Senior Advisor – Coatings Processes

Job Title: Senior Advisor – Coatings Processes

Location: Barrow-In-Furness (Hybrid) We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: From £40,748+ dependant on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Technical visit, inspection and evaluation reports of external suppliers to support Materials based investigations and technical evaluations
• Review documentation from suppliers, such as coating procedures and preservation quality plans/ inspection test plans. Support the delivery of authoritative materials advice and guidance (Materials, Welding, and Corrosion & Coatings) to all functions, Operations, and Supply Chain on emergent issues arising during submarine design, build, commissioning and in-service
• Support the review of supplier technical contractual documents, such as Coating application Records
• Undertake technical inspections at external supplier sites to ensure capability and compliance with relevant BAE processes and procedures
• Support the review and Engineering approval of supplier technical queries, contract deliverables and special processes related to Coatings
• Support the provision of rectification proposals where non-conformances are identified

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

• AMPP/ICorr Level 3 protective coatings inspector certification, would consider Level 2 with experience
• Paint inspection experience
• Experience in industrial painting processes and/or quality control associated with coating application
• Experience in stakeholder Management

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 Materials Process team:

As a Senior Advisor on this newly established team, you will be working with the Materials Technology Department, providing proactive support to internal and external operations and suppliers on coatings issues relating to submarine build across all submarine programs. 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 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: 16^th January 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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