Manufacturing Technician

BAE Systems; Alsager; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Manufacturing Technician, where you will play a vital role in ensuring safety and quality in production. This position involves operating manufacturing processes, conducting preventative maintenance, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives. You'll be part of a diverse and inclusive culture that values your contributions and empowers you to achieve your potential. With opportunities for overtime and a competitive benefits package, this role offers a chance to make a real impact in a stable and well-functioning team. If you're passionate about engineering and looking for a rewarding career, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave allowance

Company contributed Share Incentive Plan

Flexible working

Employee assistance programme

Cycle2work

Employee discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Completed mechanical engineering apprenticeship in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in setting and operating manufacturing plant and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe operation of manufacturing processes and escalate safety issues.
• Support quality improvement projects and implement continuous improvements.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Preventative Maintenance

Fault Finding

Statistical Process Control (SPC)

Pneumatic Systems

Automated Systems

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Job title: Manufacturing Technician

Location: Radway Green

Salary: £47,418 inclusive of 25% shift allowance (Basic £37,935)

What you’ll be doing:

• Ensuring processes are maintained and operated in a safe manner and escalate issues affecting safety within the given production area
• Ensuring that work undertaken adheres to relevant quality standards and provides support in the implementation of quality improvement projects
• Operating of manufacturing processes and facilities to meet production programme requirements
• Supporting implementation of continuous improvement activities
• Identifying, raising and implementing solutions to safety, quality and production problems

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• A time served mechanical engineering apprenticeship in a manufacturing environment (minimum NVQ Level 3)
• Experience of working within a production environment whilst conducting preventative maintenance activities
• Experience in the setting and operating of manufacturing plant and equipment
• Experienced in fault finding with root cause, corrective and preventative activities

Desirable:

• Basic understanding of Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• Experience with Pneumatic and automated systems

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Manufacturing team:

The Manufacturing Team has developed into a stable and well-functioning unit operating on a 3 shift rotating system of 37 hours per week. The three shifts consist of Monday to Thursday 8hrs per shift and Friday 5 hours per shift at a 25% shift enhancement. There are opportunities for overtime which has a 25% enhancement in the week and a 60% enhancement on the weekend above base rate.

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, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also 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.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 21st April 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.