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Robson Resilience Centre Crickhowell (RRCC) is the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) largest Adventurous Training Centre, providing a diverse programme of outdoor activities designed to develop leadership, physical and mental resilience, fortitude, and robustness through authentic and challenging experiences. The Centre delivers Adventurous Training both within the UK and overseas as part of the service offer available to all RAF personnel. Supporting more than 4,500 trainees annually, RRCC operates in a fast-paced environment, maintaining consistently high standards of training delivery. To facilitate this output, the Centre manages a substantial inventory of specialist outdoor equipment and clothing, overseen by a dedicated team of civilian and military staff.

The Technical Storekeeper plays a key role in supporting the Stores Supervisor and MT Manager with the day-to-day operation of a busy Adventurous Training store. The post-holder is responsible for the issue, receipt, control, and management of equipment and kit essential to the delivery of training activities.

This is a customer-facing position requiring the safe, efficient, and effective management of equipment, including maintaining accurate records and ensuring assets are fit for purpose. You will undertake technical maintenance on a variety of specialist equipment, including mountain bikes and canoes, ensuring compliance with safety regulations, personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements, and standard operating procedures. Through these responsibilities, you will help deliver a reliable, professional, and high-quality service in support of the Centre’s training objectives.

Job description

The post holder will carry out day-to-day duties, as directed by line management, to support the efficient and effective operation of the Adventurous Training store and ensure the provision of a high-quality service to staff and students.

General Store Duties

Equipment Storage

Manage the safe and appropriate storage of clothing, equipment, and specialist assets in accordance with relevant health and safety requirements. Maintain storage facilities to a professional standard, ensuring a safe, organised, and efficient working environment.

Equipment Compliance

Support the administration and maintenance of PPE records and technical equipment logs for mountain biking, water sports, caving, climbing, and high ropes activities. Ensure all records are accurate, current, and compliant with relevant policy and procedures.

Student Equipment

Issue and receive clothing and equipment for students attending RRCC courses. Provide guidance on the correct use and care of equipment and ensure all transactions are appropriately documented in student loan records.

Staff Equipment

Issue and receive clothing and equipment for staff members as required. Maintain accurate equipment loan records and ensure accountability for all issued assets.

Equipment Logs

Maintain daily equipment usage, inspection, and maintenance records, promptly reporting defects, damage, losses, or other concerns to line management.

Inventory Stock

Monitor stock levels and notify line management of replenishment requirements in a timely manner to ensure continuity of service and equipment availability.

Equipment Disposal& Asset Management

Ensure unserviceable or obsolete equipment is recorded in accordance with relevant procedures. Ensure all losses, write-offs, and disposals are correctly documented and supported by a clear audit trail.

Inventory Assurance

Assist inventory holders in undertaking routine stocktaking activities, audits, and inventory checks to ensure accountability and accuracy of records.

Mountain Bike Maintenance

Under the direction of line management, maintain and manage a fleet of approximately 90 mountain bikes. Ensure all bikes are inspected, serviced, and repaired to an appropriate standard, maintaining them in a safe and operational condition. Provide advice and support to the Senior Flight Sergeant regarding the procurement of specialist mountain bikes, components, and associated equipment.

Canoe Maintenance

Under the direction of line management, maintain and manage a fleet of approximately 30 canoes. Carry out inspections, repairs, and routine maintenance in a timely and professional manner, ensuring equipment remains safe, serviceable, and fit for purpose. Advise the Senior Storekeeper when replacement equipment or components are required.

Additional Duties

• Driving duties in support of Centre activities.
• Conducting security and site safety checks as required.
• Completing administrative tasks associated with stores operations.
• Undertaking any other reasonable duties necessary to support the effective delivery of Adventurous Training stores services and Centre operations.

Training & Development

We are committed to providing you with the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to succeed in your role. Comprehensive on-the-job training will be provided, along with role-specific technical training during the induction period. Training may be delivered both remotely and at external locations, and travel may occasionally be required.

Flexible Working

Flexible working arrangements are available for this position, subject to line manager approval and operational requirements. Employees are contracted to work 37 hours per week, which may be worked flexibly within the Centre's operating hours of 07:00 to 19:00.

The normal working pattern is Monday to Friday; however, there may be occasions when attendance is required outside these hours, including weekends, to support operational requirements. For example, Sunday working may occasionally be required to facilitate the issue of equipment to RAF personnel attending training activities.

Person specification

What We’re Looking For

There’s no single background that makes someone right for the RRCC Stores. Our staff come from a variety of careers. What matters is how you work, not where you’ve worked.

We’re looking for people who can:

• Remain calm, polite and respectful in busy situations
• Pay attention to detail and report anything unusual
• Follow procedures consistently
• Learn quickly and adapt to changing circumstances
• Communicate clearly with people from all backgrounds
• Be reliable, punctual and professional
• Support colleagues and work well as part of a team

Essential Requirements:

• UK Driving Licence
• Due to the nature of the role, candidates must be physically able to carry out manual tasks in a fast-paced environment

Desirable:

• Previous experience of working in a store’s environment.

Licences

UK Driving Licence

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service
• Making Effective Decisions

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £24,549, Ministry of Defence contributes £7,111 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

Benefits include, but are not limited to:

• Flexible working opportunities
• Training and development
• 25 days paid annual leave rising to 30 days on completion of 5 years’ service
• 6 days special leave per year which can be used for volunteering activities
• A highly competitive Civil Service Pension scheme
• On site gym access for staff members

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.

Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.

MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey – We may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Policy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Candidates should review attached Air Command Application Guide prior to starting application.

At sift, you will be assessed against the following:

Experience:

• CV: to include job history, full qualification details and previous skills and experience
• Personal Statement: provide a personal statement of no more than 750 words demonstrating your suitability for the role

Behaviours:

• Delivering at pace
• Working together

At interview, you will be assessed against the following:

• Delivering at pace
• Working together
• Managing a quality service
• Making effective decisions

Application sifting is schedule to take place week commencing 10th August 2026. Interviews will take place on the week commencing 24th August 2026. We endeavour to stick to these dates, but these are subject to change around business needs.

Security

Successful applicants will be required to undergo a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) and Disclosure and Barring Service check prior to commencing employment as the Technical Storekeeper position requires staff to regularly work with students under the age of 18.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

There may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all DCS candidates that meet the minimum criteria for the job. For example, in certain recruitment situations such as a high volume of applications, seasonal demand, or peak periods, the employer may wish to limit the overall number of interviews offered to both DCS and non-DCS applicants.

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category, and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system.
Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

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.

The Ministry of Defence adopts a zero-tolerance approach to unacceptable behaviours, which includes bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination, and victimisation. You will not be eligible and will not be considered for this post if you have been dismissed from a role for such unacceptable behaviours within the last five years. This will also apply if you resign or otherwise leave a role but, because of an adverse decision, would have been dismissed for gross misconduct had you continued in that employment. Pre-employment checks will be carried out.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Brian McGeough
• Email : Brian.Mcgeough267@mod.gov.uk
• Telephone : 07855194756

Recruitment team

• Email : DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk

Further information

Please ensure you read the attached candidate information document prior to completing your application. If you are dissatisfied with the service you have received from DBS, or believe that DBS has failed to follow the recruitment process in line with the Civil Service Commission principles of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of Fair and Open competition, you can raise a formal complaint by writing to DBS at the following address: Defence Business Services, Scanning Hub, Room 6124, Tomlinson House, Norcross Lane, Blackpool, FY5 3WP. If after raising your complaint with DBS you remain dissatisfied you can complain directly to the Civil Service Commission at the following address: Civil Service commission, Room G/8, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ Or by email: info@csc.gov.uk.

Attachments

20230201 - Air Command's Applicant Guide Opens in new window (pdf, 499kB)Candidate Information Opens in new window (docx, 31kB)Terms and Conditions of Service Opens in new window (docx, 24kB)