Programmes, Performance and Improvement Placement
by Airbus
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Programmes, Performance and Improvement Placement
To stay on top, Airbus recognises the importance of supporting high-achieving and talented undergraduates. We do this through offering challenging internship opportunities during which your skills and potential are fully maximised.
Our internships give a unique insight into potential career paths within Airbus. They are designed so that you can put your theoretical knowledge into practice and gain crucial industry experience. The skills and knowledge you gain will improve your chances of a future role within the Airbus and should benefit your future studies.
The Programmes, Performance and Improvement department (P,PI) brings together a unique combination of competencies in programme excellence, performance management and improvement to both support and encourage operational excellence within Airbus. The self-organised team, spread across various countries and sites within Airbus Defence and Space, help teams to identify areas of improvement, adopt more efficient methodologies and behaviours, and accelerate the resolution of complex operational problems.
Some key customers include:
- Programmes facing difficulties with staying on track regarding time, cost and quality
- Projects needing facilitation support to plan and execute properly
- Teams needing to enhance their performance management
This position presents a unique opportunity to be involved in the development of a large range of interesting projects across Airbus Defence and Space, which, as a self-organised team, you choose the projects you want to support. The role provides you with the opportunity to travel between sites as you may be responsible for hosting workshops or meetings with teams on another site.
The successful candidate will be assisting in the following areas:
- Support the implementation of LEAN methodologies such as (5S, Visual Management, VSM) within Airbus Defence and Space and raise the level of Lean competencies throughout the organisation contributing to increasing performance in the areas
- You will apply basic structured problem solving techniques to problems arising in any area of the company, support teams to identify the root cause of the problem and is permanently eliminated.
- Implement relevant project management tools including Key Performance Indicators and process mapping to foster a continuous improvement mind-set across teams
- You will be expected to support and sometimes lead the implementation of AGILE frameworks, tools and techniques to ensure successful Project outcomes (Time, Cost and Quality)
Please note our Internships 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;
- Knowledge of Lean methods (5S, Visual Management, VSM) and Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, etc.)
- Basic knowledge of Project and Process Management.
- International experience and experience in coaching would be a plus.
- Experience in MS Office.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills; Team player.
- Out of the box thinking and ability to challenge the status quo will be appreciated.
Please ensure that a covering letter detailing motivations and suitability for this position is included in your application.
The successful candidate will be subject to UK National Security Clearance in order to undertake related work in accordance with business needs.
The perspective of a current Intern:
“Airbus is a great company to kick-start your career with and I have found this role offers a great scope of opportunity. The skills I am developing are widely applicable to various industry wide project and programme management roles. The Team’s skills matrix has allowed me to set goals and objective to align myself with what I want to achieve during my internship. It allows me to identify gaps in my knowledge which I would like to fill. The team is very supportive in helping me develop these skills especially via learning by doing as I apply them to new projects.
Being able to choose your own projects means that you can gain an understanding of other parts of the business, for example, I have been getting involved with the Brexit Customs readiness project, which has given me an insight into how a large multinational company deals with customs issues during unprecedented economic times. The variety of available projects means that you will get involved with projects you find interesting and receive additional experience in a range of fields across many business disciplines.”
About Airbus
Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2018 it generated revenues of € 64 billion and employed a workforce of around 134,000. Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of passenger airliners. Airbus is also a European leader providing tanker, combat, transport and mission aircraft, as well as one of the world's leading space companies. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions worldwide.
Our people work with passion and determination to make the world a more connected, safer and smarter place. Taking pride in our work, we draw on each other's expertise and experience to achieve excellence. Our diversity and teamwork culture propel us to accomplish the extraordinary - on the ground, in the sky and in space.
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