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Job Title: Advanced Apprentice Naval Ships Steelwork Fabricator Shipwright, Glasgow
Location: Glasgow
Salary: Starting from £17,127 with annual progression through the scheme duration.
What you will be doing:
During the Steelwork Fabricator Shipwright Apprenticeship, you’ll be trained in a range of Steelwork processes, Fabrication and MMA stick welding to ensure you have the required skill to gain valuable knowledge in structural steelwork. You will gain experience in main alignment on major steelwork units as well as pre-fabricated seats using knowledge gained with marking out, using a variety of tools and equipment such as Thermal cutting and welding. You will also be trained in Overhead cranes, as well as lifting aids such as chain blocks and Yale ratchet levers. Followed by more training in MEWPS, Scheuerle Transporters including driving and banks man this will ensure you will have required knowledge to gain experience in transportation and heavy lifting operations within BAE Systems Naval Ships. You will be involved in Tidal work and gain experience in Ship Docking, Ship Mooring and Ship launching tasks. You will learn to complete all of the above safely and efficiently to a high degree of quality.
Specific activities could include:
As a Shipwright you will be involved in a vastly experienced shipwright team, your main roles will be Transportation of ship units built in the fabrication shed and safely transporting the units to the Ship Block Outfit Hall (SBOH) this is where the shipwright team will turn the specific units and erect to its position you will follow a complex lift plan to ensure the safety of you and others around you.
Main Alignment, this consists of using levelling and positioning the unit to a high degree of accuracy working with dimensional control. You will use tools such as thermal cutting and welding, push-pulls and a selection of jack pumps.
Other roles within the shipwright team include tidal work so this will includes tasks such as preparing the ship for launch, Dock work for the Ship entering a dry dock. And also mooring work, understanding the ships ropes to ensure the ship has been tied up safely.
What Qualification Will You Get?
Performing engineering operations SVQ 2
National Certificate in welding & fabrication
(Opportunity of Higher National Certificate in Fabrication, Welding & Inspection)
SVQ 3 Marine Structural Steelwork
Overview of Business Unit:
As an island nation, the UK has a proud history of world-class naval engineering. As part of our UK Maritime Sector, Naval Ships designs, builds and delivers complex warships and combat systems, and you could play a vital role in its future.
Our progression opportunities span from engineering to operations, and supply chain. You could join us and help shape the future of the fleet for a generation to come.
We’ve got great projects for you to work on, like the Royal Navy’s new Type 26 Global Combat Ship – a highly capable and versatile multi-mission warship designed to support anti-submarine warfare, air defence and general purpose operations anywhere on the world’s oceans.
Our combat systems are in operation in more than 20 countries around the world and this technology is vital in providing crew members with the information and capabilities they need to operate effectively, whether protecting the world’s shipping lanes or providing humanitarian relief.
We’re looking for people who are passionate about delivering excellence and supporting some of the world’s most significant aerospace organisations.
We believe in investing in our people and inspiring continual innovation in our business. Developing and using the latest technology to compete with the world’s best is at the heart of what we do.
Providing world-class training, support and development to our people means we inspire the very best talent to achieve great things.
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.
Team:
Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. A career here means using your passion and ingenuity to defend national security with breakthrough technology and intelligence solutions. It’s rewarding work that truly makes a difference. And as you tackle critical projects, you’ll work alongside a supportive team – driven by a shared ambition to protect what really matters. At BAE Systems, you’ll find an extraordinary career where you can realize your true potential.
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 under represented 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.
We also provide the opportunity to get involved in projects outside of your primary remit. We encourage you to seek a stretch project in which you’ll gain different experiences. With our huge portfolio of products and our multinational presence, there are opportunities to get involved in something different around every corner. Additionally, we encourage involvement in community projects, STEM initiatives and support groups (called employee resource groups) which all provide valuable learning and development experiences that you may not have access to in your day-to-day role. To ensure we retain our talented people, we offer a blend of sponsorship, additional support in career development planning and a portfolio of high potential development programmes.
Our mission is to build a strong, diverse, adaptable, and high performing work force that will develop and grow our future business. We believe that everyone has talent, and at the heart of our talent management approach our ambition is to be recognised as the UK’s top employer in the defence and security sector for valuing diversity and inclusion.
Export Control / Security:
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.
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