Summary
A career at BAE Systems Land is rewarding work that truly makes a difference, and as you tackle critical projects, you’ll work alongside a supportive team driven by a shared ambition to protect what really matters. At BAE Systems Land, you’ll find an extraordinary career where you can realise your true potential.
Annual wage
Competitive
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
Training course
Engineering technician (level 3)
Hours
Shifts to be confirmed.
37 hours a week
Possible start date
Monday 15 September
Duration
4 years
Positions available
7
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
As a Maintenance Technician Apprentice you operate in a modern manufacturing environment and be involved in fault finding and repair, planned maintenance and operating the mechanical equipment used to manufacture our products. Other maintenance support roles arise within the function, such as planning, logistics and safety to manage the products through their expected service life.
Specific activities could include:
Fault finding on energised systems - including extra low voltage electrical, hydraulics, pneumatics and power presses.
Programmable Logic Control (PLC) programming support to maintain production processes.
Planned maintenance on mechanical and control production equipment such as extra low voltage electrical, hydraulics, pneumatics and power presses.
Knowing, understanding and carrying out the basic operations of a machine to operate the machine safely and manage risk, set the machine, repair the machine, using common fault-finding techniques.
Knowing, understanding and carrying out the correct use of gauges measuring equipment and recording Statistical Process Control (SPC) data for quality purposes.
Where you’ll work
BAE Systems
Radway Green
Nr Crewe
Cheshire
CW2 5PJ
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
BAE SYSTEMS PLC
Your training course
Engineering technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
Your training plan
* An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* 5 GCSE Inc Maths, English & Science or Technical (grade A*-C or 9-4 (or equivalent))
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Communication skills
* Organisation skills
* Team working