Plant Engineering Team Placement Broughton 2022

Airbus pioneers sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. The Company constantly innovates to provide efficient and technologically-advanced solutions in aerospace, defence, and connected services. In commercial aircraft, Airbus offers modern and fuel-efficient airliners and associated services. Airbus is also a European leader in defence and security and one of the world's leading space businesses. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions and services worldwide.

To stay on top, Airbus recognises the importance of supporting high-achieving and talented undergraduates. We do this through offering challenging placement opportunities during which your skills and potential are fully maximised.

Our placements  give a unique insight into potential career paths within Airbus. They are designed so that you can put your theoretical knowledge into practice and gain crucial industry experience. The skills and knowledge you gain will improve your chances of a future role within the Airbus and should benefit your future studies.

About us

Airbus, the world’s leading Aircraft manufacturer has exciting new job opportunities to join its Wing Plant Engineering Team based in Broughton, UK.

The Broughton Plant provides the Wings for around half of all aircraft deliveries across the world each year. The world flies on our Wings!

The Plant is a modern and exciting place to work and is located within the beautiful countryside and beaches of Cheshire and North Wales and close to the vibrant cities of Manchester, Liverpool and historic Chester.

What will you be doing ?

We are appointing a Project Engineer within the Wide Body Incremental Development Team who will act as part of the wider WB Team.

The Incremental Development team is the entrepreneurial epicenter of the WB team, our team works on both metallic and composite wing, A330 and A350. As a team it is a priority to live our PET values (more can be found on our internal website).

The role will provide an excellent opportunity for a committed person to develop themselves from a technical and leadership perspective in a positive team environment. On joining the team we will work with the successful applicant to create and map out a development plan for your time with us, as part of this we would want to expose you to other aspects of the PET and wider Plant.

If you like connecting and working with like-minded people, working across multiple programmes, then this could be the role for you.

The successful applicant will become part of a fast moving team who deliver projects both of a non-modification and modification nature. You will become a key part of the incremental development team for the term of your placement.

The teams function is to provide and develop innovative projects to improve the Plant environment. Projects we work on have a range of benefits, reduction of build hours and parts consumed, improvement of design solutions for a more cost effective solutions to Plant, sustainability savings and design for a safer environment.

The role will require close working alongside our Manufacturing Engineering colleagues to promote a true MEET (Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Together) ethos.  Additionally, the role will also involve working closely with our Wing Engineering Colleagues in Filton.

You will have a great opportunity to learn and grow your network across the wing engineering community and form a strong network with the plant operational and support functions.

During this placement, the activities you may undertake will include

• The development of both mod and non-mod improvement topics for both A330 and A350 programmes.
• Evaluating the savings from proposed improvement projects, this relates to labour costs, reduction of consumables, sustainability savings and health and safety benefits.
• Prioritisation of projects within the portfolio.
• Actively managing projects which includes but is not limited to, planning, costing, reporting, risk and opportunity management.
• Support on-going continuous improvement initiatives to increase team efficiency through methods, process and other capability improvements.
• Carry out either basic design or stress investigation of project proposals. 

Intangible Aspects

• Create and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders
• Promote co-design and collaboration between Design Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering.
• Contribute to achievement of the PET strategy in line with our Vision and Values.

Skills required

Please note, we love your interest in working for Airbus but we do ask that you make only one application. We encourage you to take time to decide which of our exciting opportunities is right for you and then submit an application that best represents you, your skills and experience in connection with the role you have selected.

One application: Make It Possible, Make It Happen, Make It … Count!

Please note our placements are open to Undergraduates only. Therefore it is mandatory for candidates to be an undergraduate for the whole duration of the placement.

Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the following

• You are a motivated self-driven individual who is proactive in their development .
• You will have a desire apply academic knowledge in a practical environment.
• You are able to deliver whilst also embracing change, and challenge where appropriate.
• You will integrate and engage with technical experts and specialists to achieve optimum technical and business solutions.
• You have the ability to listen, understand and communicate information clearly to your team and stakeholders
• You show an innovative mindset and apply free thinking with a degree of curiosity to explore new ideas.
• You have a strong interest in developing your own capabilities to match the needs of a changing Airbus world.
• You desire to work in an open and trusting environment.
• You understand, nurture and demonstrate resilience.

Please ensure that a covering letter detailing motivations and suitability for this position is included in your application.

Benefits:

• £18,000 salary
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Flexible working hours

Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments. Examples of this may include (but is not exclusive to) accessible facilities; additional time for written exercises; auxiliary aids; room layout; dietary requirements etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus.
Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.