COMPLETE Customer Service Engineering Apprenticeship - Bristol Area

Job Description:

Start date: September 2024

Location: Filton

Duration: 3 years

Application closing date: We encourage you to apply early to avoid missing out on this opportunity! Please note we will close adverts as soon as we receive sufficient applications.

Benefits:

Salary: £17,069 

35 hours per week //  Half day Fridays! // 25 days holiday plus bank holidays // Pension // Success share // Plus many more flexible benefits! 

About us:

Launch an exciting career by joining our Airbus Apprenticeship programme! Our Apprentices receive second to none training, gaining the necessary skills, knowledge and experience to enable you to make an immediate contribution when you enter the workforce.

An Airbus Apprenticeship offers you the opportunity to gain qualifications with no fees, whilst acquiring new skills through vocational training, and a regular salary.

Customer Services is responsible for supporting the entire Airbus fleet through providing in-service solutions, maintenance requirements and procedures while ensuring continued Airworthiness and safety of the flying fleet.  You will be the face of Airbus in front of our customers providing support and assistance with technical queries ensuring customer satisfaction with every interaction.

What you will be doing:

As a Customer Services Engineering Apprentice you will study with our Educational Training Partner Weston College to achieve qualifications, and your industry based work takes place at our world leading aircraft manufacturer site in Filton, Bristol. Upon completion of our 40 month programme you will gain a Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering and a professional EngTech qualification.

At Airbus Filton you will spend time in Customer Services immersing yourself in the day-to-day activity of supporting the entire Airbus fleet maintaining quality and airworthiness of our aircraft. You will undertake a range of on-site placement and have the opportunity to cover a number of disciplines that will allow you to gain a broad range of exposure to our world class Airbus commercial Aircraft programmes. You will develop a strong customer mindset where you will apply technical knowledge to solve customer issues and provide industry leading support. 

This apprenticeship is delivered through a combination of on the job training at Airbus and college based learning over the duration of the 3 year programme.  

The types of placements you can expect to undertake are the following:

• Scheduled Maintenance - Work with the Design Office, Customers and Aviation Authorities to define and establish the Airbus Maintenance Program. 

• Service Bulletins Retrofit solutions - Provide recommended, mandated and operator requested in-service modifications.

• Ground Support Equipment & Tooling - designing, testing and validating critical tools and equipment to perform maintenance operations on aircraft.

• Technical Data - Production of approved maintenance procedures and parts catalogue for the continued airworthiness of their aircraft operations.

• Spares Engineering - Providing support to major and daily repairs by resolving technical issues in coordination with procurement, production, logistics and quality.

• Chief Engineers - Assure safety of the in-service fleet, provide continued Airworthiness and provide operator solutions.

Part of the future role of a Customer Services Engineering Apprentice will involve working with the wider business to establish an understanding of manufacturing techniques and capacity planning while also seeking out opportunities to leverage digital skills and data analytics to enhance Customer Service product support.
 

In addition to your work placements and studies, the apprenticeship offers a number of valuable training opportunities covering a variety of subjects (e.g. Quality, Supply Chain, Repair Solutions, Design, Stress and Fatigue, Airworthiness and Certification) as well as ad-hoc project work from a variety of sources worldwide encouraging you to get involved in extracurricular education and community projects designed to broaden your experience and help you develop both your professional and personal skills along the way.

Requirements: 

In order to be eligible for this apprenticeship you must have a minimum:

• 5 GCSE’s including English and Maths at grade C/4 and above (Grade B/5 in Maths preferrable).

To be a successful candidate you need to:

• Submit your CV stating your grades and if they are predicted or achieved; 

• Submit a Cover Letter stating your motivations.

Important Information:

GRADES: If you are on predicted grades, your offer will be conditional to achieving the required grades before the apprenticeship start date.

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

Contact

Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments. Examples of this may include (but is not exclusive to) accessible facilities; additional time for written exercises; auxiliary aids; room layout; dietary requirements etc. If you wish to discuss this further please contact via email erecruiting@airbus.com. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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:

Apprenticeship

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Experience Level:

Entry Level

Job Family:

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