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Date Posted:

2024-06-06

Country:

United Kingdom

Location:

GBRHAM112: HMS Collingwood, Newgate Lane, No 633, Altantic Building, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 1AS

Position Role Type:

Unspecified

MCTS Training Equipment Maintainer

HMS Collingwood

About us

At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence.

Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment, abundant opportunities for professional development, and a profound sense of purpose in what we do. Together, we are not just advancing technology; we're building a community committed to safeguarding a safer and more connected world.

Our business

As a leading defence and aerospace company operating across the United Kingdom, Raytheon UK helps to solve our customers’ toughest challenges. We are a major supplier to the UK government and customers around the globe, providing defence solutions across all domains: land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. We also provide digital and training transformation solutions to commercial and military customers.

With circa 2000 employees and major facilities operating throughout the UK including Broughton (Wales), Livingston and Glenrothes (Scotland), and Harlow, Gloucester, and Manchester (England); we are committed to investing in British careers and technology development.

Through advanced technology and our people’s expertise, our Training Transformation Services is modernising what’s possible in the training and preparation of our armed forces. With a real blended approach to learning and using the latest innovative systems and technology, we ensure our service men and women really are prepared for any situation.

The role

MCTS is a sophisticated and versatile training platform used by the Royal Navy providing state of the art classroom and simulation training facilities delivering maritime warfare training in controlled environments.

MCTS Maintainers play a pivotal part in ensuring training equipment is prepared and ready for use; defects are promptly addressed; spares are controlled; and Customer KPI requirements are met on a daily basis. Accountable directly to the MCTS Lead Maintainer; working both individually and as part of a dual-site team, maintainers will work with a variety of modern simulation and training technology solutions, ensuring their readiness for training and seamless provision during the training day.

Working in a fast moving commercial/military environment, where swift response is required to emerging issues and defects, MCTS Maintainers must be suitably experienced in this field and flexible in their approach and response to a complex series of possible calls on their expertise.

Familiarity with the range of Royal Navy systems, weapons and sensors is highly advantageous in understanding the scope and breadth of this role.

Must be UK National. Developed Vetting (DV) Clearance is a requirement of the role.

Systems Familiarity: Maintainers are responsible for, and must develop, sustainable working competency to promptly solve a variety of operating issues/defects on Customer Furnished and Government Furnished equipments (CFE and GFE) which form the MCTS TE outfit.

Training Equipment (TE) Preparation: Prepare assigned training spaces/equipment for training to meet “Ready for Training” requirements as specified in the Agreed Training Schedule (ATS).

Maintain TE Hardware: Assure availability and serviceability of in use TE in assigned spaces to deliver correctly prepared/formatted TE to meet the training schedule. Assist wider team as required/available. Includes Fault/Defect diagnosis; LRU replacement.

Preventative/Corrective Maintenance: Undertake general, routine, preventative and corrective maintenance activities for MCTS systems and support equipment to assure continuity of service.

Administer Systems: Undertake a variety of system administration and maintenance tasks across the range of MCTS Training Equipment. Includes updating systems (patches etc), data-logging; password control and administration of Learning Management Systems. Includes the loading of required System and exercise software, updates, and OED.

Effective Response: A key part of the MCTS Maintainer role is to provide rapid, prioritised response to defects arising on in-use TE to minimise training downtime. A key Customer KPI.

Spares/Fault Management: Use bespoke Hardware Management System to log and report defects/shortfalls. Assist in compilation of technical spares management data and records.

Developed, Substantive knowledge and experience of managing and maintaining an array of technical, training equipment portfolios, including networks, with a team of dedicated technical staff across 2 dispersed locations.

Experienced: previous Experience of configuring, installing, maintaining a range software; System Start-up and Shut downs.

Aware: Working knowledge of some or all of the following Operating Systems: User Administration of SUSE Linux; UNIX Administration (Solaris and HP-UX); Windows Administration (NT, W2000 and W2003 – preferably later updates); Exchange Administration (Exchange 5.5). (Later versions as appropriate). User administration of Windows Server 2003 with XP. Comptia Network A+; Compucat / ICX, MCSA on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (or later); Novell Certified Linux Engineer 10 or Equivalent. (Later versions as appropriate).

Spares Management: Undertake spares/logistics tasks associated with spares management.

Multi-Skilled: Undertake roles necessary to ensure the sustainability, serviceability, administration, security and maintenance of encrypted (JMNIAN) link systems for training and interoperability.

Other tasks: undertake maintenance roles to support secondary systems provision including Brief/Debrief; enabling of CBT and Restricted systems for training, to include the management of accounts and password control.

Awareness of RN warfare equipment and methodologies.

Maintain and assure the provision of Video-teleconference (VTC) links between remotely linked sites.

PAT Testing Competency.

Should you require any adjustments to support you in the recruitment process please discuss with your recruiter or email the request to recruitment@raytheon.co.uk

Competitive Benefits and Work Culture

Benefits

• Competitive salaries.

• 25 days holiday + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)

• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)

• Company bonus scheme (discretionary).

• 6 times salary ‘Life Assurance’ with pension.

• Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others.

• Enhanced sick pay.

• Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave.

• Car / Car allowance (dependant on grade/ role)

• Private Medical Insurance (dependant on grade)

Work Culture

• 37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements.

• Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early!

• Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role.

• A grownup flexible working culture that is output, not time spent at desk, focussed. More formal flexible working arrangements can also be requested and assessed subject to the role. Please enquire or highlight any request to our Talent Acquisition team to explore the flexible working possibilities.

• Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.

RTX

Raytheon UK is a landed company and part of the wider RTX organisation. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, USA, but with over 180,000 employees globally across every continent, RTX provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide and comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon.

Supporting over 35,000 jobs across 13 UK sites, RTX is helping to drive prosperity. Each year our work contributes over £2.7bn to the UK economy and offers a wealth of opportunities to 4,000 suppliers across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. We’re investing in all corners of the country, supporting 29,040 jobs in England, 3,040 in Northern Ireland, 1,900 in Scotland and 1,600 in Wales.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Raytheon UK, we are committed to fostering a workplace that champions diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) as fundamental pillars of our organisational culture. We believe that the diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of our employees are invaluable assets that drive innovation and excellence in everything we do.

In embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion, Raytheon UK strengthens its ability to deliver innovative solutions to complex challenges. We are proud to create a workplace where all individuals can thrive and contribute to the advancement of technology, security, and a better future for all. Our aim is for our employees to produce the best work of their lives so together we build a stronger, more inclusive future.

RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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Raytheon Technologies is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.