Job Title: Warehouse Operative
Salary: The starting salary is £36,228, which includes allowances totalling £3,009.
The salary is broken down as £33,219, basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £35,541. Plus, a location allowance of £2,009 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.
Location: Belvedere Storage Facility
This post is part of the Warehouse service delivery team delivering support activities to OSS customers and other business groups in relation to the Central Warehouse. The service we provide covers a wide range of activities defined within the groupings of administration, exhibits, compliance and training both to individuals and to groups. Service improvement and data cleanse work is involved, which requires a good level of IT knowledge and data entry.
Central Warehouse is located at Belvedere Storage Facility and a deeper storage solution in Woolwich at Warspite Road. This role will be based within the OSS Central Warehouse but there is a requirement to move across the MPS as requested.
Working hours within this role are to cover office hours (between 08:00 to 17:00 on a rota basis) within the agreed OSS operating hours of 6am-6pm.
All roles within the warehouse will rotate and all operatives will be expected to flex within their daily activities as required.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work with OSS and MPS colleagues in relation to Exhibits from across the MPS using the relevant software packages (CONNECT) in place as well as face to face.
- Liaising with stakeholders with regards exhibits and collections and other general
- Make best use of the latest technology in particular SharePoint/Power BI/Teams/Intranet
- An extensive knowledge of the MPS Criminal Exhibits Manual
- Compliance working with the audit and, learning & development process
- Compliance with existing Exhibits Support process
- Work with other colleagues within OSS, share best practice and have an understanding of the process in each area
- Working with the Warehouse to ensure compliance with distribution and retention policies
- Entering Lab Exhibit documentation onto CONNECT
- Support H&S process & documentation management
- Training and supporting officers in use of CONNECT
- Compliance with all published policy and process relating to criminal exhibits
How to apply
To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply button “. The application process requires a comprehensive CV, a Personal Statement, and an online application form. In your Personal Statement, you should explain your interest in the position and illustrate how your skills and experiences make you a suitable candidate. Please note that you should not submit two copies of your CV, and ensure that your documents are saved in either PDF or Word format, clearly labelled as CV and Personal Statement.
Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 20th August 2026.
Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager. The application review for this vacancy will commence 24/08/2026
Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview. Interview dates will commence 09/09/2026
