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Warehouse Worker , American Embassy

8:08:00 PM

Open To:
All Interested Candidates

Position Title:
Warehouse Worker

Reference:
12/07

Opening Date:
February 9, 2012

Closing Date:
February 23, 2012 at COB (5.30 pm)

Work Hours:
Full-Time, 40 hours per week

Salary:
 £21,207 gross starting salary per annum, (consisting of: basic salary- £17,638, London weighting- £2,100 and bonus- £1,469). Plus discounted health care plan.

The General Services Office (GSO) at the U.S. Embassy is in search of a Warehouse Worker.

Duties will include:

  • assisting with the delivery/collection of all furniture, appliances and equipment to residential properties, the Chancery and other locations as directed;
  • driving a non LGV van that is assigned to the warehouse;
  • assembling flat-pack furniture as required;
  • performing minor woodwork repairs and electrical duties as required.

Qualifications Required:

NOTE: All applicants must address each selection criterion detailed below with specific and comprehensive information supporting each item.

Education:

No formal qualifications are required.

Prior Work Experience:

Work experience handling and delivering household furniture and appliances or office furniture and equipment is required. Experience driving a non LGV van on multi-drop deliveries within a metropolitan area is required.

Language Proficiency:

Level 3, limited knowledge of written and spoken English is required.

Knowledge:

A good working knowledge of non LGV vehicle operating requirements is required. An understanding of warehouse procedures relating to the storage of furniture, appliances and equipment whilst minimizing damage is required.

Skills and Abilities:

Numeracy skills are required. Ability to pay attention to detail is required. Ability to operate basic tools for use in the course of the work is required. Good communication, interpersonal and customer care skills are required. Ability to work as part of a team is required. Ability to follow instructions is required. A willingness to carry out duties occasionally outside normal working hours is required. A current full (manual) UK/EU/EEA driver’s license is required.

To apply, you should use our preferred way of applying for a vacancy at the Embassy:

  • Complete the London DS-0174 Application for Employment form, which is available at the end of each job web advert. With the London DS-0174 application form, you MUST include a current resume/CV, which covers all the essential criteria as outlined in the web advert for the position.

Please note that if you do not include a current resume/CV, together with your London DS-0174 application form, your application will be invalid and you will not be considered for the position for which you are applying.

For a less detailed application, you can apply as follows:

Detailed instructions on how to complete the UAE/DS-0174 (pdf, 152 kB) are available to assist you in the application process.

Whichever way you choose to apply, please make sure that you address how your education, work experience, knowledge, skills and abilities all match the job advertised. Please also make sure that you address the basis of your legal right to work in the UK.

London DS-0174 Application form for job vacancy 12/07

Please quote reference 12/07.

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