The key duties of the position include:

The Role The Logistics Officer at Port Wakefield supports the management of equipment, materials, and warehouse operations for JPEU. The role involves maintaining stores, ordering and tracking supplies, receiving and inspecting deliveries, managing inventory records, conducting stocktakes, and ensuring stock is stored safely and efficiently.

The position works closely with suppliers and purchasing staff, assists with procurement and invoice processes, and provides supply chain updates to stakeholders. Responsibilities also include relocating stock, maintaining storage areas and equipment, processing requisitions, and delivering materials when required.

The role requires adherence to Defence procurement policies, workplace safety procedures, risk management requirements, and general warehouse maintenance to ensure effective and efficient logistics support.

About our Team The logistics Q Store teams provide support for operational activities at the Joint Proof & Experimental Unit (JPEU). The Q Store team functions are critical to the supply chain at JPEU. The team provides warehousing and distribution support, as well as providing governance of unit-owned equipment through mandated programs such as cyclic stocktaking and ROMAN asset counts.

We work with a variety of stakeholders to ensure they are supported in all their logistics requirements, including the procurement of equipment from commercial suppliers. Q Stores also works closely with other support sections to ensure we maintain calibrated equipment for use on the range. Q Store teams work on a number of IT systems such ERP, SharePoint and Objective.

Our Ideal Candidate

Our ideal candidate will possess the following characteristics:





- A strong understanding of inventory and management processes and practices
- Possess robust verbal and non-verbal communication skills, and the ability to build positive working relationships with a range of stakeholders
- Make positive contributions to a small team, building and sustaining effective professional relationships with team members
- Take the initiative to learn and develop their understanding of logistics procedures, legislation, policy and regulatory frameworks
- Possess strong IT skills

The right person for this role will show the flexibility to respond to the changing context and shifting priorities of JPEU, to achieve business outcomes. In this role, the individual will provide support to a geographically dispersed team.

Eligibility

Security Clearance:

Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at “Negative Vetting Level 1”.

Getting to know the Department of Defence The Department of Defence employs around 18,000 Australian Public Service (APS) employees. Defence APS employees work in a wide variety of critical roles, Australia wide, enabling our three services Navy, Army and Air Force, to do their job. Defence has a range of Australian Public Service (APS) career opportunities that offer interesting, challenging, and unique work. Our workforce includes administrative support, accountants, intelligence analysts, engineers, policy advisors, graphic designers, lawyers, social workers, IT specialists and contract managers to name a few.

We offer a rewarding career that includes career development, work-life balance, recognition, a flexible and supportive work setting and a diverse workforce. To find out more about a career with Defence please visit https://www.defence.gov.au/jobs-careers

📌 Logistics Store Person (Port Wakefield)
🏢 Department Of Defence
📍 Port Wakefield