Facility Management Apprenticeship

Airbus S.A.S.; Filton; On-site; GBP 18,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company in the UK is offering a Technical Apprenticeship in Facilities Management. The role involves working onsite in a dynamic environment, focusing on engineering support, sustainability projects, and promoting health and safety compliance. With a minimum of 5 GCSEs, the apprenticeship provides industry experience alongside a full-time salary, extensive training, and various flexible benefits like extra holiday and pension contributions.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension

Success share

Flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Must possess GCSEs with C/4 in core subjects including Maths and Science.
• EAL Level 2 Diploma in Engineering Operations is required for this role.

Responsibilities

• Support daily site issues and ensure preventative maintenance.
• Review infrastructure layout and develop optimization solutions.
• Conduct audits for health and safety compliance.

Skills

Engineering support

Compliance awareness

Technical evaluation

Sustainability initiatives

Education

EAL Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Performing Engineering Operations

5 GCSEs at grade C/4 or above including Maths, English Language and Science

Job description

During your placements, you will be working on-site at our Wing Manufacturing Centre of Excellence where you'll work with a range of different teams.

Disciplines Covered

• Facilities Services, incorporating Planned and Reactive Maintenance
• Sustainability
• Minor Works Projects
• Health and Safety

Types of Activities

• Facilities Services
  • Work as an engineer to support any daily issues on site as well as ensuring robustness of planned preventative maintenance
  • Work with our external service provider partners to ensure service delivery
  • Review the infrastructure layout to develop new solutions, optimising asset performance and standardisation of equipment
  • Technically evaluate external supplier workmanship standards
  • Develop projects/designs that will reduce issues and improve reliability and sustainability
  • In conjunction with the Energy and Asset Management teams, identify opportunities and improvements to deliver investment programmes that should also deliver total cost of ownership, including incorporation of sustainable engineering
• Minor Works Projects
  • Work as an engineer to develop infrastructure specifications that improve, optimise and standardise our assets
  • Evaluate technical proposals to ensure supplier submissions align to the asset strategy so that all relevant technical challenges are submitted to deliver efficiencies and performance within the requirements
  • Understand the infrastructure technical impact against proposals in relation to energy and ongoing maintenance requirements
• Health and Safety
  • Attain a thorough understanding of your health and safety responsibilities and best practices
  • Gain a full understanding of all the legislative requirements within the scope of the commodity (electrical or mechanical)
  • Carry out audits of the infrastructure systems to ensure compliance on the site

Qualifications

• EAL Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Performing Engineering Operations AND EAL Level 2 Diploma in Engineering Operations AND Facilities Management - Facilities management supervisor Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard

Standard

• ST0537 Engineering Operative Level 2 once completed progressing onto ST0170 Facilities Management Supervisor Level 3, In order to be eligible to this apprenticeship, you must have a minimum of
• Minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade C/4 or above which must include Maths, English Language and Science.

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.

Program Description

The Airbus Facility Management Technical Apprenticeship gives you the full learning experience with 3 whole years of invaluable industry experience. Achieve a Level 3 apprenticeship framework in Facilities Management whilst earning a full-time salary and paying ZERO fees to do so. This unique 40 month programme not only offers you a Level 3 framework, but together with vocational training and placements in various teams and projects focusing on maintenance, sustainability, and health and safety, you will develop high engineering skills recognised across the globe.

We are also believers in experiential learning too, and there are many events that take place that offer exciting opportunities to grow and develop whilst also having fun!

Equal Opportunity Statement

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. Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to [e-mail]. At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Salary and Benefits

Salary: £17,889 35 hours per week // Half day Fridays! // 25 days holiday plus bank holidays // Pension // Success share // Plus many more flexible benefits!

What Motivates You?

What is it about Airbus that makes you excited to start a career with us? What is it about our company, our values, or the future of aerospace that excites you? We want to hear about what motivates you to pursue this unique path and how you see yourself growing with us.

What Skills and Experience Do You Bring?

Think about projects, hobbies, or academic subjects that have given you practical experience. This could include personal projects, academic work and extracurricular activities.