Environmental Health and Safety Placement (12.5 months)

at  Airbus Operations Limited

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Start date: 18th August 2024
Location: Filton, Bristol
Duration: 12.5 months
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.

ABOUT US:

The Environment Health and Safety (EHS) team is looking for a talented and enthusiastic student who would like to gain experience in this diverse and critical function within Airbus. The role will be based within the EHS team at Filton with strong interaction with the wider UK and global EHS organisation.
Airbus includes Environment Health and Safety improvements within its global Top Company Objectives and has an enviable performance in this area. In addition Airbus has made very clear its commitment to sustainability by leading the journey towards clean aerospace, decarbonised aviation, net zero emissions and carbon neutral activities.
This is an exciting time in Airbus for sustainability and covers everything from energy and waste improvements at site level through to the development of greener biofuels and Hydrogen powered flight
In addition to our involvement in the sustainability journey we also enable and support Airbus in the UK with professional expertise in Safety, Occupational Health and Wellbeing, Environment and Industrial Hygiene. The successful candidate will be involved in all aspects of the deployment of the wider EHS activities in addition to sustainability improvements.
The UK EHS team covers both Filton and Broughton sites and the candidate will have the opportunity to work with both sites. The candidate will also have the opportunity to work and engage with transnational colleagues, therefore some travel may be involved.

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.

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate the following:

• Studying towards a degree in Environmental Science or Health, Business or equivalent;
• Pragmatic approach to problem solving;
• Be inquisitive, enthusiastic, driven and confident;
• Be able to work well in a team;
• Be self-motivated and know how to;
• Able to take initiative;
• Excellent writing skills;
• Be comfortable communicating verbally with stakeholders at all levels.

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

EXPERIENCE LEVEL:

Student

During this placement, the activities you may undertake will include:

• Provide support to and gain experience of all daily aspects of all functions within EHS and its customer base;
• Work with the teams that EHS support to help drive improvements and synergies;
• Assist in maintaining the Safety management system looking into improvements and leaner ways of working;
• Engage in the various Multi Functional Teams, such as sustainability, Wellbeing, and near miss reporting that EHS support or lead;
• Identify and develop improvements to EHS communication channels;
• Support the development, implementation and best use of electronic reporting and monitoring tools;
• Provide support in the research, delivery and evaluation of internal communication campaigns.