24 jobs found in Samlesbury

Description 23 – 27 March 2026 Work Experience students taking part in the BAE Systems programme for 2026 at Samlesbury will spend a week at the ASK (Academy of Skills and Knowledge) gaining knowledge about the Air sector through a range of project focused tasks delivered by different functions and focused around the engineering lifecycle (e.g. Project Management, Manufacturing, Supply Chain etc). Teams will deliver functional based tasks, alongside delivering presentations on their work within the Air sector. As well as meeting industry experts, there will be ample opportunity to connect and network with current apprentices.  As well as functional based projects, the students will take part in additional engagement activities such as site tours, interview workshops and an Early Careers networking session.   Applications to close approximately 8 weeks before the programme begins. However, they may close earlier if high volumes of applications are received – we...

Job Title: Initial Provisioning & Data Group Leader Location: Samlesbury – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role Salary: £56,766+ (DOE) What you’ll be doing: You will plan and organise authorised tasks, making sure work is coordinated effectively across short, medium, and occasional long-term timelines You’ll identify and share the impact of any changes on the Integrated Project Plan (IPL), raising observations and ensuring updates are understood and acted upon You’ll build regular connections with a wide range of stakeholders, including UK and international customers, partners, and suppliers with daily/weekly interactions in the UK and monthly engagement with international customers You’ll contribute to ongoing improvement, helping refine products, techniques, equipment designs, technologies, services, and working practices, while occasionally...

Job Title: IM&T Project Manager for BEMS (Building Energy Management Systems) Location: Warton/Samlesbury – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role Salary: 47,683+ What you’ll be doing: Manage and track the full life cycle of IT projects, using the processes and tools, applicable Ensuring delivery of IT projects to time, cost and quality Ensuring seamless integration between projects, including transition into Business as Usual support Accurate reporting of project status to team members, leadership and external stakeholders Managing customer, partner and supplier relationships Effective management of RAID Developing and tracking project plans, budget and schedule Ensuring business, project and quality management processes are effectively applied across projects Your skills and experiences: Essential Demonstrable...

Job Title: Business Support Administrator Location: Samesbury/ Warton Salary: £36,309 What you’ll be doing: Continually undertake a workplace assessment of activities to ensure the correct level of business support is given to the wider air KSA (UK) community Assist in creating and maintaining an administration task catalogue, once the Administration and Facilities Team is fully established Provide general administrative support to the Senior Leadership Team, including diary management , expense tracking, and meeting coordination Organize employee events, VIP customer visits, and coordinate travel arrangements Manage facilities, assets, SHE activities (process confirmations, DSE assessments, PPE), and Iron Mountain coordination Your skills and experiences: Essential: Have a broad working knowledge of the Concur system, NEO Travel booking system and the Microsoft Office systems, including Outlook, SharePoint, PowerPoint and Excel...

Job Title: IM&T Project Manager for FCAS Location: Samlesbury We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary : £47683+ What you’ll be doing Manage and track the full life cycle of IT projects using the agreed processes and tools Status reporting and providing regular updates to customers and stakeholders whilst managing their expectations Leveraging resources and 3rd parties’ vendors and suppliers Managing Schedules, Budgets, Escalations, Risks and Issues Tracking the status of project deliverables Manage project reviews within ManSCC, with 3rd parties and with Customers Your skills and experiences Essential: Demonstrable experience in IT project / programme management Previous experience of successful deployment of IT solutions, including Networks, hosting infrastructure and integration in manufacturing. Degree, or...

Job Title: Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Producibility Location: Samlesbury (Full-time on site) Salary: £49,400+ What you’ll be doing: Supporting the business in understanding how product and process design can meet dimensional requirements while remaining fully producible Evaluating design proposals to minimise manufacturing lead time and reduce cost of non-quality Applying established engineering tools, methods and techniques to future programme development Contributing to the creation and deployment of new tools and capability within the team Supporting Design for Manufacture (DfM) activities to ensure designs are optimised for efficient and reliable production Assisting with New Product Introduction (NPI) activities for a new and emerging programme Working closely with design, manufacturing and quality functions to ensure alignment between design intent and production capability Your skills and experiences: Essential: Minimum HND...

Job Title: Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Industrial Engineering Location: Samlesbury (Full-time on site) Salary: £49,400+ What you’ll be doing: Using data analysis, standard time values and timing trees to assess and optimise operational performance Developing and maintaining work balance boards to line balance stations, supporting effective resource and workload planning Conducting workplace observations and time studies to identify improvement opportunities Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, produce time estimates to support business cases and drive process enhancements Implementing efficiency improvements to reduce waste, cost and non-value-added activity on the shop floor Supporting the development of improvement plans and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives Driving improvement and cost reduction by developing and validating Discrete Event Simulation models using software such as Simul8 to evaluate the performance...

Job Title: Product Safety Team Leader Location: Samlesbury (Full-time on site) Salary: £54,793 + depending on skills and experience What you’ll be doing: Leading a team to carry out F-35 System Safety activities across all BAE Systems Contracts for Airframe, Vehicle System, Weapons Integration, and Sustainment Developing , maintaining and updating safety documentation, including Hazard Assessment Summary Reports, Safety Engineering Memos, Safety Justification Reports, and Change Request statements Conduct safety assessments for new and emerging safety issues within BAES areas of design responsibility Providing expert guidance to Engineering teams on the evaluation of internal and external qualification and verification evidence from a safety perspective Coaching junior members on maintaining hazards in the F-35 Hazard Log / Support and Service Hazard Log and Safety reporting to the industrial partners and customers including; support to System...

Description Job title: Integrated Project Management Degree Apprentice   Location: Samlesbury and Warton   Salary: Starting from £23,748 with annual progression through the scheme duration.   What you’ll be doing: Working in Project Management means you will be the eyes and ears of a given project, ensuring it is delivered on time, to cost and of the required quality.  You will gain a broad view across the project and will be able to demonstrate the elements needed to make it a success. This depends on understanding the big picture, recognising the key issues, making effective decisions and driving actions. The five-year scheme offers five different placements across the Air sector, where you will learn the skills required to successfully manage complex projects and programmes including; communication, schedule management, budgeting and cost control, stakeholder management, risk management and project governance....

Description Job title:  Higher Manufacturing Engineering Technician Apprentice   Location: Samlesbury and Warton   Salary: Starting from £18,018 with annual progression through the scheme duration.   What you’ll be doing: You will undertake your training at the Academy for Skills and Knowledge.  Gaining training in practical and theory-based engineering; learn electrical circuits, aircraft fitting, fabrication, flight line awareness, machining, carbon fibre and Computer Aided Design.    You will then also complete placements in Facilities Management, Production, Manufacturing Engineering, Infrastructure and Estates covering: •    Safe systems of working •    A technical contribution to the design, development, test, integration and support of products, equipment, systems, processes or services •    Techniques and procedures to solve engineering/manufacturing problems   What qualification will you...

Description Job title: Advanced Engineering Technician Apprentice   Location: Samlesbury and Warton   Salary: Starting from £18,018 with annual progression through the scheme duration.   What you’ll be doing: Year 1: You will undertake your training at the Academy for Skills and Knowledge at Samlesbury You will be trained in both practical and theory-based engineering You will learn the basics to give you a grounding for completing your placements  Years 2 to 4: Most placements will be office based using computer-based tools with interaction with our customers, suppliers and aircraft You will continue with academic studies, including an HNC in aeronautical Engineering (1 day a week at college) You will complete six placements within the Air business You will gain experience in engineering areas including design, systems, in-service support, flight test, mission systems and...

Description   Job title:  Finance Higher Apprentice   Location: Samlesbury and Warton   Salary: Starting from £23,748 with annual progression through the scheme duration.   What you’ll be doing:  Start your finance career with Level 4 Finance Higher Apprenticeship Two-year programme combining structured learning and hands on experience Work across finance teams while studying for CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting Gain skills in communication, analysis, and problem-solving through role rotations Study support, mentoring, and tailored development Open to A-level (or equivalent) holders who are motivated to grow Potential progression onto Level 7 Finance Degree Apprenticeship, achieving Chartered Accountant status What qualification will you get? •    Level 4 Finance Higher Apprenticeship •    CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting...

Description Job title:  Degree Apprentice Digital and Technology Solutions – Data Analyst Location: Samlesbury and Warton Salary:  Starting from £23,748 with annual progression through the scheme duration. What you’ll be doing: A Digital and Technology Solutions Degree apprenticeship involves working collaboratively alongside experienced and world pioneering engineers This scheme will see you specialise in Data Analysis It combines spending periods of time at University, where you will acquire an Honours Degree, with time working on real projects, enhancing the skills necessary to develop a long career in the industry You will learn how to collect, organise and study data to provide new business insight and improvements, along with how to manage, cleanse, abstract and aggregate data across the network infrastructure Through this combination of academic study and real work experience, you will become a valued...

Description Job title:  Human Resources Higher Apprentice Location: Samlesbury and Warton Salary: Starting from £23,748 with annual progression through the scheme duration What you’ll be doing:  You will give specific advice and coaching on the interpretation of people policies and provide support on people related elements of business projects Working across a variety of business areas, each placement will offer a unique experience, and you will support that business area to deliver their objectives through their people plan.  You will work with stakeholders inside the HR function, other internal stakeholders, and external stakeholders as appropriate. The ability to communicate, influence and negotiate is key whilst adopting evidence-based decision making.  You will use data to provide insights into people trends and issues and support colleagues and leaders in creating solutions to deal with them.  What...

Description Job title: Project Control Degree Apprentice Location: Samlesbury and Warton Salary:  Starting from £23,748 with annual progression through the scheme duration. What you’ll be doing: ⦁    Project Control plays a vital part in the successful delivery of a project. It involves planning and scheduling, organisation, data analysis, risk identification, budget management and measuring performance. It is a core skillset in the business and one which we could not manage without. ⦁    Collaboration skills are key, as well as being logical, adaptable and having the ability to problem-solve. As a business, we are looking to develop our project controllers of the future, to help us deliver the most complex national and international projects to our customers and a Project Control Degree Apprenticeship could be the perfect start to your career. ⦁    The apprenticeship consists of five placements, allowing you to develop your core project...

Description Job title: Advanced Apprentice Manufacturing Engineer Location: Samlesbury and Warton Salary: Starting from £18,018 with annual progression through the scheme duration What you’ll be doing: Apprentices will learn skills in engineering practices – using tools and complex machines to carry out a range of tasks, operating safely and working on products in our manufacturing functions.  You’ll spend the 1st year gaining foundation skills, knowledge and behaviours before moving into your trade discipline, e.g. Mechanical or Electrical Aircraft Fitter, Mechatronics Maintenance, Machinist, Toolmaker or Fabricator.  In years 2 to 4 you will work in placements across Warton and Samlesbury sites, supported by a Skills Coach and Placement Supervisors on products and processes within manufacturing. You will continue to learn 1 day per week in the Academy for Skills and Knowledge. What qualification will you get? Level 3...

Description Job title: Degree Apprentice Aerospace Engineer Location: Samlesbury and Warton Salary: Starting from £23,748 with annual progression through the scheme duration What you’ll be doing: An Engineering Degree Apprenticeship Scheme (EDAS) in Aerospace is a five year scheme covering a range of engineering branches required to design, develop, build and maintain modern advanced aircraft.     You will develop the digital and practical skills to complete on the job placements in a cross-section of engineering branches. You will work towards a Level 4 Diploma in Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing. In years 4 and 5, you will focus on a specific engineering discipline e.g. Aerodynamics, Systems Engineering, Support Engineering from several Air Engineering programmes. You will also be studying modules towards a BEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering Degree on a part time basis. What qualification will you get?...

Description Job title: Degree Apprentice Software Engineer Location: Samlesbury and Warton Salary: Starting from £23,748 with annual progression through the scheme duration What you’ll be doing: The scheme involves working alongside experienced and outstanding software engineers It combines spending day release at university, where you will acquire an Honours Degree, with time working on real projects, enhancing the skills necessary to develop a long career in the industry Through academic study and real work experience, you will become a software engineer capable of writing requirements, designs, software code and tests The work placement element of the course involves a wide range of activities for example: developing and testing aircraft displays, producing ground-based equipment or the latest training simulators What qualification will you get? •    BSc (Hons) in High Integrity Software Engineering...

Description Job title:  Degree Apprentice Digital and Technology Solutions – Business Analyst Location:  Samlesbury and Warton Salary:  Starting from £23,748 with annual progression through the scheme duration. What you’ll be doing: A Digital and Technology Solutions Degree apprenticeship involves working collaboratively alongside experienced and world pioneering engineers. It combines spending periods of time at University, where you will acquire an Honours Degree, with time working on real projects, enhancing the skills necessary to develop a long career in the industry. This scheme will see you specialise in the following area: Business Analyst – business impact of change, capturing, analysing and documenting requirements and supporting the communication and delivery of requirements with relevant stakeholders. Through this combination of academic study and real work experience, you will become a valued member of...

Description Job title: Degree Supply Chain Management with Procurement Apprentice Location: Samlesbury and Warton Salary: Starting from £23,748 with annual progression through the scheme duration. What you’ll be doing:  Within the Procurement function, you can expect to be involved in a wide range of activities whilst working alongside Procurement Professionals, some examples of the work you will undertake are identifying appropriate and key capabilities within the supply base and aid the development of innovative solutions. You will also have opportunity to lead the supplier selection and negotiation activities required by the business, facilitate and lead effective supplier relationships and partnerships where necessary, and develop short, medium and/or long-term supplier strategies and relationships.  What qualification will you get?  Attending Aston University, you will study a BSc (Hons) Degree in Supply Chain Management with...