Job: Electrician
Location: Barrow, United Kingdom
Salary & Shifts: Range of payrates based on shifts, full breakdown below
Ready to take your skills to the next level with BAE Systems?
Matchtech has partnered with BAE Systems, a leader in the Defence and Security sector, to find a highly skilled Electrician to join their expanding team in Barrow-in-Furness.
This 12-month contract offers competitive rates for both local candidates and those willing to commute. It involves working on BAE-trades-electrician tasks, maintaining, and installing electrical parts to meet industry standards.
What will I be doing?
As an experienced Electrician, you'll be integral to the delivery of high-quality products, ensuring Safety, Health and Environmental (SHE) regulations are strictly followed.
Key Responsibilities:
Quality & Improvement: Meet targets safely and efficiently, support continuous improvement, and help reduce waste while driving SQCD goals.
Technical Delivery & Teamwork: Use hand and mechanical tools to install and maintain parts to spec, working closely with your team and stakeholders.
Safety & Standards: Follow company policies, operate only if trained, and take responsibility for safe, high-quality work.
What do I need to succeed in this role:
You'll bring creativity, adaptability, and the ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues and stakeholders. A commitment to growth, integrity, and a strategic, engaging approach will support your success in this role.
Electrical Installation & Cabling: Skilled in banding, clipping, cable runs, connector assembly, junction box wiring, and installing nucleonic, thermocouple, and pressuriser heater cables.
Technical Systems & Diagnostics: Hands-on experience with RIS panels, power distribution, coolant pumps, LOCA connectors, fibre optics, and Schott harnesses. Confident using schematics for fault finding and testing with multi-meters and insulation resistance testers.
Qualifications & Compliance: Holds a full Engineering Modern Apprenticeship, trade papers, and safety certifications including SHE induction and COSHH awareness.
To thrive in this role, you'll need experience in the following areas:
Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) standards comments
Quality and continual improvement.
Manufacturing excellence and product conformance.
Budget implications by properly handling tools and equipment.
Pay rates
BAE Systems offers a range of pay rates to contractors, depending on your shift allocation and travel distance to the Barrow site. Speak to our team to learn more about available shift options and payment options.
For Umbrella Contractors living within 39 miles of the Barrow base, please see the rates outlined below.
Standard Shift - £25.94
3 on 4 off- £31.07
Night shift- £34.41
Weekday and Saturday Overtime - £37.07
Sunday Overtime - £49.20
For Umbrella Contractors living more than 39 miles of the Barrow base, please see the rates outlined below.
Standard Shift - £36.80
3 on 4 off- £41.93
Night shift- £45.27
Weekday and Saturday Overtime - £37.34
Sunday Overtime - £49.48
Why Choose BAE Systems?
BAE Systems delivers some of the world's most advanced, technology-driven defence, aerospace, and security solutions, employing over 93,000 skilled professionals across approximately 40 countries.
At the heart of BAE Systems is their purpose - to protect what matters. They make the future more secure for everyone by creating bold, pioneering security products and services that have the power to change the world.
What's my next step?
If you're interested in learning more, click "Apply" and share your CV. Our Defence team would love to hear from you and discuss the next steps
