Manufacturing Engineering Placement - Broughton

Airbus; Broughton; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working options

Flexible working hours

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Job summary

Airbus offers a placement in Manufacturing Engineering at its Broughton site in the United Kingdom. You will join a multi-disciplinary team to support and drive technical issues and continuous improvements on factory lines.

You will build skills in Industrial Planning, Project management, Communication, and Supply Chain integration, while contributing to digitalization and new technologies.

Qualifications

• Studying towards a degree in Engineering or a technical field.
• Undergraduate status required for the entire placement.
• Proficient with Microsoft and Google tools.
• Team player with good communication and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Support manufacturing engineering tasks and continuous improvements.
• Contribute to digitalization and product architecture initiatives.
• Assist with planning, scheduling and end-to-end production activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across variants and build stages at Broughton.

Skills

Engineering knowledge

Teamwork

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Engineering degree (undergraduate)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Tools

Job description

We love your interest in joining Airbus! There is no limit on the number of positions you can apply for, however, please be aware that you can only progress in the selection process for one position at a time. We recommend reviewing all available opportunities and applying to those that best match your experience and aspirations.

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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:

Airbus has a wide range of Manufacturing Engineering teams that work daily to support and manage technical issues and continuous improvements, as well as drive innovation and new technologies. These teams cover a variety of disciplines and specialties, including:

• Jigs & Tooling;
• Process Planning;
• Industrial Configuration;
• Sustainability;
• Major Projects;
• Lineside Support;
• Automation and Robotics;
• Assembly Technologies;
• Digitalization;
• Rapid Prototyping.

If these areas spark your interest, you're in luck!

An opportunity has arisen for a placement student to work within Manufacturing Engineering. Our team is responsible for a variety of tasks, including:

• Daily support for and management of technical issues and continuous improvements;
• Driving innovations and new technologies;
• Managing outstanding work, maintenance, and issues or developments related to jigs and tools;
• Introducing industrial process changes;
• Working as part of a multi-functional team across different variants and build stages at Broughton.

What you will be doing:

During this placement, you will develop skills such as Industrial Planning, Project management, Communication, Finances, Supply Chain integration and many more!

Activities that you may undertake during your placement will include:

• Scoping and delivering improvement projects;
• Supporting Wing of Tomorrow development with the AMRC (Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre);
• Shaping the future through digitalization, product architecture and sustainability;
• Identify, analyze & solve recurrent technical issues not directly manageable by the operators & FLM (First Line Manager);
• Provide an E2E (end to end) view at shop floor level within the production team;
• Achieve optimized efficiency and work results through planning, production control and management of products and the design of processes;
• Achieve the expected Industrial Excellence targets within this area by ensuring adherence and continuous improvement of the operational process.

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.

*Your application should include a CV along with a Cover Letter outlining your motivation and suitability for the role.*

Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Studying towards a degree in Engineering, a Technical field, or equivalent;
• Good understanding of Microsoft and Google Tools;
• Team player;
• You have the ability to listen, understand and communicate information;
• You have a strong interest in developing yourself;
• You are interested in finding creative solutions to complex problems.

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.

Contact

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