Job Title:
Operations
Leader
–
Control
& Instrumentation
Location:
Barrow-In-Furness (Onsite)
Salary:
£50,000+ depending on experience
What you’ll be doing:
Providing support to the team to ensure clarity, completion of tasks and targets through sharing
expertise, coaching and the facilitation of appropriate interventions
Ability to support real time planning of work and influence the business to ensure the
active
window of the production system to ensure full utilisation, optimal efficiency and effectiveness of the team
Provide
Control
& Instrumentation technical advice and strategic vision to a team of direct reports
Ensure
ownership
and continuous drive for their team and
own
development
Represent the company through effective and regular communication, guidance and coaching with the team (including targets, progress, outcomes and consequence) to ensure their engagement in the business direction
Significant time on the job providing support to the team to ensure clarity and completion of tasks and targets through sharing
expertise, coaching and the facilitation of appropriate development
Help support and maintain the Operational/Project
Management
structure including the encouragement and maintenance of continual improvement of the process
Your skills and experiences:
Essential:
Knowledge and experience of Instrumentation &
Control
systems
HNC or above in a related field
Management ,
Leadership
and the application of continuous improvement toolsets
Knowledge and experience of building
management
systems (BMS)
Desirable:
Experience with the Creation, receipt, maintenance and disposal of documents and records
Experience with Manufacturing business knowledge including strategy, plans, key
objectives, milestones and their dependencies
Understanding of facilities
management
compliance to statutory requirements
Knowledge of Nuclear industry and regulatory site license conditions/compliance
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 Site, Infrastructure and Facilities Team
The Site, Infrastructure & Facilities Team is a critical function within BAE Systems Submarines, responsible for ensuring that the physical estate, supporting infrastructure, and facilities are safe, compliant, operational, efficient, and capable of supporting current and future submarine programmes. This includes maintaining and modernising the site,
managing
services & utilities, supporting projects, and ensuring regulatory and safety standards are met. 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 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.
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:
5th November 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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