Mechanical fitter Review
at BAE Systems
Level 3 Apprenticeship
Mechanical Engineering
Barrow-in-Furness
Review Submitted: April 2025
Overall Rating
2.7 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
2.5/5
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Overview of Role
2/5
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Skills Development
2.4/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
3/5
At the moment this involves going to Furness college to learn about engineering. This involves learning about working to tolerances and learning new skills to help me with my time in the business. It also involves learning about BAE’s policies and behaviours they expect from us
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
2/5
I am enjoying doing hits program however when it comes to certain things there is not a lot of communication
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
2/5
Yes I have learned and developed new skills such as collaboration and communication as I used to be pretty shy and not very talkative but since starting here my confidence has increased massively to the point where I will now voice my opinions
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
2/5
I feel that the programme can sometimes not be very structured. This comes down to the communication side of things and sometimes you only find things out the day before you have to do it
How much support do you receive from your employer?
2/5
We do receive support if it is needed
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
2/5
We receive plenty of support when it comes to support from our training provider
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
3/5
I don’t think I can answer this one just yet
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
3/5
There is some stuff such as STEM or charity just to name a couple
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend BAE Systems to a friend?
Yes
Why?
I think by getting a job here you have a job for life and it has good incentives/ benefit schemes such as the pay or the ability to buy shares
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to BAE Systems?
My advice would be to research the company such as its behaviours and how you can apply them to you as when it came to the interview questions this is what they aimed mostly at.
