Advanced Apprentice Steelwork Welding

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Job Title: Advanced Apprentice Welder

Location: Glasgow

Salary: Starting from £18,018 with annual progression through the scheme duration.

What you will be doing:

During the Steelwork Welding Apprenticeship, you’ll be trained in a range of MIG/MAG/Flux Core welding processes and given an appreciation of MMA welding. You will also gain experience using a range of tools and equipment to ensure the highest degree of quality is produced. This will include training on automated track welding machines.

Specific activities could include:

As a Steelwork Welder, you will be trained to produce welds to the highest quality standards. This will involve using specialist hand skills learned through welding qualifications and on the job training. Welders work closely with other steelwork trades to complete the manufacture of the minor and major assembly sections of the ship. This involves producing both fillet and butt welds in all positions. You will also have the opportunity to learn how to weld materials such as aluminium and stainless steel. Automated welding processes such as Submerged Arc and the Bug-O welding track are utilised to improve quality where possible.

All welds completed will go through rigorous quality inspections by on site quality teams. These tests range from visual inspections to X-rays of crucial points of the ship. Apprentices will be given visibility of these tests to understand how they are completed.

You will gain an extensive knowledge of health and safety, including working at height, confined spaces, safe systems of work and PPE, achieving our internal gold passport standard.

What Qualification Will You Get?

SVQ 3 Diploma in Engineering at SCQF Level 7

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing & lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Naval Ships Team:

As part of our UK Maritime Sector, Naval Ships designs, builds and delivers complex warships and combat systems, developing and using the latest technology to compete with the world’s best is at the heart of what we do.

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 under represented 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.

Export Control / Security:

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.

5 National 4s – Maths, English and Science or Technical Subjects required or equivalent (excluding Application of Maths)