Site Engineering Support Services Workshops Engineer

RAF Cosford, Albrighton, Wolverhampton

Job Summary

The RAF’s success depends on their people including regular and reservist military, civilians, and contractors all working together as one Whole Force. Our civil servants are a central part of this undertaking essential work and contributing to the RAF’s mission and values. The role of civil servants in Defence is more vital than ever - now and for the future.

An opportunity exists for an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to join the Site Engineering Support Services Team as a Workshop Engineer.

RAF Cosford is a large and diverse station with a transient population home to a diverse range of station support elements supporting the Defence School of Aeronautical Engineering and all other resident and parented units to achieve their defence output delivery.

The role is part of a team within the engineering workshops as part of the Operational Support Wing (OSW) at RAF Cosford, and it provides a pivotal function to the Station Commander as Head of Establishment with assurance of regulatory and legislative compliance and ensuring training can be delivered.

We are looking for someone with good communication and organisational skills, with an attention to detail and the drive to see tasks through. Using proficient skills and experience you will provide engineering support to the Unit by calibrating and integrity testing all registered items of Mechanical and Electrical Test and Measuring Equipment (TME) used in our live engineering and training environments to ensure smooth operational delivery and high-quality service in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Whilst experience or an understanding of mechanical and electrical testing would be advantageous, the candidate will ideally have recent experience in a similar technical working environment, and someone looking to develop within the technical engineering profession.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job Description

As an integral part of the Site Engineering Support Services Team within the engineering workshops the role is both interesting and challenging requiring technical expertise as the interface with its extensive customer base located over multiple sites. The duties and responsibilities include:

• Carrying out Routine Maintenance of TME as required.
• Calibrating and carrying out Unit Test Procedures on all types of Mechanical and Electrical Test and Measuring Equipment.
• Processing the despatch and receipt, to and from external agencies of all TME assets requiring off site calibration and maintenance.
• Assisting with the setting up of Audio-Visual Aids for Conferences, Graduations, the Cosford Air Show and other internal and external events as required.
• Assisting with Quality Assurance Self Audits as required by Line Manager and Workshops Foreman.
• Supporting Line Manager and Workshops Foreman with any other Workshops related tasks as required.

It is the perfect role for someone looking to develop within or considering the engineering profession affording development and pathway access, with access to learning and development opportunities and professional training associated with the position.

Responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities include:

• Carrying out Routine Maintenance of TME as required.
• Calibrating and carrying out Unit Test Procedures on all types of Mechanical and Electrical Test and Measuring Equipment.
• Processing the despatch and receipt, to and from external agencies of all TME assets requiring off site calibration and maintenance.
• Assisting with the setting up of Audio-Visual Aids for Conferences, Graduations, the Cosford Air Show and other internal and external events as required.
• Assisting with Quality Assurance Self Audits as required by Line Manager and Workshops Foreman.
• Supporting Line Manager and Workshops Foreman with any other Workshops related tasks as required.

Person specification

We Are Looking For

• A dynamic and enthusiastic individual with the ability to balance changing priorities and to work with autonomy.
• A self-motivator who looks to solve problems within their responsibility level.
• A clear communicator with positive interpersonal skills, who can build good connections, relationships, and networks.
• Be familiar with information technology, including proficient in the use of MS Office applications including Word and Excel.

Due to the nature of the role, you must be capable of manual handling tasks when loading and unloading Audio Visual Aids equipment into vehicles where lifting equipment is unavailable or inappropriate for the task, and when transporting equipment around event venues indoors and outdoors.

The candidate will ideally have recent experience in the engineering environment and/or transferable organisational and communication skills with a willingness to learn, including completion mandatory training requirements associated with the role.

Licences

Full UK Driving Licence

Behaviours

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

• Developing Self and Others
• Working Together

Alongside your salary of £25,180, Ministry of Defence contributes £7,294 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• Opportunities for Professional and Personal Development of skills
• 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 Days upon completion of 5 years service.
• In addition to 8 public holidays per year you will also receive 1 x privilege day for HM The King's birthday
• Easily accessible road and rail links
• On-site Shop/Café facilities (including Starbucks, Greggs and Spar)
• Access to gymnasium, swimming pool and outdoor sports facilities subject to induction, training and the payment of the relevant fees.
• Free on-site car parking

Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements.

The post does not offer relocation expenses (move of home, excess fares or temporary transfer). Non Standard move applicants will be eligible for the full package, subject to eligibility.

An opportunity to be considered for Reward and Recognition.

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.

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.

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Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Application will be via the Online application process on CS Jobs. Candidates must complete the application form in the required format giving as much detail of their experience and relevance to the role as possible to aid sifting.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

All engineering experience and certification submitted as part of the application will be considered, if alternative qualifications are held and presented they too will be considered.

The employment selection and any offer will be subject to the appropriate Civil Service security and administrative checks being carried out and candidates deemed suitable for Ministry of Defence employment.

Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history; qualification details and previous skills and experience.

Candidates will be required to provide a statement of suitability.

At sift, you will be assessed against the following Behaviours:

• Working Together
• Developing Self and Others

At interview, you will be assessed against the following Behaviours:

• Working Together
• Developing Self and Others

When choosing your Behaviour examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences. Whilst technology may help to enhance your written submission, presenting the ideas of others or those generated by technology, could result in your application being rejected.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk.

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to 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.

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

Contact point for applicants

• Name : Ady Breslin
• Email : adrian.breslin719@mod.gov.uk
• Telephone : 03001533052

Recruitment team

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