Mechanical Technician - Glascoed, United Kingdom - BAE Systems

Description

Job title:
Mechanical Technician


Location:
Glascoed, South Wales


Salary:
£37,935


What you'll be doing:
Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance activities for the site, and providing feedback and reports for tasks completed
Following Safety, Health and Environmental (SHE) guidelines within the Engineering Services department in accordance with Site Policies and Procedures
Providing a proactive and technical resource to solve plant, equipment and system faults
Ensuring the sites mechanical infrastructure, plant and equipment is maintained to a high standard
Interacting with the computerised maintenance management system to ensure maintenance work queues are managed effectively and your customer is updated appropriately
Carrying out planned preventative maintenance
Proactively assisting in the reduction of the site's utilities in line with targets
Ensuring that any disposal of maintenance activity generated wastes, including chemicals and oils are carried out following site policies and procedures
Continuous Improvement activities


Your skills and experiences:

Essential:
Time Served Mechanical or equivalent apprenticeship via an approved body or organisation
ONC and/or HNC (or equivalent qualification) in a mechanical or manufacturing topic
Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of mechanical systems, including permits and isolation procedures


Desirable:
Any of the below would be beneficial to your application but not essential
Proven experience working on a manufacturing/production site, supporting with fault-finding and continuous improvement
Good computer literacy with knowledge of SAP CMMS
Experience working in hazardous areas including ATEX and DSEAR
CompEx 11
Experience in fault finding on mechanical systems (including boiler operation & control systems, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, drives and Building Management Systems)
Knowledge of utilities such as steam, compressed air, water and drainage
Understanding of engineering drawings
Experience working with measurement and calibration equipment
Use of machine shop equipment such as CNC lathes, milling machines and grinding 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.

Our Site Maintenance Team:

As a Mechanical Technician, you will be working within a highly experienced multi-disciplined team, on a wide range of mechanical services, utility and production equipment where you will engage with a wide range of stakeholders across our site.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing team in a role where every day is different.

We have several vacancies available due to the continued expansion across our Land UK sites with BAE Systems securing new orders for the supply of munitions to the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD).

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, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also 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 working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions.

These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 14th May 2024

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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