Advanced Apprentice Sheet Metal Work

Location: Barrow-in-Furness (Cumbria)

Salary: Starting from £14,527 - £23,493 per annum dependent on age, with annual progression through the scheme duration.

What you'll be doing:

• Working from planned drawings to fabricate and install components in vessels, areas such as the engine room to the kitchen galley.
• You will use a variety of hand tools, such as jigsaws, dividers, scribers and will be trained to use various large pieces of machinery, from manual folding machines to latest hi‑tech computer‑aided machine lasers.
• Working with different components in your day‑to‑day work, from 1.2 mm thick aluminium to 6 mm thick stainless‑steel plate.
• As part of your programme, you will additionally be trained to a high standard in a variety of welding techniques.

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 Manufacturing Team:

Manufacturing is the largest function in submarines at Barrow in Furness with a growing population of approximately 5,000 people. It encompasses a variety of Sub‑Disciplines including Operations, Production Planning and Controls, Test and Commissioning, Manufacturing Engineering and Site and Facilities; with a unified commitment to build and support the submarine programme throughout its entire life cycle from cut steel through to sea trials. Every employee within Manufacturing has a touch‑point to the submarine itself allowing them to see their valuable contribution to the defence of the nation through the importance of each task they complete.

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 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.

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.

Qualification requirements:

5 GCSEs at grade 9‑3 / A*‑E (or equivalent) which must include Maths & English.