Plant Improvement & Lean Intern

Prestwick Aerosystems; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 15,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £24,500

Flexible working hours

Hybrid working options

Half day Fridays

25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

Job summary

AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited in Stevenage offers an internship in Industrial Management to support a 12-month improvement plan across MAIT. You will help optimise costs and drive Lean initiatives, collaborating with MAIT sites in Portsmouth and abroad.

The role targets undergraduates in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering or related fields, with exposure to PPS, Kaizen, and visual management. A flexible, hybrid work setup is available and a focus on transferable Lean skills is expected.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate student for the full duration of the placement.
• Majoring in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical/ RF, PM or Health & Safety.
• Experience with PPS, Kaizen, and visual management in production and office environments.
• Some coding and scripting knowledge.
• Good communication skills.
• Creative and entrepreneurial mindset.
• Open minded and proactive.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver a credible 12-month site improvement plan.
• Review and reduce MAIT cost base and readiness for bid price through improvement opportunities.
• Develop production dashboards and KPI visualisation to improve industrial efficiency.
• Coordinate multi-project oversight for efficient use of facility footprint and resources.
• Implement and mature the Operational Excellence System (OES) with the Industrial team.
• Deliver Lean Improvement Projects on Quality, On Time and On Cost (5S, VSM, Flow Analysis, KPIs).
• Lead and support process streamlining.
• Report status of Improvement Projects and control costs and schedules.
• Standardise Lean MAIT processes across Stevenage and Portsmouth.
• Promote Lean education and awareness across sites where possible.

Skills

Practical Problem Solving

Coding Knowledge

Communication Skills

Creativity

Entrepreneurial Mindset

Education

Undergraduate in STEM

Tools

Dashboards

KPI Visualization

Job description

AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited in Stevenage offers an internship in Industrial Management to support a 12-month improvement plan across MAIT. You will help optimise costs and drive Lean initiatives, collaborating with MAIT sites in Portsmouth and abroad.

The role targets undergraduates in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering or related fields, with exposure to PPS, Kaizen, and visual management. A flexible, hybrid work setup is available and a focus on transferable Lean skills is expected.