V05293 - Intermediate Apprentice Ancillary Lifting
BAE SYSTEMS PLC
Cumbria (LA14 1AF)
Closes in 30 days (Saturday 28 February 2026)
Posted on 24 November 2025
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Summary
Our submarines business has been safely delivering world class submarines to the UK Royal Navy for more than a century. The Astute class will equip the Royal Navy with its largest and most capable generation of attack submarines. We are responsible for the design, build, test and commissioning of these state-of-the-art vessels.
- Wage
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Competitive
Competitive wage offered
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We offer a competitive salary with annual increases throughout the apprenticeship and a range of employee benefits including, free higher education as well as access to the Company pension and share saving scheme.
- Training course
- Lifting technician (level 2)
- Hours
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Shifts to be confirmed
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 21 September 2026
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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6
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Carrying out pre-use checks on all lifting equipment and accessories, ensuring that they are serviceable and appropriate for lifting and moving tasks
- Ensuring that bulky lifting equipment is collected from stores and is available at the lifting location, which can be several scaffold levels and requested many times per shift
- Safely using all lifting equipment and accessories in accordance with the manufacturer's guidance and the lift plan in place
- Establishing weights and characteristics of the load to be moved properly, using mathematical techniques and formula to calculate slinging methods, angles and weight/centre of gravity of load
- Operating portable lifting equipment and cranes
- Moving loads ranging in weight of a few kilograms to large submarine sections weighing hundreds of tonnes
Where you'll work
BAE Systems
1st Floor, Main Shipyard Offices
Barrow-in-Furness
Cumbria
LA14 1AF
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BAE SYSTEMS PLC
Training course
Lifting technician (level 2)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Comply with relevant legislation and official guidance (including the Health and Safety at Work Act, Lifting Operations Regulations 1998 and BS 7121) when lifting and transferring loads
- Conform with manufacturer’s and the employer’s operational and health and safety requirements
- Identify the sequence of lifting operations to be carried out, communicate and organise the work with others
- Undertake all pre-use checks, configure and set the crane for lifting duties
- Programme/set-up and conform with the crane’s electronic information systems
- Lift various loads using up to the full radius and slewing capabilities of the crane
- Accurately place load whilst minimising the swinging of loads and following signals and instructions
- Maintain stability and safe working situations
- Safely use, store and maintain and equipment.
- Work at height following safety and working procedures
- Place cranes out of service, and isolate and secure
- Prepare and ready lifting accessories and the area of operation for the lifting of loads
- Attach and secure various types of loads to a lifting hook ensuring balance, security and integrity
- Direct and guide the movement of loads and accurately place loads using a variety of communication methods
- Comply with specific legislation and guidance (inc. Lifting Operations Regulations 1998 and BS 7121) when slinging and signalling loads
Training schedule
Lifting Technician Level 2.
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Organisation skills
- Team working
Other requirements
Please be aware of qualification entry criteria when applying for this role. This is clearly displayed on the advert under the section qualification requirements. To be eligible for the role you must meet these entry requirements.
About this employer
At BAE Systems, we provide some of the world’s most advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions. We employ a skilled workforce of more than 93,000 people in around 40 countries. Working with customers and local partners, we develop, engineer, manufacture, and support products and systems to deliver military capability, protect national security, and keep critical information and infrastructure secure.
Company 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.
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
Approximately 95% of apprentices choose to stay on with us. As a global business there are a world of opportunities - whether you decide to stay in the UK, or explore an overseas role.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BAE SYSTEMS PLC
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000000272.
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Closes in 30 days (Saturday 28 February 2026)
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