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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.
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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
Do you want to make a real difference during a year in industry? To be involved in engineering, project and performance management, implementing strategic and operational change that brings significant value to the business? Would you like to develop your leadership skills through facilitation and coaching of individuals and teams?
The Change and Performance team combines expertise in operational business performance management, lean methodologies and change management to find opportunities and support the delivery of continuous improvement through the wing engineering organisation. We are responsible for ensuring wing engineering maintains its position as the benchmark within Airbus.
Utilising data analysis and close links to operational teams allows the team to actively identify programme pain-points. Our diverse skillset then allows us to mitigate risks and support teams in finding novel solutions to these complex challenges.
What will you be doing
As a member of the ‘Change and Performance’ team within Wing Structures Design, the activities you may undertake will include;
- work closely alongside engineering teams
- launch and support targeted improvement activities
- identify and share best practice
- facilitate the effective use of lean methodologies
- directly impact the Airbus wing engineering organization
You will spend time working closely with teams in order to fully understand the challenges they face - acting as a focal point for improvement opportunities and promoting new and established improvement methods. Activities you lead and support will directly contribute to the success of the organisation.
Knowledge and experience of project and performance management, continuous improvement techniques and the ability to facilitate and coach individuals and teams, is recognised by Airbus as a key skill for future leaders. You will have the opportunity to rapidly develop your knowledge in these areas through facilitating and participating in projects, workshops and training sessions. You will gain hands on experience in supporting the existing business strategy on topics such as empowerment of teams, anticipation of issues, and agility in our ways of working.
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 find creative solutions to complex problems
- You take the initiative and get things moving
- You constantly seek improvement in what you do
- You are comfortable at communicating with diverse groups of people – from designers to analysts to senior managers.
- You are interested in project management and the less technical aspects of work in an engineering organisation
Ideally you are studying a technical engineering or business management degree where modules have looked at project management and lean principles.
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
Contact
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.
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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.
