Dangerous Goods Specialist

Location: Aldermaston, Reading. Salary: Starting salary £40,000 dependant on skills and experience plus allowances. Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight, with every other Friday as a non-working day. For this role, employees are required to work fully onsite. We support flexible working arrangements where possible, including part-time and varied working hours, while maintaining an onsite presence. Please let us know if you would like us to consider an alternative working pattern as part of your application.

What you’ll do:

• Provision of dangerous goods advice
• Consignment of dangerous goods (all classes including Class 7)
• Marking and labelling packages compliantly
• Approval of dangerous goods moves in accordance with AWE processes
• Support to the delivery of training material
• Inspection of moves
• Find efficiencies and deliver continuous improvement through innovation
• Attend operational meetings, supply information to support those meetings and contribute to discussions
• Forecast demand
• Develop and maintain dangerous goods documentation
• Liaise with customers and deal with day-to-day problems regarding their orders in a polite and helpful manner
• The Company may require you to fulfil any other reasonable duties aligned to your position from time to time in line with business needs

Who are we looking for?

Everyone who works at AWE brings unique skills and perspectives to the table. We recognise that great people don’t always ‘tick every box’. That’s why we focus on your potential, your fit with our values, your transferable skills as well as your experience. Even if you don’t meet every point below, but you feel that this role and AWE are a great fit for you, please go ahead and apply, we’d love to receive your application. You don't necessarily need to come from a dangerous goods background; we’re looking for cross transferable skills.

We’re interested in people who:

• Are well organised and detail focused
• Are good with numbers and understand numerical prefixes
• Are resilient when working in a pressurised and changing environment
• Have great communication skills
• Can adapt quickly to new ways of working
• Comfortably work well with other people and teams
• Can drive Service Excellence
• Are looking to learn and develop
• Are motivated to make a positive difference

To be successful in this role you will have:

Previous Consignor or DGSA qualifications are an advantage, but not essential (as this training can be sponsored in the role). Previous experience working with hazardous materials or in a heavily regulated environment is an advantage, but not essential (as training will be provided). Previous experience in training others is an advantage, but not essential (as training opportunities will be provided). High level of personal integrity, with the ability to handle confidential and otherwise sensitive matters professionally. Ability to be decisive under pressure with the confidence to challenge and push back if required. Proficient in using MS Office Suite. (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook). Prior experience within customer service and administration. You’ll need to have the ability to work calmly and constructively in a priority changing environment and be able to manage your own workload. You will also have initiative, enthusiasm, a flexible approach, and ability to work to tight deadlines.

Some reasons we think you’ll love it here

AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you.

Benefits

• 270 hours of annual leave
• Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions)
• Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services
• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary)
• Discounts – access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending
• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring

The 'Working at AWE' page on our website is where you can find full details in the 'AWE Benefits Guide'.

Important things you need to know:

You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV. Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process. We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process. Our ambition is to create workplaces where we recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and our employees feel able to be themselves at work. We strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants. Any inclusion information you provide will be stored in accordance with GDPR and kept separate from your application form and CV, and the information will not be shared with anyone involved in interviewing or making hiring decisions.

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