Job title: Associate Manual Handler

Location: Warton/Samlesbury – this role includes shift working pattern

Salary: £31,855+

What you’ll be doing:

• Consolidating kits for distribution within a specific environment

• Scheduling deliveries within a facility to their point of use (i.e., assemblies, sub-assemblies, detail parts, tools, and ancillaries)

• Packaging of units prior to shipping

• Scheduling the removal of finished goods and waste from the Production facilities

• The loading and unloading of Lorries and/or major jigs

• Undertaking safe manual handling as required, use of manual handling equipment (MHE) including Forklift Truck and crane and slinging operations

Your skills and experiences:

Essentials:

• Experience working with in a Manufacturing environment where the movement of large loads is common.

• Lifting & slinging and experience using manual handling equipment.

• An ability to be able to follow instructions

• Manual dexterity skills

• Understanding of and compliance with Foreign Object Debris

• Experience and of Health and Safety rules and regulations

Desirables:

• Forklift truck licence

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 leave incentive.

The Manual Handler team:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Associate Manual Handlers to work on our Military platforms, which include F35, Typhoon and Future Combat Air Systems at BAE Systems Air Sector Warton / Samlesbury sites. You will be required to interface with the support areas including but not limited to Quality, Logistics, and SHE.

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.

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.