Intermediate Apprentice Ancillary Lifting

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 Ancillary Lifting Apprentice to perform checks and operate lifting equipment. This role requires 3 GCSEs including Maths and English, and offers a salary ranging from £14,527 to £23,493 per annum with annual progression. The company provides a competitive pension scheme and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Health and wellbeing benefits

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Required to perform pre-use checks on lifting equipment.
• Ensure safe usage of lifting equipment according to guidelines.
• Establish weights and characteristics of loads.

Responsibilities

• Carry out pre-use checks on lifting equipment.
• Ensure availability of bulky lifting equipment at locations.
• Safely operate lifting equipment and cranes.

Education

3 GCSEs (or equivalent) at grade 9-3 / A* - E including Maths & English

Job description

Description

Job title: Ancillary Lifting Apprentice

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:

• Carrying out pre-use checks on all lifting equipment and accessories, ensuring that they are serviceable and appropriate for lifting and moving tasks
• Ensuring that bulky lifting equipment is collected from stores and is available at the lifting location, which can be several scaffold levels and requested many times per shift
• Safely using all lifting equipment and accessories in accordance with the manufacturer's guidance and the lift plan in place
• Establishing weights and characteristics of the load to be moved properly, using mathematical techniques and formula to calculate slinging methods, angles and weight/centre of gravity of load
• Operating portable lifting equipment and cranes
• Moving loads ranging in weight of a few kilograms to large submarine sections weighing hundreds of tonnes

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 Manufacturing Team:

Manufacturing is the largest function in submarines at Barrow in Furness with a growing population of approximately 5000 people. It encompasses a variety of Sub‑Disciplines including Operations, Production Planning and Controls, Test and Commissioning, Manufacturing Engineering and Site and Facilities; with a unified commitment to build and support the submarine programme throughout its entire life cycle from cut steel through to sea trials. Every Employee within Manufacturing has a touch point to the submarine itself allowing them to see their valuable contribution to the defence of the nation through the importance of each task they complete.

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.

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

3 GCSEs (or equivalent) at grade 9‑3 / A* - E which must include Maths & English