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BAE Systems • Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Pipe Fitter

Salary:  £34,640 per annum

Job Description

Job Title: Pipe Worker

Location: Portsmouth

Salary: £35,886 (Shift allowance of 33% may be applicable)

Who we are:

This is an exciting time to join a business, which is expanding and transforming. A great opportunity to operate in a new innovative environment.

Our operations division are involved in the repair and refit of both Royal Naval and Commercial vessels. You will have the opportunity to become a part of our multiskilled team and work in our modern facilities with our state-of-the-art equipment. In this role most of the work will be completed on-board ship, you will also be expected to be able to fabricate in various workshops throughout the dockyard working alongside other Fabricators.

As the world has evolved, so has the way we work. Our working approach, will enable you to have flexibility with your working hours, depending on your role and location. This could include accruing hours as well as flexibility around start and finish times, ensuring you can balance life at work, on site and life at home.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Ensure safe systems of work are carried out
  • Read/Interpret Mechanical/Pipe Drawings
  • Pipe fabrication from 8mm to 323mm in different types of material
  • Taking wires and setting to boards
  • Braze both silver and soft solder to class 1 standards
  • Test pipework on completion of manufacture
  • Install pipework into various systems

Your skills and experiences:

  • A sound knowledge of all pipework systems and materials including connectors, adaptors, couplings, and fastenings is essential as is the ability to braze to required standards, class
  • A deep understanding of all domestic plumbing within a ship environment, removal and installation
  • The ability to weld, (TIG, MMA) would be beneficial but not essential, as would be the ability to work with and install composite pipework

What we offer:

As well as a competitive salary of £34,640. (Shift allowance of 33% may be applicable), BAE Systems also offers a number of benefits including:

  • Pension
  • Employee share plans, green car scheme
  • Private health plans
  • Shopping discounts
  • Annual incentive

We want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in the recruitment process, please speak to us about any 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.

Closing Date: 20th June 2025

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.

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Company benefits

Enhanced maternity leave – Up to 52 weeks with the option of returning to work on reduced hours for the first 13 weeks
Enhanced paternity leave – 4 weeks for eligible employees
Adoption leave
Open to part-time employees
Open to job sharing
Open to compressed hours
Open to part time work for some roles
Gym membership – Discounts available
Buy or sell annual leave
Share options
Salary sacrifice
Employee discounts
Lunch and learns
Enhanced pension match/contribution
Mental health first aiders
Health insurance
Family health insurance
Annual bonus
Shared parental leave
Electric Car Salary Sacrifice
Relocation packages
Neo-natal leave
LinkedIn learning license
In house training

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