Materials Planner - 12 Month Placement 2025 at GE Aerospace

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Materials Planner - 12 Month Placement 2025 at GE Aerospace

Location:

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK

Introduction:

Embark on a transformative journey with GE Aerospace, a global leader in aviation technology. Our Cheltenham site, with a rich heritage dating back to 1940, is dedicated to designing and manufacturing cutting-edge aircraft power distribution and avionics systems for the global aviation industry.

Programme Overview:

Our 12-month Materials Planner Placement is crafted for students eager to explore aerospace manufacturing and supply chain management. You’ll receive in-depth training, gain hands-on experience, and work closely with industry experts on impactful projects. High-performing interns may also receive offers to join our Graduate Programme, opening doors to a rewarding, long-term career at GE Aerospace.

Roles and Responsibilities:

As a Materials Planner intern, you’ll develop valuable skills in materials planning, logistics, and inventory management, essential to aerospace manufacturing. Your responsibilities may include:

• Supporting the engineering design and production processes to ensure timely delivery of materials
• Contributing to materials management and cost-reduction initiatives
• Liaising across departments to streamline production and improve logistics
• Applying Lean Six Sigma principles to enhance efficiency and solve logistical challenges

This hands-on experience will help you develop a solid understanding of the manufacturing lifecycle and supply chain complexities within aerospace.

Candidate Requirements:

We’re looking for enthusiastic, organised, and proactive problem-solvers with a keen interest in manufacturing and supply chain management. Eligible candidates are pursuing or have recently completed a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field, with a predicted or achieved 2:1.

Application Process:

To apply, please submit your application online via GE Careers. Only one application per recruitment year (Sept 2024 – Aug 2025) is permitted. Application deadline: 24th November 2024. Early applications are encouraged, as we recruit on a rolling basis.

Diversity & Inclusion:

At GE Aerospace, we champion diversity and inclusion, ensuring equal opportunities for all, regardless of race, creed, colour, nationality, disability, marital status, pregnancy, gender, or sexual orientation.

Why GE Aerospace?

In addition to invaluable experience, our placement offers competitive compensation, access to GE’s learning resources, and the chance to build a professional network that can benefit your career long after the placement ends. 

About GE Aerospace

At GE Aerospace, we believe the world works better when it flies. We are a world-leading provider of jet engines, components, and integrated systems for commercial and military aircraft. Our rich history of inventing the future of flight, our continual investment in research and development, and our talented and innovative people will enable us to rise to the challenge of building a world that works with industry-leading technology and innovation. In fact, we’re already developing our next-generation of technologies to achieve greater fuel efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions with an ambition to be a net-zero company by 2050. 

Working at GE Aerospace means you are bringing your unique perspective, innovative spirit, drive, curiosity, and ability to question the status quo to a collaborative and diverse team. It means you will have ideas and we will listen. Here, you will have the opportunity to work on really cool things with really smart people. Work that you will be proud of. Work that really matters. 

Here are just a few of the reasons you will want to consider a career with us:

• You will help solve the global challenge of how the world flies more sustainably. Do work real work with a real purpose.
• Be a part of a global workforce of diverse backgrounds, perspectives, ideas, and experiences where everyone feels supported and respected.
• Learn from the best minds who also want to learn from you.
• Earn merit-based rewards and incentives.
• Have opportunities for continuous learning and development.

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