Equipment Officer - Gillingham, United Kingdom - National Crime Agency

National Crime Agency

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Gillingham, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Salary:

- £30,740

Roles based in Gillingham (Kent) will receive an additional London Weighting of £3,595.

Job grade:

Executive Officer
NCA Grade 5 / Police Constable
Contract type:
Permanent
Type of role:
Engineering
Intelligence
Logistics
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
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Location

Gillingham (Kent), Leicester, Thirsk, WarringtonAbout the job

Job summary:

To deliver the 1st line support of equipment and technical systems to a professional standard and to meet user requirements. Manage and control the issue, returns, disposal and transfer of sensitive equipment on the dept. stock control system. Maintaining equipment, spares and associated consumables at agreed levels, upgrading technical equipment as required, recording actions and updating the stock control system.

Job description:

You will be responsible for managing the equipment stores at your location. You will oversee the issue, returns, transfer or disposal of equipment.

Where equipment is reported as faulty you will carry out an initial assessment, deciding if you can repair it, arrange repair by the manufacturer or if it is beyond economical repair.

You will need to engage with equipment specialists, suppliers and manufacturers and have an analytical mind and good fault finding skills.

You will need good IT skills and confidence in using a database to record all new equipment and maintain the history of operational equipment including modification updates.

At specified periods you will also be responsible for delivering equipment audits and reporting on the results.

As well as arranging the transfer of equipment across the country you may also be required to deliver it in person as well as temporary work at other Tech Ops locations.

Person specification:

You will be supporting Technical Operations in maintaining Technical capabilities on behalf of the NCA to the highest standards and support Tech Ops equipment delivery programmes.

You will work to maintain a robust, auditable system at your unit for controlling the issue, returns and transfer of equipment in line with SOPs.

You will also maintain or organise the repair of equipment or subsequent disposal ensuring accurate records of all activity are maintained.

You will need to comply with Health & Safety legislation, including Risk Assessments in line with operational procedures.

Develop and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders in order to foster productive working relationships and collaborative working.

Licences:

Full UK driving License

Qualifications:

The following qualifications/skills are essential to the role and proof will be required at interview:
ONC BTEC L3 in Electronics, Technology, Engineering or equivalent Level 3 technical qualification (A level or AS level).
Please ensure the dates of any accreditations you are relying on, are entered on to the CV.
Should you progress to the assessment stage of the process, you will be required to provide a copy of the original certificate.
Behaviours:We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Managing a Quality Service
Working Together

Technical skills:

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

Experience in one or more of the following
Mechanical / Electrical / Electronic engineering / Radio Frequency or Communications Technology (detail all that apply).
Able to identify and have good analytical and technical problem solving skills.
Proven written/drafting skills.
Proven experience of working within a team, working to tight deadlines within a dynamic environment.

Benefits:

Whatever your role, we take your career and development seriously, and want to enable you to build a really successful career with the Agency and wider Civil Service.

If you are an active police pension member immediately prior to joining the NCA, you can continue your membership throughout your employment with us as if you were a serving police officer. If you do remain an active member and subsequently return to a police force, you should be able to continue your membership there too.

All officers in the NCA are members of the UK Civil Service.

You will be eligible for:
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Civil Service pension scheme:

26 days annual leave rising to 31 on completion of 5 years continuous service:

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Training and development opportunities:

Cycle2work scheme

We take the welfare of NCA officers very seriously. All staff have access to Occupational Health services and there are a number of staff representative groups. We also have a range of sporting and other activities on offer.
**We can provide flexible working arrangements if the role in question is suitabl