NAVY – HMS Collingwood Weapons Maintainer

HMS Collingwood is the home of the Maritime Warfare School for the Royal Navy. It trains Phase 1 and Phase 2 trainees for eventual deployment to the Fleet and to Shore Establishments throughout the UK and the wider world.

We have an exciting position working in the Armoury. The Armoury Team provides maintenance and engineering support to critical training within MWS’s areas of responsibility. We are looking to employ a Weapons Maintainer for HMS Collingwood to co-ordinate and deliver essential maintenance and remedy tasking for the personal, small arms, support weapon systems and ancillaries, the trainees will use during their training evolution. In your new role as a Weapons Maintainer you will be efficiently operating and maintaining new and existing weapon systems, carrying out Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM)& Reactive Maintenance on all weapons and ancillaries, carry out diagnostic checks and fault finding and undertaking general weapon-based works to assist the wider MWS training team.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week. 

Roles and Responsibilities

Act as the armoury manager’s assistant for HMS Collingwood

Advise armoury manager on matters pertaining to HMS Collingwood armoury.

Accountability

Armoury manager for primary responsibilities and duties.

OiC WETU as Weapon Engineering authority.

Tasks

• Maintain the SA register RN S3016A and JAMES MIS (REPAIR MANAGER).
• Conduct 6 and 12-Monthly Mandatory Equipment Inspections and repairs ensuring minimum disruption to the Unit’s programme of events / EXs / Ops, raising Army General Form (AFG) 8800 work demands through NCHQ if required.
• All work is to be recorded in the workshop Master Register ensuring equipment faults are recorded and rectified or quarantined. Raise JAMES Component Reports and AFG 731 instances of Beyond Repair/Beyond Local Repair (BR/BLR) and/or when disposal of equipment is required. Liaise with stores for ordering, transport and returns, ensuring all associated paperwork is raised.
• Conduct inspection of weapons the maintainer is qualified on, in the event of an unintended discharge, ensuring segregation of equipment and raise the appropriate AFG 351 inspection report.
• Liaise with Joint Asset Management & Engineering Solutions (JAMES) on SA matters.
• Ensure equipment released for use is ‘Fit for Purpose’ and serviceable.
• Maintain the Calibration Register.
• Ensure correct documentation is raised and/or checked prior to equipment being returned and issued.
• Ensure equipment returning to the Armoury is checked for cleanliness and serviceability. Overseeing fault reports raised by individuals returning the equipment as / when required.
• Ensure that the minimum 10% of spares for equipment held is maintained and replenished as required.
• Ensure the security of all equipment held in the Armoury and workshop during working hours.
• Carry out Daily Musters in accordance with RN S3016A Para 5.
• Assist the nominated OOD with the weekly, monthly and quarterly weapons musters in accordance with JSP 440.
• Be competent with Special Tools and Testing Equipment (STTE) provided and ensure correct usage procedures are carried out.
• All weapons for issue outside of working hours are to be prepared along with the relevant paperwork and the OOD informed.
• Assist in the annual preparation of all equipment and documentation for the – Inspectorate Naval Establishments Small Arms (INESA) L2 Inspection.
• Be an additional POC in Unit for Armoury and SA matters.
• Ensure that the statutory Health and Safety Regulations are adhered to.
• Ensuring strict observance of all safety precautions when handling Small Arms.
• Maintain and adhere to the UECD (Unit Equipment Care Directive). To include preparation and presentation of equipment for regular management checks.

Enabling Qualifications

• Minimum of former Royal Navy Weapons Engineer Senior Rate or LAND Command equivalent.
• Manual Handling Training.
• Maintain compliant with all MOD Civil Servants annual training requirements.

Essential criteria:

Minimum of former Royal Navy Weapons Engineer Senior Rate or LAND Command equivalent.

Manual Handling Training.

Maintain compliant with all MOD Civil Servants annual training requirements.

Desirable Criteria:

Minimum S719B Advanced Small Arms Maintainer competency with previous weapons/SA background or Army, RAF or Royal Marines equivalent.

Class 1 Armourer’s Qualification

Ammunition Storeman’s Course

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

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Working Together
• Making Effective Decisions
• Delivering at Pace

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

  The post does not offer relocation expenses. 

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Job contact :

• Name : Neil Smith – Establishment Security Officer
• Email : neil.smith229@mod.gov.uk

Recruitment team

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