Dangerous Goods Administrator
| Posting date: | 03 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | £29,525 to £30,262 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 February 2025 |
| Location: | Leatherhead |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 388749/1 |
Summary
Are you pro-active and organised, with the skills to communicate effectively in-person and in writing?
Would you like play a part in making a real difference to public safety through your work?
If you have the skills and passion to deliver a quality service that has a direct impact on our society, we would like to hear from you.
About Us
We are part of the Department of Transport, managing the UN packaging approval scheme in the UK. Our mission is to ensure the safe transportation of dangerous goods by certifying packages to international standards. This helps to protect people, property, and the environment.
Here is Ziyad Akhlaq, Head of the Dangerous Goods Office, to tell you more about our Dangerous Goods Team. Please also refer to our Candidate Pack and role profile for further information.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/fQrEwnFzsiw?si=WBSFuaFcKEB37Se3
As a Dangerous Goods (DG) Administrator, you will provide administrative support to our DG Consultant, helping to assess applications for UN packaging certification. With comprehensive training and support from our team, you will be logging applications, drafting certificates, and raising invoices. You will also be involved in the revalidation of existing certificates; reviewing samples against original specifications and making informed judgments on their acceptability.
As somebody who is organised and pro-active, you will manage applications promptly and accurately, ensuring our team meet target deadlines. Excellent customer service and the ability to communicate effectively in-person and in writing is necessary when responding to application queries and redirecting related enquiries to appropriate team members.
We are committed to ensuring you receive continued learning and development opportunities to enable you to perform at your best. If you are passionate about broadening your skills and scope; you will have every chance to by being directly involved in projects that enable us to progress as an Agency, including our Digital Transformation Programme. We are currently going through this transition, from paper-based systems to digital and cloud-based platforms, that will enable us to work more efficiently as a team and organisation.
And finally, if you are seeking a career where you will benefit from flexible working, a fresh and inviting office space and team to work with, a comprehensive Civil Service package and a role where you will be valued and make a real difference to society; please get in touch.
Your main duties will include but will not be limited to:
- Ensure that packaging certification is issued within target times and to the appropriate standards, liaising with applicants and test facilities as required. Ensure that associated records are maintained, and relevant databases updated.
- Handle enquiries relating to applications and either dealing with questions directly or forwarding to an appropriate colleague within agreed times scales.
- Develop knowledge in dangerous goods packaging (e.g. manufacturing processes) and broaden competence.
- Generate invoices to accompany certification.
To see the full role information, please see the attached Role Profile.
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