Advanced Apprentice Control Systems Maintenance Technician

BAE Systems; Newcastle-under-Lyme; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence technology company in the UK is looking for an Engineering Maintenance Technician. The role involves optimizing manufacturing processes, ensuring equipment efficiency, and developing control systems. Candidates should have 5 GCSEs including Maths and English. The position offers a competitive pension scheme, flexible health benefits, and opportunities for personal development.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and lifestyle benefits

Green car scheme

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Eligibility for annual incentive

Qualifications

• 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) including Maths & English & a Science/Technical subject.

Responsibilities

• Aid design, implementation and maintenance of processes to optimise productivity.
• Ensuring manufacturing plant and equipment is running efficiently while meeting quality and safety standards.
• Finding creative solutions to problems and assisting with preventive maintenance plans.
• Designing and developing new controls systems.
• Testing, maintaining and modifying existing systems.
• Analysing data and presenting findings.
• Fault diagnosis of PLC and SCADA systems.
• Working with design engineers and operational functions.
• Analysing systems and processes to implement improvements.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Aid design, implementation and maintenance of processes to optimise productivity
• Ensuring manufacturing plant and equipment is running efficiently while meeting quality and safety standards
• Finding creative solutions to problem, assisting with preventive maintenance plans, analysing processes and help in making improvements in a highly complex and varied manufacturing site
• Designing and developing new controls systems
• Testing, maintaining and modifying existing systems
• Analysing data and presenting findings
• Fault diagnosis of PLC and SCADA systems
• Working with design engineers and operational functions
• Analysing systems and processes to implement improvements

Qualifications and training

What qualification will you get? The qualification you will achieve is: Engineering maintenance technician - single discipline / Skills England.

To achieve this qualification, you will be expected to attend the state of the art Academy for Skills and Knowledge (ASK) in Samlesbury 3 days each week during the first year, transport is provided.

5 GCSEs (or equivalent) at grade 9-4 / A-C which must include Maths & English & a Science / Technical Subject.

Benefits and incentives

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing & lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

BAE Systems Land team

A career at BAE Systems Land is rewarding work that truly makes a difference, and as you tackle critical projects, you'll work alongside a supportive team driven by a shared ambition to protect what really matters. At BAE Systems Land, you'll find an extraordinary career where you can realise your true potential. Why BAE Systems? This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.