V05072 - Advanced Apprentice Pipe Fabrication & Manufacturing
BAE SYSTEMS PLC
Portsmouth (PO1 3NB)
Closes on Saturday 28 February 2026
Posted on 4 December 2025
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Summary
With collaboration, innovation and a laser-like customer focus at its core, Maritime & Land Defence Solutions is growing a strong, long-term UK product and support business.
- 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
- Maritime pipeworker (level 3)
- Hours
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Shifts to be confirmed.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 7 September 2026
- Duration
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4 years
- Positions available
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3
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
- Working from engineering drawings, data and documentation to undertake the fabrication, installation, testing, commissioning and removal of fluid power and domestic pipe systems on ships.
- This can include systems associated with propulsion, machinery, weapons, and auxiliary systems (such as water, air conditioning and power generation). It requires knowledge and expertise in the use of common and specialist pipe forming machine and hand tools.
Where you'll work
BAE Systems
The Old Iron Foundry, PP204
The Parade, HM Naval Base
Portsmouth
PO1 3NB
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
Maritime pipeworker (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Obtain, read, analyse and interpret engineering data, drawings or documentation used in the design, build, operation and repair of maritime vessels such as job instructions, drawings, plans, quality control documentation.
- Apply health and safety procedures and safe systems of work in compliance with regulations and standards.
- Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks, with consideration for cost, time, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
- Use approved processes and procedures for maritime pipeworker activities.
- Carry out maritime pipework quality assurance checks.
- Resolve maritime pipework problems within the limits of their responsibility. Escalate un-resolved issues and problems.
- Restore the work area on completion of the activity. Return any resources, tools and consumables.
- Measure and mark out maritime pipework components, pipework and pipework systems.
- Selects, checks and uses hand tools, power tools and fabrication equipment for example forming machines and jigs to cut, shape and finish maritime pipework components.
- Apply fabrication methods and techniques to fabricate pipe systems in a maritime environment using techniques including pipe forming.
- Apply maritime pipework assembly methods and techniques including brazing, welding, mechanical fasteners, seals, gaskets and jointing.
- Apply testing, inspection and fault-finding techniques used in the maritime pipework environment.
- Apply maintenance techniques on pipework components and systems.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques. Devise suggestions for improvement.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Apply team working principles.
- Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
- Record and enter information - paper based or electronic. For example, energy usage, job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service records, test results, handover documents and manufacturers' documentation, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records and any legal reporting requirements.
- Apply environmental and sustainability procedures in compliance with regulations and standards for example, segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Follow equality, diversity and inclusion procedures.
- Install and remove pipe systems in a maritime environment.
- Apply repair techniques to repair pipe systems in a maritime environment.
- Obtain, read, analyse and interpret engineering data, drawings or documentation used in the design, build, operation and repair of maritime vessels such as job instructions, drawings, plans, quality control documentation.
- Apply health and safety procedures and safe systems of work in compliance with regulations and standards.
- Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks, with consideration for cost, time, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
- Use approved processes and procedures for maritime pipeworker activities.
- Carry out maritime pipework quality assurance checks.
- Resolve maritime pipework problems within the limits of their responsibility. Escalate un-resolved issues and problems.
- Restore the work area on completion of the activity. Return any resources, tools and consumables.
- Measure and mark out maritime pipework components, pipework and pipework systems.
- Selects, checks and uses hand tools, power tools and fabrication equipment for example forming machines and jigs to cut, shape and finish maritime pipework components.
- Apply fabrication methods and techniques to fabricate pipe systems in a maritime environment using techniques including pipe forming.
- Apply maritime pipework assembly methods and techniques including brazing, welding, mechanical fasteners, seals, gaskets and jointing.
- Apply testing, inspection and fault-finding techniques used in the maritime pipework environment.
- Apply maintenance techniques on pipework components and systems.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques. Devise suggestions for improvement.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Apply team working principles.
- Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
- Record and enter information - paper based or electronic. For example, energy usage, job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service records, test results, handover documents and manufacturers' documentation, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records and any legal reporting requirements.
- Apply environmental and sustainability procedures in compliance with regulations and standards for example, segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Follow equality, diversity and inclusion procedures.
- Install and remove pipe systems in a maritime environment.
- Apply repair techniques to repair pipe systems in a maritime environment.
Training schedule
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
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
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 VAC2000003714.
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Closes on Saturday 28 February 2026
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