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Mechanical Fitter

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence

Glasgow

On-site

GBP 30,000 - 38,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Mechanical Fitter, where your skills will contribute to vital security products and services. This role involves working in a dynamic environment that values diversity and integrity, ensuring compliance with SHE regulations while achieving team targets. You will be responsible for producing quality work, assisting supervisors, and meeting job completion dates. With a variety of shifts available, this position offers a chance to make a real difference in the industry. If you have a Modern Apprenticeship certificate and strong hand skills, we encourage you to apply and be part of an inclusive culture that empowers you to reach your full potential.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme
Employee share plans
Flexible discounted health benefits
Private health plans
Shopping discounts
Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

  • Must provide Trade Papers when applying.
  • Essential understanding of fabrication and installation drawings.

Responsibilities

  • Comply with SHE regulations and achieve team targets.
  • Assist supervisors with shop floor related issues.

Skills

Hand skills for assembly and fabrication
Understanding of fabrication and installation drawings
SHE risk awareness

Education

Modern Apprenticeship certificate (Trade Papers)

Job description

Job title: Mechanical Fitter

Location: Glasgow - Govan and Scotstoun - Based on site and must be able to attend a recruitment day in Glasgow

Salary: Up to £37,318 depending on qualifications and experience (additional shift allowance of 33% may be applicable)

Requirements: Trade Papers to be provided when submitting application

What you'll be doing:

  • Complying with SHE regulations
  • Achieving team targets
  • Producing a job to a required standard and quality
  • Assisting supervisors with shop floor related issues
  • Ensuring job completion dates are met

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

  • Modern Apprenticeship certificate also known as Trade Papers (you will be required to provide papers)
  • Understanding of fabrication and installation drawings
  • Hand skills required for assembly and fabrication purposes
  • Clear understanding of SHE risk awareness

Desirable:

  • Understanding of manufacturing processes
  • Understanding of quality standards and work tolerances within the company

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 Mechanical Fitters Team:

As part of being a Mechanical Fitter, we're doing work that impacts the world. To ensure the delivery of vital security products and services, our team works a variety of shifts. This includes day, back, night and weekend shifts.

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.

Closing Date: 1st May 2025 - Trades Tests will be held in May 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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