Apprentice Material Supplier

British Airways plc; Hatton; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary increase after year 1

Apprentice network & community

Diversity networks & inclusion

Community investment & volunteering

Volunteering in schools & colleges

Flight discounts & annual leave

Job summary

British Airways is offering an Apprentice Material Supplier role based at London Heathrow. You will work on a shift pattern, contributing to ensuring engineers receive the right parts on time to support aircraft maintenance and continuous operations.

You will learn through placements across sourcing, logistics and inventory management, across BA Distribution Centre and Technical Blocks. A strong communicator with safety awareness and a passion for engineering will thrive here.

Qualifications

• 3 GCSEs including English and Maths (desirable).
• Must be aged 18 at start of apprenticeship.
• DVLA/B driving licence category B desirable.

Responsibilities

• Based at London Heathrow, ensure engineers have the right parts at the right time to support aircraft maintenance.
• Work across the worldwide logistics operation, shipping aircraft components to UK bases and overseas stations.
• Learn in different areas of logistics and inventory management across locations such as the BA Distribution Centre, Terminal 5, Technical Blocks A, C and J.

Skills

Strong communication

Safety awareness

Self-starter

Adaptability

Education

GCSEs including English & Maths

Job description

This is a hands‑on role as an Apprentice Material Supplier, based at London Heathrow, working on a shift pattern of 06:00 - 18:00, 4 days on and 4 days off. You'll play a key part in making sure our engineers have the right parts at the right time, directly supporting aircraft maintenance and keeping our operation moving.,

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3 GCSE's including English and Maths GCSE at grade 9-4 (A-C) desirable.

Must be aged 18 at the start of the apprenticeship. Full UK DVLA Driving licence, category B for manual transmission (no more than three penalty points) is desirable. A strong communicator with an awareness for safety, a self-starter and the ability to adapt to change. Above all, a genuine passion for engineering and aviation.

You'll work alongside and learn from some incredible people who support our engineering operation around the globe. Every day, you'll develop your skills in a worldwide logistics operation, shipping aircraft components to our UK maintenance bases and overseas line stations. Over a series of placements, you'll work in different areas of logistics and inventory management (British Airways Distribution Centre, Terminal 5, Technical Blocks A,C and J) where you will gain the experience and know-how to help keep materials flowing to our engineers and aircraft. Alongside comprehensive on-the-job training, you'll be studying towards the qualifications you need to become one of our future Material Suppliers.,

We have many benefits for apprentices at British Airways, here are a handful to showcase the diversity of our apprentice community:

• Increase in salary after you have completed the first year of your apprenticeship, if completed in line with your development objectives
• Part of our apprentice network and community, with the opportunity to engage with apprentices from all schemes in the business and learn from former apprentices
• Involvement in our bold sustainability vision, volunteering an active role to champion specific community groups including LGBTQ+ 'Flying Proud' and ethnic minority network 'BeMe'
• Involvement in Community Investment programmes, taking part in fundraising challenges for partnership charities, supporting causes close to your heart
• Volunteering in schools and colleges sharing personal experiences to inspire, empower and mentor students and support their potential to gain employment in the industry we love
• Access to heavily discounted flights to globe trot, and a generous annual leave entitlement to turn your bucket list into reality, At British Airways we all have a part to play in creating an inclusive place to work. Diverse representation among our people is really important to us and we recognise that all our colleagues are uniquely different and bring their own originality, creativity and identity to work.

Inclusion and diversity is a key driver of innovation and we're committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they can be themselves. We're looking for people from all backgrounds and cultures to join us and be a part of our journey to become a Better BA as we continue to connect Britain with the world and the world with Britain.

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