It’s an exciting time to join one of our Early Careers programmes at QinetiQ. We are always looking for great people to join our team, whether you are taking your first steps in starting a career or you are looking to make a career change, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities for you.

Ammunition, Explosives and Firearms Team:

We are looking for Ordnance, Munitions & Explosive technicians to join our Ammunition, Explosives and Firearms teams.

Working with many different types of ammunition and explosives, the role is varied and includes providing support to the delivery of trials, the selection and transportation of ammunition to firing ranges, ammunition inventory management, housekeeping of explosives buildings and general ammunition management duties.

The work involves periods outdoors, sometimes in extremes of UK weather, and manual handling of large/heavy loads

Apprenticeship:

• Training Provider: University of Wales, Trinity St David, Level 4 Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives (OME) Technician
• OME_technician-apprenticeship_leaflet-2020-21.pdf (uwtsd.ac.uk)
• Lectures and on campus days will take place on a block release basis. You will need to travel to University of Wales, Trinity St David, for on-site activities. Travel and expenses within company policy will be reimbursed.

Academic Requirements:

• You must have attained or be predicted GCSE A*-C, 5-9 in Maths, IT, Science, English Language and 1 other subject and additionally an A Level/BTEC/Level 3 Apprenticeship in an Engineering/Science subject

Additional requirements:

• Qualification/learning within a Engineering based subjects is beneficial
• Working knowledge of a range of IT Applications is beneficial
• Good team skills shown in hobbies &/or academic projects

Mandatory:

In accordance with our National Security Vetting requirements, a ll applicants must also be eligible for SC clearance as a minimum. Please refer to this link for further guidance - UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please note that under immigrations rules, our Early Careers roles do not meet the legal threshold for candidates who are residents of the UK on student visas.

Location:

Shoeburyness, Essex

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Why join QinetiQ?

As a global company of over 6,000 dedicated people providing technological and scientific expertise, we are excited to recruit the most talented and enthusiastic people to become key parts of our business. Our Early Careers programmes give you the opportunity to be at the heart of impactful projects.

Diversity and inclusion

We believe in a workplace where everyone feels like they belong, one that provides a sense of inclusion across the entire organisation regardless of background, culture or identity.

To achieve this, we are building a workplace and culture where everyone can be authentic, feel valued and realise their full potential. We are inspired by each other, enjoying the exploratory journey we are on, and recognising the impact we have on the safety and security of the world around us. It helps build life-time relationships between QinetiQ and our people and is essential for our business performance.

Your wellbeing

Looking after the health and wellbeing of our employees are our top priority. We encourage good physical and mental health, which is critical to our collective and individual success. We offer a host of services designed to support your wellbeing. They range from our Thrive app and Employee Assistance Programme to Mental Health First Aiders. The wellbeing of our employees is critical to our collective and individual success

Rewards and benefits

We offer global career progression and the opportunity to work on a broad range of interesting projects along with a wide range of rewards and recognition. Our highly competitive salaries come with a raft of benefits, from a performance-based Employee Incentive Scheme to Thank Q, our global recognition scheme. There’s also a Share Incentive Plan, Life Assurance and Benefits+, our flexible benefits package. It’s all designed to make life easier for you.

About QinetiQ

With a focus on protecting the world around us, our goal is to be a Net-Zero company by 2050 or sooner and we have set near-term emissions reduction targets to help us deliver this ambition.

As part of our commitment to the environment, many of our sites have significant protected conservation areas of national and international importance. We take our stewardship of these conservation areas very seriously, balancing complex trials with careful protection of rare flora and fauna across these 53 important locations.

Being a responsible and sustainable business is at the heart of our identity.

Come and find out how you can play your part.