BAE Systems
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Site Operations Industrial Placement

Job description

As an Undergraduate on a 12 months placement, you will gain wide-ranging experience In this dynamic role, you will be at the heart of our operations, playing a crucial part in ensuring our site runs smoothly around the clock. As part of the site operations team, you will be responsible for helping to maintain and optimise our facilities, ensuring compliance with regulations and supporting the ongoing transformation of our site. Working alongside experienced professionals in areas like project management, engineering, and facility management, you’ll gain hands-on experience and invaluable insight into how a complex site like ours functions day-to-day.

What’s in it for you?

On a BAE Systems undergraduate programme, you’ll launch a career that’s truly yours. With access to world-class training, your personal and professional networks can flourish while working across intellectually stimulating work with real responsibility from day one. You’ll receive a flexible benefits package, the ability to connect with other undergraduates and mentors. You’ll gain practical experience and expert insight you can take with you on the next step of your career journey.

Best of all, you could find yourself with a conditional offer to join our graduate programme. When you join us, you’ll be choosing a future enhanced by flexibility, innovation and inclusivity – somewhere your work matters. It’s a supportive, collaborative culture where you’ll be given every opportunity to build a varied career, and be empowered to achieve your potential.

Why a BAE Systems programme?

Our one-year programme will give you the chance to get hands-on industry experience and a deep insight into life at BAE Systems.

Start date: June 2025.

What we are looking for

You’ll need to be on track to receive a minimum 2:2 Bachelor’s degree in any subject.

Please note: some roles at BAE Systems are subject to security and export control restrictions and your nationality or place of birth may limit the roles you can undertake.

Accepted degree subjects

Any

Additional job details

Location
Barrow-in-Furness
Salary
£23,100

Plus a flexible package of benefits to suit your lifestyle.

Contract, dates and working times

Full-time

How to apply

The stages of our application process include: a short online application. If you’re successful, you'll then complete an online assessment with interactive activities, and an on-demand video interview. The next stage is competency-based interview, either virtual or face-to-face.

Click Apply to start your application now. This job will be available on Prospects until 31 January 2025

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Closing date:  31 January 2025

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