Firing Officer

Firing Officer

• 00101947

Job title: Firing Officer

Location: Glascoed, South Wales - we offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Competitive - depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Conducting internal proof activities in line with SOP’s

• Issuing and compiling proof reports

• Sentencing proof results in line with product specifications

• Help maintain current proof facilities and instrumentation

• Attendance to external firing ranges to support external proof activities undertaken by sub-contractors

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

• Experience / competence of MS Office Products

• Willingness to undertake courses and learn new skills, including Firing Officer training

• Willingness to work away from site, when required

• Ability to write and present data and report findings

Desirable

• An understanding of energetic material and munitions

• Analytical experience

• A technical/engineering background

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual leave incentive.

The Firing Officer team:

Reporting into the X-ray & Proof Manager, you will ensure that all site health & safety procedures are adhered to, when carrying out proof activities, which will involve live firings of various stores and evaluation of results. You may also have to represent BAE Systems when working at external ranges.

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 working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.