Manufacturing Technician

Job title: Manufacturing Technician

Location: Towcester – this role will be 3 days per week on site with a shift allowance included

Salary: £31,080 and a 14% shift allowance

What you’ll be doing:

The successful candidate will, through the use of defined manufacturing processes and current production plant and equipment, produce a variety of standard products to an agreed production schedule. Likely tasks include:

• Use of plant and equipment to compound and press Rubber and Resin based sheet materials
• Use of Plant and equipment to produce Resin based products
• Manufacture of Composite component and shapes through the use of Resin Pre-impregnated fabrics
• Spraying advanced coatings onto composites

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• A desire to work with a variety of tools and products
• Able to work both as part of a team and autonomously when required

Desirable:

• Previous experience (academic or industrial) working with polymers or composites.
• Previous experience (academic or industrial) in spraying operations
• Level 2 Qualification in Manufacturing/ Mechanical/ Electrical Engineering related disciplines (or alternative accreditation)

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and 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

The Microwave & Functional Materials Capability forms part of the Electronic Systems and Materials Theme within the BAE SYSTEMS Advanced Technology Centre. The role of the Manufacturing Group within the business is to manufacture our products at the Towcester facility. Typically, this could cover a whole range of materials including composites, Rubber, Resin, paints and high temperature materials. A Production Technician is required to join the Manufacturing Group to support the Production team in the Manufacture of our range of products.

This is an entry-level role, and so we will provide the successful candidates with robust training and guidance required to perform the role effectively.

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.

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: 19th February 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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