JOB ROLE DESCRIPTION
Job Title ASCO (Combined)
SECTION 1 – JOB PURPOSE
To control all priority and State demands for all RNAS Yeovilton based aircraft and user units. Ensuring all checks and controls have been completed IAW working practises before release. To act as the focal point between, squadrons, departments, ECS, SCOC, detached operations and the SLICTs for all priority progression, engineering related, issues at RNAS Yeovilton. To ensure ASCO is operated with LH and MoD SHE requirements fully understood.
SECTION 2 – MAIN ACTIVITIES AND TASKS
• To operate from within the PPC areas in RNAS Yeovilton.
• Support the Inventory Controllers to vet demands which cannot be met from stock and to investigate alternative sources of supply including: alternative items, higher/lower assemblies, etc.
• Vet demands (including Manual Demands) to ensure each demand has the correct NATO Stock Number, Part Number and relevant information.
• To assist in the progression of high priority demands and to ensure demands are hastened to ensure RDDs are achieved.
• To ensure demands are given the correct priority code, state caveat and RDD.
• Maintain Cannibalisation Logs for all aircraft Cannibalisation activity.
• Operate all IT systems relevant to the role, to include SAP, MJDI, CIETP and ModNet.
• Checking the ASCO/PPC awaiting Stores action area in the Air Stores Demand Electronic Record (ASDER) to ensure prompt action of state requests. Operate the replacement to ASDER if required.
• Liaise with the Inventory Controllers, and the R2 Repair Manager to ensure all 2nd Line assets are reviewed as a solution prior to the demand being submitted.
• Ensure ASDER, and the SDT (where applicable) is maintained and updated with the latest supply information.
• Process documentation in support of the Cannibalisation process.
• Respond to technical questions from the SLICT and Delivery Teams (DTs).
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with all IOS Industry Alliance and MoD Stakeholders to deliver the spares service in direct support of aircraft availability. In particular, the combined Wildcat and Merlin Support Centre and Forward stores.
• Establish good working relationships with all RNAS Yeovilton based Squadrons and user departments, HQ organisations, and the air station Logistics department.
• Assist in the sharing of best practices.
• Provide assistance to expedite the return of critical unserviceable assets from squadrons and user departments.
• Deputise for the Priority Progression Cell Controllers and Supply Logistics Leads as required during periods of absence.
• Utilise existing knowledge to enhance and improve the service delivery by conducting continuous improvement evaluation of the availability process.
• Undertake any other duties as directed by LH Management.
SECTION 3 – KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
• Highly developed problem-solving abilities and the ability to apply them in a support environment.
• Have a sound knowledge of the Customers organisation structure, processes and procedures.
• Have an engineering understanding of the rotary wing aircraft and their systems.
• Have a working knowledge of the Material Supply process from Supplier to Customer.
• Have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in an engineering or logistics related subject plus 5 years working in defence industry with specific experience in a support environment for rotary wing aircraft.
• Be an excellent communicator with the ability to interface with all levels of the Authority and industry daily including the confidence to lead joint Industry / Customer / Supplier meetings and teams.
• Be PC literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft applications.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills with experience of working on and managing across, multi-disciplinary teams.
• Maintain a degree of awareness of the roles of the aircraft including spares and rotables product knowledge.
• Be adaptable and flexible to the changing needs of a Service Delivery environment.
• Working knowledge of the company organisation and operating procedures for business, commercial, finance, technical and procurement.
SECTION 4 – DIMENSIONS
• Be prepared to attend courses for personal development or business need away from site if necessary.
• Carry out any other tasks within their capability and experience in support of the contract
• Receive mandatory and continuation training as directed.
• Support achievement of Spares KPI.