Improvement Project Manager Placement (12 Months)

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 will you 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. 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.

During this placement, the activities you may undertake will also include;

• Working with the transnational ‘People Safety @ Work’ project team to determine and develop best practices.
• Working with the Broughton production teams to deploy these best practices into various production environments.

About you! 

Please note, we love your interest in working for Airbus but we do ask that you make only one application. We encourage you to take time to decide which of our exciting opportunities is right for you and then submit an application that best represents you, your skills and experience in connection with the role you have selected. 

Our placements are open to Undergraduates only. Therefore it is mandatory for candidates to be an undergraduate for the whole duration of the placement. 

Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the following;

• Academic requirements are either Manufacturing / Production Engineering or Occupational Safety. 
• Familiarity with Google Suite and Microsoft tools.
• 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 transnational team. 
• A good communication style to engage and influence people from different functions. 

What’s in it for you? 

By joining our team as an intern you will: 

• Have the opportunity to work and collaborate with teams across different countries in Europe and worldwide. 
• Be making a difference through being involved in transformation and change projects for the company. 
• Improve your chances of a future role within Airbus while also benefiting your studies. 
• Get the opportunity to put your theoretical knowledge into practice while developing new skills.

Benefits

Flexible working hours // Hybrid working // Half day Fridays! // 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays 

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