GE Aerospace Quality - 12 Month Placement

About GE Aerospace

GE Aerospace is advancing aviation technologies for today and tomorrow. Your work will contribute to the production of advanced jet engines, components, and integrated systems that power commercial and military aircraft. You’ll be part of a team that embraces your drive, curiosity, and unique ideas and perspectives, sharing in pride and purpose that affects the lives of millions around the world.

Roles and Responsibilities

In this 12-month Quality Placement, you'll gain hands-on experience across various aspects of quality, including product and process design, issue resolution, and risk management. Responsibilities will vary depending on the location and role, as each site has unique projects, production processes, and priorities. You could be involved in investigating quality issues, auditing products and suppliers, reviewing materials, analysing data, or driving process improvements.

Supplier Quality (Cheltenham)

This role will identify improvement opportunities for the team, which will improve efficiency and productivity through already identified improvement projects and to help identify new opportunities for improvement. With support from the wider team, you will have the opportunity to take on responsibility for the management of a small portfolio of suppliers from a supplier quality perspective to gain experience in supplier management in a business environment.

Product Quality Placement (Caledonian)

Support the business in delivering defect-free aerospace engines to customers by participating in quality investigations, driving product safety risk reduction, and providing day-to-day quality support to operations. You will help run proactive quality activities such as PFMEA, reduce quality escapes through improved defect detection and elimination, and contribute to the continuous improvement of the Quality Management System. You will also work on improving quality communications and awareness across the facility, participate in staff and management quality forums, and perform trend analysis and action planning to address recurring issues and strengthen overall quality performance.

This opportunity is offered in our Caledonian (Prestwick, Scotland) and Cheltenham sites. During the process, you will be asked to share your location and role preferences.

GE Aerospace Caledonian is a purpose-built aircraft engine overhaul facility, adjacent to Glasgow Prestwick International Airport. The Caledonian site was officially opened in 1980 and has since grown into a centre of excellence for Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) of CF6 & GEnx engine types. After each overhaul, the engines undergo intensive performance testing on site in our bespoke test cell, before returning to our global customer base ready for service.

GE Aerospace based in Cheltenham is one of the largest sites outside the USA and a major contributor to the local economy. Located in the heart of Gloucestershire, the Power Distribution & Controls (PD&C) site focuses on the design, development and manufacture of state-of-the-art aircraft power distribution and avionics systems for the global aviation industry.

This placement role is an intended pipeline to our Operations Management Leadership Programme (OMLP). Towards the end of the placement year, graduate applications will open for current placement students with an aim to secure a role prior to the end of their placement year, meaning you can head back into your final year at university with a graduate job offer in hand.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Currently studying a Business/ Data Analytics or Engineering/ Mechanical/ Aeromechanical degree or related Bachelor’s or integrated master’s degree.
• Keen interest in Quality/ Product Quality/ Supplier Quality.
• On course to achieve a 2:1 degree or above.
• To be in your penultimate year of study and returning to education post placement.

Desired Characteristics

• Able to roll up your sleeves and get involved in projects.
• Organised & able to work towards deadlines.
• Inspired and curious to learn.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to take ownership for projects.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Able to work as part of a team.

Total Reward

At GE Aerospace, we understand the importance of Total Reward. Our flexible benefits plan, called FlexChoice, gives you freedom, choice, and flexibility in the way you receive your benefits, as well as giving you the opportunity to make savings where possible.

As a new joiner to GE, we are pleased to be able to offer you the following as default in your benefit fund, which you then can tailor to meet your individual needs:

• Non-contributory Pension
• Life Assurance
• Group income protection
• Private medical cover
• Holiday Hourly equivalent of 26 days, with flexible options to buy or sell.

Recruitment Process

As part of our recruitment process, you will be required to submit an initial CV application. After this, the stages include a video interview, testing and MS Teams online interview. Our recruitment team will be in touch with you at every stage to keep you updated and understand what is next in the process.

If you require any adjustments to the process to enable you to be at your best, please email the team via UKEarly.Careers@geaerospace.com.

Security Clearance

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance is required and must be maintained for this role. Please note that in the event that BPSS clearance cannot be obtained, you may not be eligible for the role and/or any offer of employment may be withdrawn on grounds of national security.

Right to Work

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, under the applicable UK immigration rules as may be in place from time to time, it may be that candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled candidate who does not require sponsorship is available to take up the post. Further, sponsorship is not available for our Early Careers opportunities. Our placement roles are pipeline for our graduate roles so you would need the permanent right to work to be eligible. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

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