Airbus
Filton Plant Operations Placement (12.5 monhts)
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Job Description:
Start date: 16 August 2027
Location: Filton, Bristol
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:
Are you passionate about working on strategic projects that support both short and long-term business needs? Do you want to help our Operations teams adopt best practices and innovative solutions to drive on time delivery? If you are looking to gain experience in a leading aerospace industrial environment, then this internship is for you!
An exciting internship has become available within the Operations team at Airbus Filton Plant. Our department is dedicated to providing the manufacture and assembly of A400M Wing, the A350 Equipped Gear Beam, and the operations within the Wing Technology Development Centre at Filton. Our purpose is to make it fly, on time, cost and quality.
As an operations intern, you will be supporting the head of production to help deliver key initiatives through collaboration with Shopfloor leaders and other support functions in order to increase and maximise the Operational Performance of the plant.
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What you will be doing
- Operational Support: Assist with day-to-day shop floor activities, rate changes, and operator involvement schemes;
- Project Management: Work with cross-functional teams (procurement, logistics, quality, and design) to improve production efficiencies;
- Safety and Environmental Projects: Supports shop floor managers to deliver safety projects and routines and assist controllers in driving and documenting Health, Safety, and Environmental improvement projects;
- Performance Improvement: Help operations integration managers to identify trends in performance and support the delivery of improvement plans to maximise build through key Safety & Quality factors that impact operations;
- Digitalisation of Operations: Supporting the toll out of digitisation of tracking tools for manufacturing (e.g., A400M work content trackers) to upskill the workforce on digital tools.
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.
Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the following:
- Studying towards a degree in Business, Engineering, a Technical field, or equivalent;
- The ability to communicate effectively;
- The ability to collate robust and informative presentations;
- The confidence to lead key sessions and present accordingly;
- An interest in coding and digital tools;
- A strong interest in self-development;
- The desire to work in an open and trusting environment.
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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.
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#UK_PLA This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.
Company:
Airbus Operations Limited
Employment Type:
Internship
Experience Level:
Student
Job Family:
Improvement & Performance Management
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