Job Title: Mechanical Fitter – Plant Maintenance
Location: Barrow – On-Site
Referral Scheme Bonus: £1000
Grade: 02
You’re expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development. We know there may be individual circumstances that impact this, so please discuss this with your line manager or HR Business Partner (HRBP). If you don’t feel you can talk to your line manager, you can contact your HRBP.
PLEASE NOTE: Should you be invited for interview; you acknowledge that the Recruitment team will contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity
What you’ll be doing:
* Ensuring Health and Safety and other relevant regulations and guidelines are complied with
* Following the relevant instructions, drawings and any other Quality Standards/specifications
* Using the appropriate methods and techniques to repair, modify and maintain mechanical systems and ancillary equipment
* Checking completed activities to ensure that all operations have been completed to meet the required Quality Standards/specification
* Completing Planned Maintenance Schedules (PMS) and reactive maintenance across sites on the upkeep on assets and equipment
Your skills and experiences:
* Time Served Mechanical Fitter and/or Approved Apprenticeship (In relevant trade)
* NVQ Level 3 Equivalent Qualification (In relevant subject)
* Reading / understanding technical drawings and the ability to interpret engineering data and documentation
* Experience in Maintaining CNC Machines, hydraulic systems, extraction systems and general plant equipment
Benefits:
You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive
The Plant Maintenance Team:
As a member of Plant Maintenance, you will be playing a vital role in the maintenance and efficiency of a wide variety of machinery and plant equipment used across the Barrow site. This is an exciting opportunity to work across a broad range of day-to-day activities and working in a variety of locations across the site that will gain you exposure to key internal and external Stakeholders across the business. This role will also have development opportunities to help grow and build a career with BAE Systems.
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.
We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.
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: 20th August 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.
We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.
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