Section Leader

Samlesbury

Air

Engineering

Experienced professionals

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Job Description

Job Title: Section Leader 

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

Salary: £47,683

What you’ll be doing:

  • Maintain the technical data integrity within the Initial Provisioning (IP) database and implement change to that data where required
  • Maintaining the modification process to completion, assess modification process to completion
  • Support the IEDB (Integrating Engineering Database)/UFR (Unsatisfactory feature report) query process where required
  • Maintain effective links with the Tornado Design Office/Obsolescence point of contact for the management and progression of Technical IP Queries
  • Support the Team Leader as IP point of contact, maintaining good working relationships with all partnerships

Essential:

          Broad knowledge of the Tornado drawing system including electrical drawings

          HNC or equivalent in relevant engineering discipline

          Project Management / Integration / Configuration Management awareness

          Stakeholder Management

Desirables:

• Knowledge of the NETMA IPL & IPC products, associated specifications (EPS-SSP & Mil Spec) & toolsets including ASTRAL

• Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Experience

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 Tornado Tri National Initial Provisioning team: 

In this role, you will be responsible for creating and updating Initial Provisioning Lists (IPLs) to help customers identify changes to the aircraft configuration standard. This process facilitates the procurement of spare parts and supports both customer and BAE Systems’ internal supply support databases. Additionally, you will provide new or revised updates to the suite of Tornado Illustrated Parts Catalogues, enabling accurate identification of components for spare parts re-provisioning. This position offers opportunities to enhance your engineering skills and advance your career with BAE Systems.

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 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:12th February 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.

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    We want everyone here to feel valued and empowered to thrive. Who you are should never define what you can do. We believe when you bring together different people and different perspectives it inspires creativity and drives innovation. It helps us fulfil our purpose and it’s integral to our culture. Everyone is heard and respected here.
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    If you’re curious, hungry for more responsibility, and prepared to step out of your comfort zone, there are endless opportunities to grow with us. At every stage of your career our first-class training, coaching and development programmes, role models and mentors will help you embrace your potential and take the next step.
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    Great work deserves benefits that go beyond your salary. Whether it’s health, wellbeing, or financial security for you and your family – our flexible benefits help you focus on what’s important to you.
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    Together we embrace every opportunity to have a positive impact. On the world around us, our communities, and each other.
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