Firefighter

Job Title: Firefighter

Location: Barrow-In-Furness – (On-site)

Salary: Competitive

What you’ll be doing:

• Respond immediately and safely to emergency calls and requests for assistance
• Attend emergency incidents including fires, medical, medical clinics, road accidents, floods, terrorist incidents, spillages of dangerous substances and air crashes
• Minimise distress and suffering, including providing trauma care
• Safeguard your own and other people’s personal safety/ Educate and inform site-wide employees to promote fire safety
• Clear up and assist in returning the site to a normal state following an emergency incident
• Gather Operational Intelligence though familiarisation of on-site buildings, processes and hazards to assist in responding to emergency calls efficiently, effectively and safely
• Maintain and test the fire/ medical vehicles, fire and medical operational equipment
• Undertake scenario-based exercises and fire/medical core skill training as part of your development and maintenance of competence
• Maintain the level of physical fitness necessary to carry out all the duties as a firefighter

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Physically fit and able to undertake practical selection tests (including UK Fire Service Fire-Ground Fitness Test) prior to interview

Desirable:

• Local Authority Fire & Rescue Service Firefighter
• HGV Class C/Class 2 Licence
• Emergency Fire Service Operations in the Community – NVQ Level 3

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 Firefighter team:

Working as a BAE Systems Submarines Fire & Rescue Service (BAEFRS) Firefighter you will carry out a diverse range of fire safety, fire & rescue service and medical activities contributing towards the safety of site staff, contractors, visitors and the safety of all buildings and vessel builds on our Nuclear Submarines site. You will also be responsible for completing fire safety audits, hot work assessments and on occasions presenting to the organisation on fire safety matters.

The role will provide you with a unique opportunity to join a rapidly growing team offering a wide range of in-house development as well as recognised further education. You will have the opportunity to progress your career into the Crew Commander and Watch Commander roles.

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.

Closing Date: 14th February 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.

#LI-KP1

#LI-Onsite