Tool Stores Operative

Job Title:                     Tool Stores Operative

Location:                     Isle of Anglesey, Wales

Compensation:           £32,206.58 + Benefits

Role Type:                   Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                       SF75129

Keep aircraft operations running safely and efficiently. Join a team where attention to detail, compliance and teamwork make a real difference.

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Tool Stores Operative at RAF Valley, near Holyhead, Anglesey.

The role

As a Tool Stores Operative, you'll play a vital role in supporting the effective operation of aircraft maintenance activities by ensuring the accurate management, control and traceability of tools and equipment. Working within a regulated aviation environment, you’ll help maintain the highest standards of safety, compliance and operational readiness while supporting the delivery of critical defence services.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career within a world-leading defence, aerospace and engineering organisation, where your contribution will directly support military aviation operations.

Day-to-day, you will be:

• Managing the acceptance, identification, inspection, registration and monitoring of equipment held within the tool stores.


• Maintaining accurate records, tracking information and documentation to ensure full traceability of equipment.


• Supporting stock management activities, reporting shortages, discrepancies, damage or losses through the appropriate channels.


• Ensuring equipment is correctly labelled, stored, secured and controlled in line with regulatory and company requirements.


• Assisting with audits, investigations and continuous improvement activities to maintain compliance and operational effectiveness.

This role is full time working 36 hours per week and is based on site at RAF Valley, Holyhead, Anglesey.

Essential experience of the Tool Stores Operative:

• Experience working within a stores, logistics, supply chain or inventory management environment.


• Understanding of stock control and the importance of maintaining accurate records and traceability.


• Experience following company processes, procedures and regulatory requirements.


• Knowledge of equipment control, calibration or asset management principles.


• Ability to work accurately, prioritise workload and maintain high attention to detail.

Qualifications for the Tool Stores Operative:

GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and Mathematics.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

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. This Window opens February through to March annually.


• ‘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

We’re Babcock — 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 call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

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 [email protected] 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: 14/08/2026

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