Trainee Laser Technician

Trials, Experiments & Technology (Development) Trainee Laser Technician

AWE currently have a great opportunity for a Trainee Laser Technician to become a member of a multi-disciplined team working in our high-power Orion Laser Facility. This role offers someone with an interest in becoming a qualified Laser Technician the ability to receive on-the-job training and develop their skills within a unique organisation!

Location - RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking.

Package: £24,270 - £30,000 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience)

Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application.

Let us introduce the role

We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates with practical experience in an engineering/scientific support role who have an understanding of working within safe systems of work and who have an interest in furthering their career within a technical environment.

To be considered for the role you should be able to work flexibly within a close team environment and possess good interpersonal skills. A formal qualification in an engineering or scientific discipline is desirable although equivalent qualifications or experience will be considered and not essential for the role.

Ideal Candidates will have the following skills, experience, and behaviours:

• Keen attitude to learning.
• Interest in ensuring equipment is maintained and available as scheduled for research projects and experiments.
• Interest in ensuring documentation for trials and test activities and hardware is maintained and revision controlled.
• Ability to follow established technical processes and equipment operating instructions to assist in research activities.
• Delivery of technical objectives to time and quality.
• Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player.

Everyone who works at AWE brings unique skills and perspectives to the table. We recognise that great people don't always 'tick every box'. That's why we focus on your potential, your fit with our values, your transferable skills as well as your experience. Even if you don't meet every point below, but you feel that this role and AWE are a great fit for you, please go ahead and apply, we'd love to receive your application.

• Demonstrate desire for on-the-job development within a technical field.
• Ability to learn and understand in Laser system component alignment both manually and remotely.
• Ability to perform operational safety checks to support the safe and efficient operation of technical equipment.
• Ability to operate in various environments including operational control rooms, workshops & laboratories for the delivery of operations.
• Operation and routine maintenance of installed equipment.

Some reasons we think you'll love it here:

AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you. These include:

• 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.
• Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).
• Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).
• Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.
• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.

The 'Working at AWE' page on our website is where you can find full details in the 'AWE Benefits Guide'.

Due to the classified nature of the work involved, there are limited opportunities to work from home in this role. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will spend the majority of their time working on site at AWE Aldermaston.

- MB