. Clearance must be obtained without any caveats that prevent you from carrying out the role you've been recruited for. If it isn't obtained, or is obtained but with caveats that prevent you from carrying out the role, any conditional offer made to you will be withdrawn. Obtaining SC security clearance can be a lengthy process, and we reserve the right to withdraw any conditional offer made if the necessary security clearance isn't obtained within 12 months.

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Logistics or Operations Manager who can bring transferable skills, fresh thinking and a strong understanding of how to deliver safe, efficient and effective operations. Previous Weapons, Ordinance, Munitions & Explosions (WOME) or Defence Munitions experience is not essential, as you will be provided with the specific WOME training and development required for the role.

This exciting role provides key operational leadership supporting Defence Munitions activities across Glen Douglas and Glen Mallan, with responsibility spanning both warehouse and jetty operations.

The role will lead and coordinate a broad range of operational activities, from the receipt, storage, handling and movement of materiel at Glen Douglas through to supporting jetty operations and the movement of materiel through Glen Mallan. You will bring strong operational and logistics knowledge, be able to coordinate people and resources effectively, and identify opportunities to improve how we deliver our outputs.

This is a highly regulated operational environment, so experience gained in other regulated sectors would be particularly valuable. Experience from logistics, warehousing, ports, maritime, transport, manufacturing or similar operational environments could all provide relevant transferable skills.

Above all, we are looking for an operational leader with sound judgement, strong logistics knowledge and an improvement mindset. Someone who can see opportunities, challenge established ways of working constructively and turn ideas into practical improvements. We can develop the specialist WOME knowledge; we are looking for someone who can bring the operational leadership, logistics experience and fresh thinking.

We champion flexible ways of working. Regular in-person attendance is required (this is expected to be approximately 80-100% of your working week) to promote the benefits of face-to-face collaboration alongside flexibility of hours to support work-life balance and business need. Initially, you may be expected to attend more frequently to familiarise yourselves with the site, the team, and your role.

What you'll be doing

• Lead the safe and compliant delivery of warehouse and jetty operations, ensuring activities are properly planned, controlled and delivered in accordance with applicable legislation, regulations and MOD requirements.
• Ensure appropriate risk assessments, Safe Systems of Work and operational controls are in place, understood and applied, with hazards identified and risks managed effectively.
• Ensure compliance with relevant health, safety, environmental, explosives, security and quality requirements, providing assurance that operations are being undertaken safely and within established controls.
• Ensure facilities, equipment and operational areas are appropriately prepared and safe for the activities being undertaken, including warehouse operations at Glen Douglas and jetty activities at Glen Mallan.
• Maintain effective governance and oversight of operational activities, ensuring appropriate records, documentation and evidence of compliance are maintained.
• Promote a strong safety and compliance culture, encouraging staff to identify hazards, report concerns and learn from experience.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational processes and controls while ensuring that proposed changes remain safe, compliant and appropriately authorised.
• Work effectively with internal teams, regulators, customers, contractors and other stakeholders to support the safe and efficient delivery of operational outputs.

Person specification

To be successful with your application, you'll need to show that you meet the following essential criteria:

• Lead criterion - Experience of operating at managerial level in a large, highly regulated organisation with multi-disciplined teams.
• Demonstrable ability to identify opportunities, challenge existing ways of working and deliver practical improvements to operational performance, efficiency or effectiveness.

In addition to the responsibilities above, the following technical competences and behaviours will be assessed at interview:

• Core Behaviour 1: Making Effective Decisions - CSBC 3
• Core Behaviour 2: Communicating and Influencing - CSBC 3
• Technical Competence 1: Distribution and Warehousing - Practitioner
• Technical Competence 2: Planning and Scheduling (PC Sub-Function) - Supervised Practitioner

Offered benefits

• 25 days' annual leave +1 day a year up to 30 days, 8 bank holidays and a day off for the King's birthday
• Flexible and hybrid working options
• Market-leading average employer pension contribution of 28.97%
• Annual performance-based bonus and recognition awards
• Access to specialist training and funded qualifications
• Support for progression
• Huge range of discounts
• Volunteering days
• Enhanced parental leave schemes

Improving innovation and enriching our culture, diversity of thought is vital to our success. So whether you're looking for a new opportunity, a next step, or a helping hand as you return from a career break, bring your experiences and help deliver for the defence of tomorrow. Here you'll find a supportive, family-friendly organisation to be a part of - and if you need any assistance with your application, just let us know.

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Further Information

• Civil Service Recruitment Principles: CSC Recruitment Principles
• Candidate Information Pack: NAD Group Candidate Pack
• Terms and Conditions: Terms and Conditions
• Civil Service Code: The Code - Civil Service Commission

Any personal data that you provide during the Recruitment process will be treated in accordance with the MOD Privacy Notice which can be accessed here.

Disability Confident

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Conflicts of Interest

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.

Selection Process Details

1. Pre-sift - We will check your application to ensure that you meet any essential or eligibility criteria that are listed in the Person Specification section of this advert. On your CV, please clearly show how you meet the essential criteria.
2. Sift - Your CV will be assessed against the following categories, using a simple numerical scoring system: Key Achievements; Relevant Experience; Applied Knowledge and Skills. Please follow our guidance on CV writing for best chance of success.
3. Interview - Interview questions will assess the following behaviours and technical competencies:

• CV Review
• Core Behaviour 1
• Core Behaviour 2
• Technical Competencies

Please Note: In the event of a tied score at interview, the Order of Merit will be distinguished based on the ranking of the assessed behaviours and competencies below:

• 1st: Core Behaviour 1
• 2nd: Core Behaviour 2
• 3rd: Technical Competencies
• 4th: CV Review

In the event of a further tie using the method above, we reserve the right to utilise the Lead criteria, and/or an additional assessment. Please note for this specific assessment, the Lead Criteria will be:

Experience of operating at managerial level in a large, highly regulated organisation with multi-disciplined teams.

Please Note:

In the event of high volume of applications, the selection panel reserves the right to increase the overall pass mark. Please refer to the candidate pack for more information.

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Offering at a lower level

If you're not successful at interview, we may offer you a role at a lower level if this is a match for your skills and experience. If this applies to your application, you'll be scored against criteria for the lower-level role and offers will be made in merit order. If you accept this position, you'll be able to take advantage of opportunities to develop your career as part of our team.

About Us

We are the National Armaments Director Group (NAD Group). Part of the Ministry of Defence (MOD), we bring together a wide range of expertise to develop, deliver, and sustain the UK's national defence capabilities. Working closely with industry, international partners, and allies, we provide the equipment, technology, and support services that enable our armed forces to operate effectively and respond to the challenges of today and tomorrow.

About the Team

Critical upkeep. Essential supplies. World-class service and first‑class support. Our Operational Delivery function is responsible for the management and delivery of in‑service support for the equipment used by the UK military - from the first day of launch to the day it's retired from service. From munitions handling experts and hands‑on support at the British Forces Post Office (BFPO) to critical in‑office operations that keep everything moving - this function is a professional home for talented civilian and military staff who are dedicated to delivering the best.

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