Trainee Joinery / Tiler

Job title: Trainee Joinery / Tiler

Location: Barrow 

We offer relocation support packages for this role (Barrow-in-Furness based roles), subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Salary: We offer a competitive salary with annual increases throughout the apprenticeship and a range of employee benefits including, free higher education as well as access to the Company pension and share saving scheme

What you’ll be doing:

As a Joinery outfit/acoustic coatings trainee you will gain experience in areas such as preparing, fixing and installing components, as well as a range of repair and maintenance activities. 

You will be trained on site in the following areas:-

•    Carrying out a range of practical tasks including measuring, marking out, fitting, cutting, splicing, finishing, positioning and securing.

•    Installing doors and window frames, door and hatch linings, floor joist coverings, straight partitions and straight staircases.

•    Install ironmongery, service encasements, wall and floor units and fitments, cladding and staircase components.

•    Erect inclined roofs with gables, joists, roof coverings and roof components.

•    Repair or replace frames, mouldings, doors, windows, door and window ironmongery, roofing components, guttering and downpipes and window components.

•    Use, maintain and store hand tools, power tools and associated equipment.
•    Tiling including measuring, marking out preparation of surface materials and acoustic materials application

•    Casting, mould making and installation. Application and safe use of filling material sealants glues resins

•    Flank arrays and marking out substrates from datum’s.

•    Working at heights and within confined spaces 

The transferable skills you learn whilst with your training provider and during your work placements will enable you to fulfil a range of duties required by the business.

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing & lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Submarines team:

Our Submarines business has been safely delivering world class submarines to the UK Royal Navy for more than a century.
 
The Astute class will equip the Royal Navy with its largest and most capable generation of attack submarines. We are responsible for the design, build, test and commissioning of these state-of-the-art vessels. In total, seven boats will make up the fleet, each weighing a mighty 7,400 tonnes.
 
Dreadnought is the successor to the Vanguard class of nuclear deterrent submarines. We will deliver four submarines to the Royal Navy, with the first submarine entering service in the early 2030s. Dreadnought is widely considered to be one of the world’s most complex engineering challenges.

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. 

Export Control / Security:

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. 

3 GCSE’s (or equivalent) at 9-3, A* – E including Maths & English