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Business Operations and General Services Placement - Wales

by Airbus

Job Details

Deadline: 31st January 2025
Start Date: August 2025
Salary: £21,900
Length: Placement (10 Months+)
Roles: Business Operations, Business Management, Customer Service
Location: South West
City: Bristol

Business Operations and General Services Placement - Wales

The role is based within the Facilities Management and Real Estate (FMRE UK) organisation. The role will be based at the Broughton site in North Wales, with the opportunity to work across the whole Airbus UK portfolio of sites with direct accountability into the Airbus General Services team.

FMRE UK is responsible for a huge range of deliverables to Airbus UK, including but not limited to; Real Estate and General Zoning management, Aerodrome management, Energy and Supply, Major Building and Construction projects as well as Maintenance, Catering and Cleaning to name a few.

The General Services organisation is responsible for the delivery of multiple services across the Airbus UK Portfolio of sites, including Catering, Cleaning, Waste Management, Grounds Maintenance, Archiving, Mail, Graphics & Print, Library Services and Transportation.

Working within the FMRE UK function; this exciting opportunity offers successful applicants the chance to influence and drive change in a challenging, diverse department, matured over recent years to an integrated “ONE FMRE” team incorporating both Airbus Commercial and Airbus Defence & Space (ADS) across the UK.

What you will be doing:

As the successful candidate, you will:

  • Support the site Head of General Services with the financial management of budgets and forecasting.
  • Support the UK Head of General Services and UK Waste Lead with the business management of the UK organisation. Whilst based at the Filton site, this will include the opportunity to work with other sites and as such may involve some travel.
  • Participate in capital investment (CapEX) planning and projects according to Airbus principles.
  • Integrating an MFT approach across the Facilities Management team in the UK. Leading improvement projects that support the future of General services on the site.
  • Ensuring accurate and timely reporting, supported by transparent performance metrics to continually improve the service we provide is fundamental to the role.
  • Develop relationships across the plant at all levels to be able to anticipate business needs.

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.

  • Please ensure you include your CV and a cover letter for your application to be considered.
  • Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the following:
  • Studying towards a degree in Business, Facilities Management, or equivalent;
  • Experience in data analysis and its presentation (such as graphics and dashboards);
  • Open mind and proactive approach;
  • Time management and organisational skills.

SECURITY CLEARANCE: Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance OR You will be subject to a BPSS check (including a criminal record check). 

About Airbus

Airbus pioneers sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. The Company constantly innovates to provide efficient and technologically-advanced solutions in aerospace, defence, and connected services. In commercial aircraft, Airbus offers modern and fuel-efficient airliners and associated services. Airbus is also a European leader in defence and security and one of the world's leading space businesses. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions and services worldwide.

At Airbus, we draw on each other’s expertise and experience and put our passion and determination into exploring sustainable aerospace developments. We connect to the best minds. We make bold decisions. We find smart solutions. We get the world’s most advanced technologies off the ground.

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.

Together we can achieve extraordinary things – on the ground, in the sky and in space.

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