Occupational Hygiene Technician

Job Title: Occupational Hygiene Technician

Location: Govan or Scotstoun, 4.5 days per week onsite, half day on Friday.

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: Up to £49,500 dependent on skills and experience

Who we are: 

Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.

From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.

Job description:

An Occupational Hygiene Technician helps identify, assess and control health risks from workplace hazards such as noise, dust, fumes, chemicals and other potentially harmful exposures. The role involves monitoring and sampling, supporting risk assessments and providing reliable data to ensure compliance with health and safety legislation and industry standards.

Within Naval Ships, the role plays a key part in protecting worker health by identifying exposure risks and supporting the implementation of effective, inclusive control measures across shipbuilding, integration, and commissioning activities.

Core duties:

• You will conduct exposure monitoring for welding fumes, noise, chemicals and vibration to assess workplace risks
• Ensure you support health risk assessments throughout ship build, integration and commissioning activities
• You will provide practical, inclusive control recommendations aligned with naval standards and shipyard operations
• Ensure you collaborate with stakeholders to ensure occupational hygiene considerations inform decisions
• Interpret and report occupational hygiene data to enable safe, evidence-based actions

Essential Skills:

• Demonstrable experience delivering exposure monitoring within high‑hazard environments
• Relevant qualification in occupational hygiene (e.g. BOHS modules, CertOH or DipOH) or working towards professional accreditation.
• NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent

The SHE Technical Services Team:

You will join a highly skilled, collaborative SHE community supporting some of the UK’s most critical Naval Ship programmes. Working alongside engineers, project leaders and delivery partners, the team combines deep technical knowledge with a pragmatic, enablement‑focused approach to safety, health and environment.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

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.

Closing Date: 29th April 2026

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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