At a Glance
- Tasks: Receive, store, and dispatch stock while ensuring safety and efficiency.
- Company: Join Babcock, a global leader in defence and engineering.
- Benefits: Generous holiday, pension scheme, health support, and volunteering days.
- Other info: Dynamic environment with opportunities for career growth and flexible working.
- Why this job: Be part of a team that supports national security and public infrastructure.
- Qualifications: Experience in warehousing and basic IT skills required.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 45344 £ per year.
Location: Wareham, Dorset
Compensation: £26,820 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Fixed Term Contract
Role ID: SF74955
Keep vital equipment moving and play your part in supporting UK defence. At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Warehouse Operative at Bovington, near Dorchester, Dorset.
The role:
- As a Warehouse Operative, you'll join a busy and supportive team responsible for ensuring materials, equipment and stock are received, stored and dispatched efficiently.
- This is an excellent opportunity to build your logistics and warehousing career within a business that supports critical defence operations.
- You’ll play a key role in maintaining stock accuracy, supporting operational demand and ensuring warehouse activities are completed safely and efficiently.
- No two days are the same, and you'll have the opportunity to contribute to continuous improvement while developing valuable skills within a dynamic environment.
Day-to-day, you will be:
- Receiving, checking, storing and dispatching stock and materials safely and accurately.
- Maintaining stock records and supporting inventory accuracy through effective warehouse processes.
- Operating material handling equipment and carrying out general warehouse housekeeping activities.
- Liaising with suppliers and internal stakeholders to support operational requirements.
- Following health, safety and quality standards while helping the team achieve daily performance targets.
This role is full time, working 37 hours per week on a 12-month fixed term contract and is based on site at Bovington, Dorset. You'll work Monday to Thursday from 07:00 to 15:30 and Friday from 07:00 to 12:00.
Essential experience of the Warehouse Operative:
- Experience working within a warehouse, stores or logistics environment.
- Basic IT skills, including Microsoft Excel.
- Knowledge of warehousing and MRP systems.
- Awareness of SAP or MJDI warehouse systems would be advantageous.
- Understanding of stock control, calibration processes or inventory management.
Qualifications for the Warehouse Operative:
- Material Handling Equipment (MHE) licence preferred but not essential.
- Security Clearance: The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
What we offer:
- Generous holiday allowance
- Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
- Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
- Employee shopping savings portal
- Payment of Professional Fees
- Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
- Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement.
- 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity.
Babcock is a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference. Here, you'll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we're building a future that lasts - not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.
We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
Closing date: 12/08/2026
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