Advanced Apprentice Site & Facilities Technician

BAE Systems.; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in Barrow-in-Furness seeks an Advanced Apprentice Site & Facilities Technician. This role involves rotating through specialized teams maintaining fixed plant systems and gaining hands-on experience with varied equipment. Ideal candidates will possess 5 GCSEs including Maths and English. Competitive salary starting from £14,527 to £23,493 per annum with extensive training and benefits.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Flexible discounted health benefits

Employee share plans

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Rotate through specialised teams focused on plant maintenance.
• Maintain and repair fixed plant systems.
• Perform routine and preventative maintenance.

Skills

Maintenance of fixed plant systems

Hands-on experience with machinery

Understanding of safety standards

Education

5 GCSEs at grade 9-4 / A*-C including Maths & English & a Science/Technical Subject

Job description

Description

Job Title: Advanced Apprentice Site & Facilities Technician

Location: Barrow-in-Furness (Cumbria)

Salary: Starting from £14,527 - £23,493 per annum dependent on age, with annual progression through the scheme duration.

What you'll be doing:

• You will rotate through several specialised teams, each focused on different aspects of plant maintenance.
• Maintaining and repairing fixed plant systems, working on the infrastructure of buildings and machinery positioning in them.
• You will get hands‑on experience with a broad range of equipment, including variable speed drives, computer numerical control (CNC) machinery, automated welding, cranes, robotics, thermography and programmable logic controllers (PLCs).
• Day‑to‑day tasks may include performing routine and preventative maintenance, as well as improving the functionality of existing equipment and systems.
• Specialised training provided for robotic welding, CNC/PLC operation, building management systems, conducting both minor and major repairs.
• The role requires the highest safety and engineering standards applied each day in placement

Benefits:

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.

The Submarines Team:

Our Submarines business has been safely delivering world class submarines to the UK Royal Navy for more than a century. The Astute class will equip the Royal Navy with its largest and most capable generation of attack submarines. We are responsible for the design, build, test and commissioning of these state‑of‑the‑art vessels. In total, seven boats will make up the fleet, each weighing a mighty 7,400 tonnes.

Dreadnought is the successor to the Vanguard class of nuclear deterrent submarines. We will deliver four submarines to the Royal Navy, with the first submarine entering service in the early 2030s. Dreadnought is widely considered to be one of the world's most complex engineering challenges.

The Site & Facilities Team:

Our people are responsible for facilitating all staff and stakeholders within safe, secure and well‑maintained facilities across our Barrow‑in‑Furness site. By providing clean and high functioning working environments, we enable the staff responsible for delivering our boat programmes to work in an effective and efficient manner every day.

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.

Export Control / Security:

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks. Click here for more information on national security vetting levels.

Qualification requirements

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