Army Port Operator Apprenticeship
Army Port Operator Apprenticeship
Location:
Bath and North East Somerset Bedfordshire Berkshire Bristol Buckinghamshire Cambridgeshire Cheshire Cornwall County Durham Cumbria Derbyshire Devon Dorset East Riding of Yorkshire East Sussex Essex Gloucestershire Greater London Greater Manchester Hampshire Herefordshire Hertfordshire Isle of Wight Isles of Scilly Kent Lancashire Leicestershire Lincolnshire Merseyside Nationwide Norfolk North Somerset North Yorkshire Northamptonshire Northern Ireland Northumberland Nottinghamshire Oxfordshire Rutland Scotland Shropshire Somerset South Gloucestershire South Yorkshire Staffordshire Suffolk Surrey Tyne & Wear Wales Warwickshire West Midlands West Sussex West Yorkshire Wiltshire Worcestershire
Salary:
£18687
Date Posted:
January 2024
Job Family:
transportation
PORT OPERATOR – Royal Logistic Corps
We use specialist machinery, such as cranes and drive different types of vehicles in order to conduct 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 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.
Training for the role
Step 1
You’ll start with your initial military training which teaches you how to be a soldier, covering everything from fieldcraft to how to handle a rifle.
- If you join as a Junior Soldier (under 17 years and 6 months), you’ll do a 23-week basic military training course at Harrogate.
- If you join as a Regular Soldier (over 17 years and 6 months), you’ll do the regular 14-week adult basic training.
Step 2
Next you’ll complete the Port Operator Class 3 course where you will learn the safety aspects of working in a hazardous port environment and gain your MHE Licences. You’ll also learn how to transfer cargo between military and civilian transport using cranes and other equipment. During this stage you will also earn your category B and C+E licenses at the Defence School of Transport in Leconfield.
Step 3
On promotion, and after earning two further MHE Specialist Qualifications, you will begin the Port Operator Class 2 course. Later on, you will complete the Port Operator Class 1 course, which includes learning how to be a Crane Supervisor.
Qualifications you could get after training
- Level 2 Port Operative Apprenticeship
- MHE Qualifications
- Functional skills
- CMI Diploma
- ILM award in Leadership and management
Entry requirements
Age: From 16 years & 6 months to 35 years & 6 months
Qualifications: No formal qualifications needed
Basic physical fitness assessment: Mid Thigh Pull 50kg – Medicine Ball Throw 2.7m – MSFT (beep test) level 6.6
Apprenticeship offered
Level 2 Port Operative Apprenticeship
Pay & benefits
Earn £18,687 a year during training. When you have completed 26 weeks’ service or finished basic trade training – whichever comes first – your pay will rise to £23,496.
If you are part of the Regimental Dive Team, you can earn additional pay between £285 and £670.
Start Date – on-going