Job: Supplier, The Royal Air Force - Liverpool

As a Supplier, you’ll be part of a team handling more than 1.25 million items of RAF equipment – the equipment we need to work wherever we are in the world. That’s everything from the smallest component to complete aircraft, from fuel to clothing.

You’ll have responsibilities at every stage of the supply chain, from buying, storing and handling kit, to distributing it around the world and, eventually, disposing of it. It could be your job to operate IT systems that track RAF assets worldwide. You could ensure that all weapons – from guided missiles to personal rifles – are stored, handled and transported safely. Or you could refuel aircraft from a hydrant system and receive fuel into storage from ocean tankers.

Like most people in the RAF, you’ll probably move jobs every few years, and each job is known as a tour. You could work anywhere in the world:

• outdoors on bulk fuel installations;

• delivering urgently required equipment to the front line;

• in an office, with responsibility for stock control and equipment accounting; or

• alongside the Royal Navy, Army or foreign armed forces.

To do your job you’ll use our sophisticated computer systems, modern computerised accounting techniques, storage methods and mechanical handling equipment. Within your first few years you’ll probably be detached overseas on operations or exercises for anything from a few days to a few months. There are also opportunities to travel overseas as a member of the Deployable Supply Group or the Tactical Supply Wing – spearhead units for UK forces, providing logistic support for operations or exercises.

Entry requirements

Age limits

17–29

Academic qualifications

GCSE/SCEs at Grade G/6 in English language and maths. You must also have a provisional driving licence.

Entry test

You must pass a test at the AFCO.

Nationality

You must have been a citizen of the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland since birth.

Residency

Whether or not you were born in the United Kingdom, you should normally have resided there for the three years immediately preceding your application.

Equal opportunities

The RAF values every individual’s unique contribution, irrespective of race, ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation or social background.