Port Operator at The British Army

Description

• Work in a port and learn how to load and unload cargo from ships. Travel the world supporting the Army and other Services.
• We use specialist machinery, such as cranes and drive different types of vehicles in order to carry out our operations.
• Working alongside the Royal Marines and Airborne Forces means that we get plenty of opportunities to travel, working in ports worldwide and helping to support operations and disaster relief tasks.
• We also have opportunities to complete an apprenticeship and gain widely-recognised trade qualifications.
• We also have a Regimental Dive Team and have a proud history competing in Army Sports.
• The Royal Logistic Corps are the Army’s professional logisticians keeping the Field Army marching, its helicopters flying, its vehicles moving and its tanks and guns firing.
• We enable its deployment and supply it with everything it needs, wherever it operates, throughout the world.

Key Responsibilities

• As part of a Port Task Group, load and unload vessels to meet port deadlines and operational commitments.
• Primarily based at the home of Army Maritime in Marchwood, Southampton.
• You could be deployed worldwide– wherever the British Army has a presence.
• Gain your Category C+E Driving Licence and learn how to use equipment such as an Industrial Forklift.
• Gain MHE qualifications and a Level 2 Port Operative Apprenticeship.

Entry Requirements
Qualifications:

• No formal qualifications needed.

Age:

• From 16 years & 6 months to 35 years & 6 months.

Basic physical fitness assessment:

• Mid Thigh Pull 50kg
• Medicine Ball Throw 2.7m
• MSFT (beep test) level 6.6

Army Reserve standards:

• Mid Thigh Pull: 50kg
• Medicine Ball Throw: 2m 70cm
• MSFT (beep test): Level 5 shuttle 8.

Pay & Benefits
You'll earn £25,200 a year from the start of your training, which will go up as you progress throughout your career.