Technical Stores Person

QinetiQ Group plc; Amesbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence technology company is seeking a Technical Stores Person for its Boscombe Down site. This role involves receiving and storing goods, maintaining stock records, and managing military clothing and equipment. Applicants should have experience in logistics, competence with Microsoft Office, and a forklift licence is beneficial. Join a team focused on innovation and be part of a diverse and inclusive work environment. Exciting opportunities await as you contribute to significant defence projects.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Competitive holiday allowance

Health Cash Plan options

Employee discount portal

Volunteering opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a logistics role.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office effectively.
• Forklift licence is a plus but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Receive and store goods and materials in a compliant manner.
• Maintain stock records and supply goods to military customers.
• Manage clothing and equipment inventory.

Skills

Experience in logistics

Competence with Microsoft Office applications

Forklift licence beneficial

Experience with Joint Deployed Inventories (MJDI)

S.A.P. knowledge

Job description

You will be required to work a daily routine duty of a Technical Stores Person within Logistics at Boscombe Down, Amesbury, Wiltshire. This may also require you to carry out bespoke duties which encompasses the accounting for all MoD owned equipment and materials including Government Furnished Assets (GFA) whilst held at Boscombe Down along with the day-to‑day provision of centralised clothing. Typical duties will include:

Core Responsibilities

• Goods receipt – Take delivery of goods, materials, parts and assemblies from internal and external sources.
• Storage – Ensure that all goods, materials, parts and assemblies are stored in a controlled, compliant to specifications manner retaining fitness for purpose, identification and traceability.
• Stock keeping.
• Picking and packing orders.
• Stock movement – Moving stock by hand, with lifting gear or by Manual Handling Equipment (MHE).
• Maintain records.
• Despatch of goods – Packing and loading of goods for despatch including making deliveries.
• Supply goods and materials to authorised military customers in accordance with relevant MoD policy.
• Management of military clothing, equipment, goods and materials into the clothing store (desirable).
• Highly developed sense of integrity and commitment to customer satisfaction.

Skills & Experience

• Experience in logistics.
• Competence with Microsoft Office applications.
• Forklift licence beneficial but not mandatory.
• Experience with Joint Deployed Inventories (MJDI) and S.A.P. (beneficial but not mandatory).

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

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting‑edge defence technology to ground‑breaking innovations, our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Technical Stores Person at our Boscombe Down Site in Amesbury, Wiltshire, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting‑edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds. As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges. As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture. www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq

What We Offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance.
• Competitive holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days.
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance.
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and more.
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
• Volunteering Opportunities – helping charities and the local community.

Recruitment Process

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments. Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed; applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.