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Warehouse Operations Manager

Join a team built on trust, commitment, and collaboration.

The Role

As Warehouse Operations Manager, you’ll lead, motivate, and develop a high-performing team across multiple warehouse departments. Your mission: to deliver safe, efficient, and customer-focused operations while driving continuous improvement.

You’ll be hands-on, visible, and results-driven — the kind of leader who thrives under pressure and inspires those around them.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and motivate warehouse teams to hit performance KPIs and deliver operational excellence.

• Manage workflows, shift patterns, and resources to keep everything running smoothly.

• Champion Health & Safety, embedding best practice and a culture of accountability.

• Use lean methodologies and continuous improvement tools to identify and fix inefficiencies.

• Communicate clearly across all levels — from the warehouse floor to senior leadership.

• Train, coach, and develop your team to unlock potential and build future leaders.

What We’re Looking For

We’re especially keen to hear from military service leavers with logistics or warehousing backgrounds. If you’ve led teams, managed operations under pressure, and kept people safe while delivering results — you already have what it takes.

Essential skills and experience:

• Proven leadership in logistics, supply chain, or warehousing (military or civilian).

• Knowledge of lean operations, 5S, and Health & Safety protocols.

• Confident decision-making and problem-solving under pressure.

• Experience with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and Microsoft Office.

• Strong communicator with the ability to motivate and develop others.

• Automation experience (desirable).

Why Join our Client?

Competitive salary and benefits package
Career development and training opportunities
A supportive culture that values your experience and leadership

Apply with your CV and we can arrange a call to discuss your skills for this role.

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Date Posted: Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:05:48 +0000

Crewing Manager

Are you a Marine Service leaver looking to build a rewarding career ashore?

At SMJ we recognise the professionalism, leadership and resilience that Armed Forces veterans bring to the maritime industry. We are seeking a Crewing Manager to join our Clients team in Glasgow – an excellent opportunity for former military personnel and service leavers ready to transition into a leadership role within the commercial shipping world.

The Role

As Crewing Manager, you will be responsible for delivering safe, compliant, and efficient crewing operations across our fleet, ensuring crew welfare, retention and performance remain industry leading.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support the Glasgow crewing team, driving performance, development and engagement.

• Manage client relationships, providing proactive support and ensuring service excellence.

• Ensure compliance with MLC, STCW, ISM, ISO, SOC, TMSA and flag state requirements.

• Oversee succession planning and career development for officers and critical fleet roles.

• Champion crew retention and engagement initiatives, identifying areas for improvement.

• Promote a strong culture of safety and leadership through officer development programmes.

• Drive continuous improvement, technology adoption, and efficiency in crewing systems (including COMPAS).

• Deputise for the Head of Marine Personnel – Operations when required.

• Represent the Company at client and industry events, building strong professional networks.

What We’re Looking For

• Degree qualified (or equivalent experience) with strong crewing/maritime knowledge.

• Background in the Royal Marines, Royal Navy, or wider maritime Armed Forces is highly desirable.

• Deep understanding of crewing regulations (MLC, STCW, ISM etc.).

• Strong leadership and people management experience, ideally in global or complex teams.

• Excellent interpersonal, client-facing and negotiation skills.

• Confident decision-maker with proven problem-solving ability.

• Proficiency in MS Office and crewing systems.

In return;

In addition to the great training and the opportunity to develop your personal, technical and leadership skills - company perks include:

• Generous Holiday
• Competitive Pension
• Private Healthcare
• Your birthday off
• Flexible benefits include; Retail Discounts, Dental, Holiday buy, Gym Discounts, Vehicle Cover

Apply with your CV and we can arrange a call to discuss your skills for this role.

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Date Posted: Mon, 08 Sep 2025 15:13:11 +0000

IT Security Manager

About The Role

We are currently working with an industry leading Marine Engineering and Fleet Management client to recruit for an IT Security Manager.  This is an excellent opportunity for a former military service leaver to join an organisation to grow and develop the department. 

Key Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of the day to day operations of the IT Security team.

• Responsible for IT security strategy

• Responsible for IT security incident response, investigation, reporting and forensics.

• Assess system security and recommend improvements

• Control costs and budgets regarding IT security

• Work with IT Management Team to manage contracts with vendors and software licenses

• Develop IT security policies and practices with the Group head of Business Systems

• Stay up-to-date on information technology trends and security standards.

• Research security enhancements and make recommendations to management

• Perform penetration testing with 3rd parties or internally.

• Help colleagues and the wider business understand information security management.

• Supporting the business in the delivery and release of secure applications

• Participate in IT Security audits both representing the company as the audited party and performing IT Security Audits of other business units and 3rd parties.

Essential

• Extensive experience working within IT Security, particularly within a Globally distributed IT environment
• Experience with system installation, configuration and analysis
• Thorough knowledge of networks and cloud computing
• Knowledge of data protection operations and legislation (e.g. GDPR)
• Outstanding communication skills
• Be able to identify gaps in the teams knowledge and implement plans to close them.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies and frameworks.
• Excellent people management skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience Coaching and mentoring an IT Security team.
• Experience with ISO 27001.
• Audit experience.

In return;

In addition to the great training and the opportunity to develop your personal, technical and leadership skills - company perks include:

• Generous Holiday
• Competitive Pension
• Private Healthcare
• Your birthday off
• Flexible benefits include; Retail Discounts, Dental, Holiday buy, Gym Discounts, Vehicle Cover

Apply with your CV and we can arrange a call to discuss your skills for this role.

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Date Posted: Fri, 05 Sep 2025 15:36:05 +0000

Marine Engineering Instructor

Location Clyde, Faslane Onsite full time

Salary - depending on Category A or B qualification

 The role

As a Marine Engineering Training Instructor, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will be providing specialist engineering and nuclear expertise to the training design process.

Day to day you’ll collaborate with a Astute-class Training Service team to help train the current and next generation of Submarine Service engineering professionals.

• Deliver classroom and simulator based training to Nuclear Propulsion Plant Operators and Marine Engineering Equipment Maintainers
• Collaborating with the training design team to update the courseware based on technical changes and identifying the impact of those changes
• Providing SME support to evaluate technical data and notifications of change on existing Marine Engineering and Nuclear Steam Raising Plant courseware
• Delivering additional training (Confined Space, Working at Height, etc.) to students outside the ACTS program, ensuring it meets prescribed quality and cost standards
• Supporting the routine review and revision of the courseware.

This role is full time, working 37 hours per week and will be based on site near Helensburgh.

Essential experience of the Training Instructor:

• Comprehensive knowledge of Naval Nuclear Steam Raising Plant operation
• Recent experience in this field with both up-to-date knowledge and hands-on practical skills
• Comfortable working both collaboratively and autonomously
• Be an engaging communicator with the ability to capture audience attention and deliver information effectively.

Qualifications for the Training Instructor:

• Royal Navy Submarine Service: Category A or B Watchkeeping Qualification

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

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Date Posted: Fri, 05 Sep 2025 14:15:32 +0000

Motor Vehicle Skills Assessor

The role

As an Apprenticeship Support Coach, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will be a vital part of maintaining learner progression, engagement, and achievement.    Day-to-day, you will play a critical role in coaching and motivating learners who are off-track or temporarily without an assigned coach. You will also:

• Act as a flexible resource to ensure continuity of delivery during periods of absence or increased demand.
• Provide surge support to drive forward learner progression and completions
• Support, motivate and coach learners who are off track through their apprenticeship programme ensuring all components of the apprenticeship programme are completed whilst meeting awarding organisation, ESFA and Ofsted requirements
• Schedule and attend learner progress reviews for learners who have no allocated coach and / or require additional targeted support and complete all required documentation
• Plan, prepare and deliver high-quality learner workshops to support learner progression.

This role is full time working 37 hours per week. The Motor Vehicle Skills Assessor role is fully remote and requires the successful candidate to deliver support across a range of sites in North Yorkshire and the North East, including but not limited to Catterick, Newcastle upon Tyne, York, Ripon and Thirsk.

Essential experience of the Motor Vehicle Skills Assessor:

• Considerable experience as a qualified assessor
• Considerable experience in an appropriate industry environment
• Good understanding of work-based learning programmes

 Qualifications for the Motor Vehicle Skills Assessor:

• Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (or equivalent)
• Maths and English – GCSE grade C or above (or equivalent)
• Vehicle Mechanic Level 3 Qualification - (minimum of level 3)

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) and Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (EDBS) security clearance for this role.

Apply with your CV and we can arrange a call to discuss your skills for this role.

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Date Posted: Fri, 05 Sep 2025 14:05:27 +0000

AV Field Service Engineer

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Date Posted: Mon, 01 Sep 2025 14:00:34 +0000

Vehicle Skills Assessor

As an Motor Vehicle Skills assessor, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will play a vital role in the security of the nation whilst supporting the equipment used by the British Army. This includes the fleet management of over 50,000 vehicles, ranging from quad bikes and generators to main battle tanks and weapons from pistols to cannons.

Day-to-day, you’ll visit vehicle mechanic learners within their workplace using your vocational experience and knowledge to deliver learning, coach, assess and support them to achieve their apprenticeship, as well as:

• Support, motivate and coach all learners through their apprenticeship programme, ensuring all components of the apprenticeship programme are completed in a timely manner whilst meeting awarding organisation, ESFA and Ofsted requirements. 
• Monitor and review learners in line with the customers’ expectations. 
• Ensure all required documentation is completed to the correct standard and within agreed timelines. 
• Provide portfolio building advice and guidance to learners based on the requirements of their programme. 
• Effectively record, plan and track individual learner progress in accordance with agreed paperwork and reporting processes.

This role is full time working 37 hours per week, offered on a 12-Month Fixed-Term contract and is fully remote. There is a requirement to travel to our sites in Southampton, Portsmouth, Thorney Island, Tidworth, Chichester, Aldershot, Windsor, Sandhurst, Bovington, Bulford.

Agile working may be available to employees in some instances, applying the principles of fairness and consistency whilst ensuring that the overriding business needs can be appropriately met. We are happy to consider flexible, blended working, including part-time, condensed hours, and job sharing. Please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Essential experience of the Motor Vehicle Skills Assessor:

• Considerable experience in the vehicle mechanic field
• Good understanding of work-based learning programmes
• Previous experience in the defence sector, ideally within the army arena (desired not essential)     

Qualifications for the Motor Vehicle Skills Assessor:

• Relevant industry related qualification (Vehicle Mechanic minimum of Level 3)
• Maths and English – GCSE grade C or above (or equivalent) 

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

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Date Posted: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 09:13:18 +0000

Vehicle Skills Assessor

As an Motor Vehicle Skills assessor, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will play a vital role in the security of the nation whilst supporting the equipment used by the British Army. This includes the fleet management of over 50,000 vehicles, ranging from quad bikes and generators to main battle tanks and weapons from pistols to cannons.

Day-to-day, you’ll visit vehicle mechanic learners within their workplace using your vocational experience and knowledge to deliver learning, coach, assess and support them to achieve their apprenticeship, as well as:

• Support, motivate and coach all learners through their apprenticeship programme, ensuring all components of the apprenticeship programme are completed in a timely manner whilst meeting awarding organisation, ESFA and Ofsted requirements. 
• Monitor and review learners in line with the customers’ expectations. 
• Ensure all required documentation is completed to the correct standard and within agreed timelines. 
• Provide portfolio building advice and guidance to learners based on the requirements of their programme. 
• Effectively record, plan and track individual learner progress in accordance with agreed paperwork and reporting processes.

This role is full time working 37 hours per week, offered on a 12-Month Fixed-Term contract and is fully remote. There is a requirement to travel to our sites in Southampton, Portsmouth, Thorney Island, Tidworth, Chichester, Aldershot, Windsor, Sandhurst, Bovington, Bulford.

Agile working may be available to employees in some instances, applying the principles of fairness and consistency whilst ensuring that the overriding business needs can be appropriately met. We are happy to consider flexible, blended working, including part-time, condensed hours, and job sharing. Please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Essential experience of the Motor Vehicle Skills Assessor:

• Considerable experience in the vehicle mechanic field
• Good understanding of work-based learning programmes
• Previous experience in the defence sector, ideally within the army arena (desired not essential)     

Qualifications for the Motor Vehicle Skills Assessor:

• Relevant industry related qualification (Vehicle Mechanic minimum of Level 3)
• Maths and English – GCSE grade C or above (or equivalent) 

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

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Date Posted: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 09:13:18 +0000

Armourer Trainer

The role

As an Armourer Trainer,  you'll join a team of talented training professionals who deliver military apprentice courses to Army students, providing them with the knowledge to ensure that they will be successful in their chosen trade.

Day-to-day, your role will involve carrying out engineering work on Army Weapons, which will include stripping, assembling, and diagnosing faults, as well as maintenance of weapons. Secondly, you will receive Teacher Training and will gain a Level 4 teaching certification. Once qualified, you will support with the delivery of theory training course modules and practical training in the maintenance, repair, and modification of weapons, including:

• Creation of written examination, progress test papers and practical assessment/examination scenarios 
• Ensuring student development through monitoring, feedback appraisal, discipline, and training interventions
• Ensuring all supporting documentation is updated and maintained.
• Application of Subject Matter Knowledge and Guidance to help develop teaching materials and support the course design process. 
• Focus on Health and Safety and work in line with all policies and standard operating procedures.
• Supervision of students and maintaining classroom control

This role is full time and based onsite at MOD Lyneham.

Essential experience of the Armourer Trainer:

• Would suit those with Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) Armourer, Navy Weapons Engineer or RAF or Police
• Armourer experience.
• Good craft and technical skills
• Knowledge and experience of working with Microsoft Office applications.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to motivate and encourage others with empathy and patience.

Qualifications for the Armourer Trainer:

• Level 3 Engineering qualification OR significant experience with Weapons / Armaments
• Willing and able to study for Teacher Training certification Level 4, once in post.

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Date Posted: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 09:13:18 +0000

Data Centre Engineer (M+E)

Working hours/shift pattern: 4 shifts on / 4 shifts off (12 hour shift pattern, days & nights) 6am 6pm/6pm-6am 

Job purpose and opportunity: 

As a  Data Centre Engineer you will manage, maintain and/or operate all electrical & mechanical systems . This role will also support the Facilities Team in maintaining critical data  centre hardware including (but not limited to) racks, cold aisle components, cooling systems and generators.  This is a fantastic opportunity to work with critical infrastructure, supporting a T3+ Data Centre.  

Key responsibilities: 

• Support best practice and best in class M+E methodology, ensuring rigorous and effective  maintenance regimens are performed and maintained 

• Provide data reporting to Facilities Management. 

• Provide proactive risk assessments and report any potential threats to service delivery.

• Support continuous improvement in organisation, productivity and quality within Facilities team.

• Work with Security to maintain and administer access control, escort third party engineers on site  and provide best practice advice on any cable installations undertaken

• Liaise with Incident, Problem and Change Teams and the wider DC Facilities teams to ensure Data  Centre infrastructure changes are successful. 

• Build relationships with our suppliers to gain knowledge of plant and equipment and keep up to date  on M+E technology improvements. 

• HV & LV AP responsibilities  

The ideal candidate: 

• Demonstrable knowledge of CRAC/CRAH Units, Chilled Water Systems, pumps and chillers.

• Hands on operational experience of Schneider UPS systems (Symetra) & Galaxy 7000

• Authorised as HV & LV AP

• Experience in operation of HV generator sets. 

• Understanding of Power Management, BMS systems or similar applications 

• Experienced in Fault Diagnosis and IST delivery 

• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills 

• Skilled in crisis management, command and control. 

• T3 Data Centre Service Delivery experience (desirable)

• Electrical Engineer 18th Edition qualified  (desirable)

• Technical report writing skills 

• A motivated team player, confident in a customer facing role to deliver excellent levels of service.

In Return;

You can expect variety and a challenging, fun working environment - where culture and well-being  are as important as career development and training. The company offers extensive career progression  opportunities and there is a friendly environment with a team that for many feels like family.

In addition to the great training and the opportunity to develop your personal, technical and leadership skills  -  company perks include: 

• Pension 

• Private Healthcare 

• Cycle to work scheme 

• Free breakfast & snacks 

• Access to unlimited learning content through Udemy 

• Team socials 

• Wellbeing day 

• Your birthday off

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Date Posted: Wed, 27 Aug 2025 10:32:53 +0000

Apprentice Coach - Electronics. REMOTE

The role

As an Apprenticeship Coach – Electronics Technician, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. The Apprenticeship Coach delivers workplace-based learning, coaching, and assessment to help apprentices complete their programmes successfully and meet industry, ESFA, and Ofsted requirements.

Day-to-day, you’ll ensure you are delivering against your Key Performance Indicators, arranging and attending scheduled visits and completing all required documentation, as well as:

• Support, motivate and coach all learners through their apprenticeship programme, ensuring all components of the apprenticeship programme are completed in a timely manner whilst meeting awarding organisation, ESFA and Ofsted requirements
• Monitor and review learners in line with the customers’ expectations
• Ensure all required documentation is completed to the correct standard and within agreed timelines
• Provide portfolio building advice and guidance to learners based on the requirements of their programme.

This role is full time and is fully remote.

Essential experience of the Apprenticeship Coach – Electronics Technician

• Significant experience in an appropriate industry environment

Qualifications for the Apprenticeship Coach – Electronics Technician

• Maths and English – GCSE grade C or above (or equivalent)
• Relevant industry related qualification – Electronics - (minimum of level 3)

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) clearance for this role.

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Date Posted: Tue, 19 Aug 2025 11:08:13 +0000

Apprentice Coach - Electronics. REMOTE

The role

As an Apprenticeship Coach – Electronics Technician, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. The Apprenticeship Coach delivers workplace-based learning, coaching, and assessment to help apprentices complete their programmes successfully and meet industry, ESFA, and Ofsted requirements.

Day-to-day, you’ll ensure you are delivering against your Key Performance Indicators, arranging and attending scheduled visits and completing all required documentation, as well as:

• Support, motivate and coach all learners through their apprenticeship programme, ensuring all components of the apprenticeship programme are completed in a timely manner whilst meeting awarding organisation, ESFA and Ofsted requirements
• Monitor and review learners in line with the customers’ expectations
• Ensure all required documentation is completed to the correct standard and within agreed timelines
• Provide portfolio building advice and guidance to learners based on the requirements of their programme.

This role is full time and is fully remote.

Essential experience of the Apprenticeship Coach – Electronics Technician

• Significant experience in an appropriate industry environment

Qualifications for the Apprenticeship Coach – Electronics Technician

• Maths and English – GCSE grade C or above (or equivalent)
• Relevant industry related qualification – Electronics - (minimum of level 3)

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) clearance for this role.

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Date Posted: Tue, 19 Aug 2025 11:08:17 +0000