Technician (T) – Materials Technology (Non Metallic)

Job Description

Job title: Technician – Materials Technology (Non-Metallic)

Location: Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Competitive

What you’ll be doing:

• Facilitating the safety assessment of proposed build support materials
• Liaising with material proposers and the safety assessment SME’s
• Support audits of stores and build environment, looking at the use of materials
• Discuss and identify required testing required on materials and support the provision of test samples
• Maintain the material information records in associated databases

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

• Good practical understanding of elements of mechanical systems (seals, gaskets)
• Experience with stakeholder management
• Ability to understand technical information

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave incentive 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 Materials Assurance team:

As a Technician, you will be working alongside a team that is working across all three current submarine programmes.  You will be supporting the safety assessment of material used on the submarine build line with a focus on temporary build enablers. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

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: 25^th November 2024 

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.

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