Aviation Student Intern - Summer 2027

Encompass Health; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Encompass Health is seeking an Aviation Student Intern to gain hands-on exposure at the Birmingham airport and our Corporate Office. The role focuses on flight operations, aircraft maintenance operations, and flight scheduling while providing administration support.

You will collaborate with the Aviation team, work on projects, and present what you learned to senior leadership at the program's end. The internship runs June 7, 2027 through July 30, 2027, and offers opportunities to connect with

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree or higher in Aviation Management, Aviation Flight Operations, or related field.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Participate in flight planning activities.
• Participate in pre and post flight briefings.
• Support pre-departure/arrival activities (ground handling, aircraft servicing, customer support).
• Assist with sourcing requirements (work orders, parts/materials ordering, supplies, tracking).
• Support flight scheduling activities (securing services, customer support, record keeping).
• Administrative tasks (invoice processing, payment requests).
• Project work (process improvement, manual development).
• Complete tasks accurately and timely; learn about the company and department; participate in intern activities; present job skills learned.

Skills

Teamwork

Self-motivation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aviation Management/Flight Operations

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Teams

Job description

About Us

We're confident you'll see the difference the moment you join our team. Working at Encompass Health means working with a growing national inpatient rehabilitation leader. We're proud of our career growth opportunities and how our team members work together for the greater good of our patients. We've been named one of the \"World's Most Admired Companies\" and a Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® Award .

About Us

We're confident you'll see the difference the moment you join our team. Working at Encompass Health means working with a growing national inpatient rehabilitation leader. We're proud of our career growth opportunities and how our team members work together for the greater good of our patients. We've been named one of the \"World's Most Admired Companies\" and a Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® Award .

POSTION PURPOSE

This Aviation Student Intern will work primarily at the Encompass Health Aviation building located at the Birmingham airport and secondarily at the Encompass Health Corporate Office. This position will provide functional support to the overall Aviation business unit with responsibilities and tasks strategically structured to maximize intern exposure to a business aviation career path. The intern will work on projects as assigned by the Vice President of Aviation and accomplish tasks working in the areas of flight operations, aircraft maintenance operations, flight scheduling operations, and administration. This position will also interact with interns in other areas of the company and at the end of the assignment, a presentation on what the intern learned will be given to the Senior leadership. This person will also participate with other interns in social activities outside of work as scheduled by the HR team. The department intern will be responsible for all assigned work, projects and all other duties as assigned by the manager. The intern will be required to participate in all internship program activities and to participate in the final presentation at the end of the program.

Responsibilities And Tasks

• Participate in flight planning activities


• Participate in pre and post flight briefings


• Support pre-departure/arrival activities (ground handling, aircraft servicing, customer support, etc.)


• Assist with sourcing requirements (work order management, parts/materials ordering, facility/aircraft supplies, order tracking, etc.)


• Support flight scheduling activities (securing services, customer support, record keeping)


• Administrative tasks (invoice processing, payment request log, etc.)


• Project work (process improvement, manual development, etc.)


• Complete all task and assignments accurately and timely


• Proactively seeks to learn about the company and the department


• Participates in all intern specific activities


• Create and present presentation on job skills learned

Minimum Qualifications

• Actively pursuing a Bachelor's degree or higher in Aviation Management, Aviation Flight Operations, or relevant field


• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team


• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)


• Must be able to work in our Home Office in Birmingham, Alabama from Monday, June 7th, 2027, to Friday, July 30, 2027