V05109 - Advanced Apprentice Mechanical Fitting; Site & Facilities

V05109 - Advanced Apprentice Mechanical Fitting (Site & Facilities)

Our people are responsible for facilitating all staff and stakeholders within safe, secure and well‑maintained facilities across our Barrow‑in‑Furness site. By providing clean and high functioning working environments, we enable the staff responsible for delivering our boat programmes to work in an effective and efficient manner every day.

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 maintenance technician - dual discipline (level
3)

Hours:

Shifts to be confirmed

37 hours a week

Duration

3 years 6 months

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands‑on experience.

• You will gain experience of working with system fault diagnostics, where you will need to demonstrate excellent problem‑solving skills to identify and resolve problems.
• Responsible for servicing mechanical equipment across site facilities.
• You will work to drawings, manufacturer manuals and schedules to comply with legislation with a particular attention to detail.
• You will learn how to operate plant equipment, working with hydraulics. Some examples of this equipment would be CNC machines, lathes, industrial gas distribution and pneumatic tooling.
• All work you carry out in your daily role should be in line with BAE Systems safe systems of work.
• You will be moved around different areas of the department to gain a full understanding of the maintenance requirements set by the business.

BAE Systems
1st Floor, Main Shipyard Offices
Barrow-in-Furness
Cumbria
LA14 1AF

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

FURNESS COLLEGE

Engineering maintenance technician - dual discipline (level
3)

• Review and use information. For example, work instructions, drawings, design specifications, and plant configurations.
• Use planning, prioritising, organising, and time management techniques to plan tasks.
• Identify and organise resources to complete tasks. For example, consumables.
• Respond and adapt to work demands. For example, adapt working methods to reflect changes in working environment, re‑prioritise workloads to react to breakdowns and fault scenarios.
• Identify equipment to work on. Check plant configuration is as defined.
• Prepare the work area for maintenance tasks.
• Identify environmental and health and safety hazards and risks and apply control measures.
• Apply health, safety, and environmental procedures in compliance with regulations, standards, and guidance. For example, signage and barriers, working at height, confined spaces, and COSHH.
• Follow security procedures. For example, site access, document classification, and securing assets.
• Follow emergency incident and response procedures.
• Apply sustainability principles. For example, minimising waste.
• Segregate items for reuse, recycling, and waste.
• Use mathematical principles and formulae to support engineering maintenance.
• Apply engineering maintenance standards and procedures.
• Apply foreign material exclusion procedures.
• Follow maintenance tools and equipment control procedures. For example, handling and storage.
• Reinstate the work area.
• Apply team working principles.
• Communicate with others to give and receive information. For example, colleagues, customers, and stakeholders.
• Escalate issues outside limits of responsibility.
• Record information.
• Produce or amend documents. For example, handover notes and reports.
• Identify and highlight issues (red pen), with technical drawings.
• Use digital and information technology. For example, databases, data sharing platforms, email, management information systems, and word processing. Follow cyber security and GDPR requirements.
• Apply continuous improvement techniques to identify improvement suggestions.
• Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
• Electrical and control and instrumentation. Confirm…