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Job Description:
SECURITY CLEARANCE:
You will be subject to BPSS and Export Control checks (including a criminal record check)
Location:
Located on the North Wales / Cheshire border, Broughton is the largest Airbus plant in the UK and focuses primarily on the manufacture of wings for the Airbus family of aircraft.
About the Opportunity:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Ergonomist to join the team at Broughton. Working within the Manufacturing Engineering organisation, this is an opportunity to influence and drive change in an established wing manufacturing facility.
The small but extremely influential Ergonomics team have close working relationships with Operations, Design Engineering and Health & Safety across the Plant for all variants of commercial aircraft. The focus is on optimising human working conditions and the overall system performance for both existing and new manufacturing tooling and processes.
Main Tasks and Activities:
- Increase efficiency and minimise the negative impact of the work packages on both the human and the manufacturing systems
- Perform ergonomics work analysis of Assembly/ Installation activities
- Identifying work related ergonomic risk factors at the workplace and propose solutions to mitigate risks
- Support building ergonomics action plans, suited to the industrial strategy and future evolutions
- Contribute to definition of specifications, call for tenders, and subcontractor piloting in the frame of Ergonomics related outsourced work packages on the specific site
- Ensure with jigs and machine suppliers that ergonomics is taken into account
- Develop solutions for risk and hazard reduction using a technical, organisational and a training approach
- Ensure Ergonomics Tactical Implementation plan for the location is in place and maintained up to date
- Be ready to support specific ergonomic actions/task forces on other transnational locations
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Qualifications:
Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the following:
- Educated to degree level (or higher) in Ergonomics/Human Factors (delivered by an accredited CIEHF higher education body)
- Accredited to (or demonstrated working towards) Registered Membership of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (CIEHF), or equivalent
- Good background on human factor sciences, work physiology, biomechanics, cognition
- Experience in identifying ergonomics risk factors in the workplace, proposing risk mitigation solutions to management
- Experience of all aspects of ergonomics including assessment of working methods, applicable standards, risk ratings, assessment tools, technical report writing and development of technical solutions
- Experience in anticipating risk (e.g. new designs & processes)
- Knowledge and / or experience of the relevant Regulations and Standards relating to the workplace
- Previous experience of working in an Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering environment is desirable
Personal Growth:
Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customised development solutions.
Support and Flexibility:
Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request.
Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process – you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout, etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.
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Company:
Airbus Operations Limited
Employment Type:
Permanent
Experience Level:
Professional
Job Family:
Manufacturing Engineering
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Diversity and Inclusion:
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.
Equal Opportunities:
Airbus is committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com.
Work Environment:
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.
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