Firing Officer

Description

What you’ll be doing:

• Continuously assessing the areas safety risk and if in any doubt stop the process
• Managing and developing the team’s performance using development plans and 1-2-1 reviews where required
• Ensuring that all team members are trained against business mandatory requirements
• Making certain all operations are carried out in accordance with the Process SOPs 
• Taking responsibility for the team’s personal safety in the preparation, firing and post-firing elements of the disposal process
• Assuming responsibility for ensuring the area is safe for the preparation of materials for disposal, for firing, and determining when the area is safe to re-enter for cleaning activities

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Experience working in manufacturing or industrial environment
• Demonstrated leadership experience with supervisory and team coordination skills
• Awareness of working in health and safety and or adhering to health and safety working in a highly regulated environment

Desirable:

• Completion of a recognised Firing Officers Course for example City & Guilds in Explosives Foundation or equivalent.
• Experience of handling energetic materials

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Energetic Material Disposal Area (EMDA) team:

An exciting opportunity has arisen to become a Firing Officer, for which we will give you the chance to complete an intensive two-weeklong EOD Level One course. You’ll report directly to the Site Senior Firing Officer and lead a small team of operators and play a pivotal role in the disposal routine, handling and disposing of energetic materials through various methods.  This role promises not only excitement and challenge but also a significant contribution to safety and innovation.

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 at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.