Industrial Quality Business Support Placement (12.5 months)

Airbus; Broughton; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working options

Half day Fridays

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Job summary

Airbus Operations Limited in Broughton, North Wales is offering a 12.5‑month internship starting 16 August 2027 for undergraduate students. You will work in the Quality function, delivering your own tasks to help ensure our product meets the highest standards.

Responsibilities include developing data projects, deploying improvements, and collaborating with transnational teams to harmonise Quality Standards and processes. Eligible candidates are undergraduates only.

Qualifications

• Studying towards an undergraduate degree in Aerospace, Manufacturing Engineering, Business, Digital, Data Science or equivalent.
• Proven interest in Airbus and aviation industry.
• Strong written and spoken communication; collaborative teammate.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to data projects from requirements gathering to deployment.
• Promote quality standards and improved processes with cross-functional teams.
• Support business improvement initiatives to enhance product and operations.
• Familiarise with digital tools (Google Suite and big data tools) to analyse data.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Adaptability

Education

Undergraduate status

Job description

Job Description:

Start date: 16 August 2027

Location: Broughton, North Wales

Duration : 12.5 months

Applications close on 25 October 2026!

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Benefits:

Salary: £24,246

35 hours per week // Flexible working hours // Hybrid working options available depending on the role // Half day Fridays! // 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

About us:

Our Broughton-based team guarantees the traceability, quality, safety and airworthiness of all supplied, sub-contracted and manufactured products and services to both our internal and external customers for Airbus Commercial Wings. We strive to reach a level of excellence that gives our customers the trust and confidence for us to act as guardians of their product.

As an intern within our department, you will have the opportunity to learn more about the vital role of the Quality function in the Airbus production system as well as being responsible for delivering your own tasks/projects to ensure that our product is the best that it can possibly be.

What you will be doing:

During this internship, the activities you will undertake are likely to include:

• Developing and deploying projects starting with the gathering of requirements from business teams, exploring potential data sources and tool options, data product preparation, dashboard development and testing followed by user acceptance testing and deployment;
• Delivering changes, best practices, synergies and promoting business excellence by working with the Quality transnational teams to deploy harmonised Quality Standards and supporting processes;
• Supporting and potentially leading business improvement projects with an ultimate aim of improving our product and business processes;
• Familiarisation with digital tools including Google Suite and big data tools to analyse data in order to support non-conformance reduction.

Requirements:

Our placements are open to Undergraduates only. Therefore it is mandatory for candidates to be an undergraduate for the whole duration of the placement. Please inform your graduation date on your application.

Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Studying towards a degree in Aerospace, Manufacturing Engineering, Business, Digital, Data Science or equivalent degree;
• Passion about Airbus and the aviation industry;
• Proficient oral and written communication skills;
• Collaborates well within a team;
• Ability to adapt quickly.

SECURITY CLEARANCE:

You will be subject to a BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard) check. You may also need to gain UK SC-level Security Clearance or Export Control, depending on the role.

Company:

Airbus Operations Limited

Employment Type:

Internship

Experience Level:

Student

Job Family:

Support to Management

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