Senior Operations Technician

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Operations Technician Mechanical/Electrical

Location: Barrow-In-Furness – On Site

Salary: Competitive    

What you’ll be doing:

• Responsible for maintenance and validation of complex electrical/mechanical equipment in a timely manner
• Providing support services to business products under construction and site facilities customers
• Assisting with maintenance reviews, providing appropriate technical advice as required
• Aiding with the development and producing documentation to the required standard
• Liaising with other departments and contractors as appropriate, while fostering appropriate customer relations
• Conducting root cause analysis for breakdown resolution and devising solutions to reduce repeats

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

• HNC (or equivalent) Relevant engineering background (Electrical, Mechanical, Instrumentation & Controls)
• Previous experience in a similar role in an industrial or commercial environment

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.

The Facilities Maintenance Team:

As an Operations Technician you will be heavily involved in putting together the infrastructure to support the Dreadnought Programme and final submarines of the Astute class. You will also be a key player in bringing these new facilities online to support these goals and develop the yard for the future. You will be interacting directly with the customer and senior stakeholders regularly and developing significant relations across the business. There will also be prime development and progression opportunities for yourself to move within BAE.

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: 17th August 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.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

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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