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
As a leading aircraft manufacturer at the forefront of the aviation industry, Safety at Work is a Top Company Objective for Airbus. The global project ‘People Safety @ Work’ has teams from all of our plants working on best practices to reduce and eliminate the risks associated with using industrial equipment. This placement will give the successful candidate the opportunity to influence safety strategy and to practice various aspects of project management including; creating project plans, engaging multi functional teams, developing financial business cases and reporting on project status.
What you will be doing
This role will give the successful candidate the opportunity to work with experienced safety professionals across Airbus and to influence the strategy to improve the safe use of a wide range of industrial equipment for injury prevention. It also includes working with various local production teams made up of Operations, Manufacturing Engineering and Safety to develop and deploy project plans to realise these improvements across the Broughton plant.
- Managing improvement projects aimed at optimizing the safety of personnel and the efficiency of machinery;
- Collaborating with transnational teams to identify best practices and implement them at the local level.
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.*
- Studying towards a degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Production Engineering, Occupational Safety, or equivalent;
- Nice to have Project Management skills and the ability to think strategically and translate improvement practices into local project plans;
- Ability to build business cases to justify any expenditure required to deliver the improvement projects;
- Collaborates well within a team, including working with a multistakeholder team;
- A good communication style to engage and influence people from different functions;
- Proficiency in the use of AI tools;
- Familiarity with Google Suite.
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: Improvement & Performance Management
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.
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.
Airbus pioneers sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. The Company constantly innovates to provide efficient and technologically-advanced solutions in aerospace, defence, and connected services. In commercial aircraft, Airbus offers modern and fuel-efficient airliners and associated services. Airbus is also a European leader in defence and security and one of the world's leading space businesses. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions and services worldwide.
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