Duration: 15 Months
Salary: £16,916
Location: London Heathrow
Application Closing Date: 9 December 2024
Start Date: October 2025
The Programme
You’ll work alongside and learn from some incredible people who support our engineering operation around the globe. Every day, you’ll develop your skills in a worldwide logistics operation, shipping aircraft components to our UK maintenance bases and overseas line stations. Over a series of placements, you’ll work in different areas of logistics and inventory management, gaining the experience and know-how to help keep materials flowing to our engineers and aircraft. You’re going to be busy. Alongside comprehensive on-the-job training, you’ll be studying towards the qualifications you need to become one of our future Material Suppliers.
The Apprenticeship will be located at our London Heathrow base, but you will also have opportunities to work in different operational environments supporting our aircraft maintenance inputs, ensuring that the right materials arrive at the right time in the right location.
About You
We are looking for a strong teammate with self-motivation. 3 GCSEs including English and Maths GCSE at grade 9-4 (A*-C) is desirable but not crucial. A strong communicator with an awareness for safety, a self-starter, and the ability to adapt to change. Above all, a genuine passion for engineering and aviation.
What's in it for You?
Looking to join our apprenticeship scheme? You won't be disappointed. Recently ranked 18th in Top 100 Apprenticeship Employer Awards, we can't wait to welcome you into the British Airways family. We have many benefits for apprentices at British Airways, here are a handful to showcase the diversity of our apprentice community:
* Increase in salary after you have completed the first year of your apprenticeship, if completed in line with your development objectives.
* Part of our apprentice network and community, with the opportunity to engage with apprentices from all schemes in the business and learn from former apprentices.
* Involvement in our bold sustainability vision, volunteering an active role to champion specific community groups including LGBTQ+ 'Flying Proud' and ethnic minority network 'BeMe'.
* Involvement in Community Investment programmes, taking part in fundraising challenges for partnership charities, supporting causes close to your heart.
* Volunteering in schools and colleges sharing personal experiences to inspire, empower and mentor students and support their potential to gain employment in the industry we love.
* Access to heavily discounted flights to globe trot, and a generous annual leave entitlement to turn your bucket list into reality.
Further Information & Next Steps
We are delighted you are considering applying! Here’s some more information you may need about the application process:
* All sections of your application need to be complete, including all online tests, by the deadline given.
* Due to high volumes of applications, you may only apply for one apprenticeship programme. We recommend reading about each apprenticeship scheme before applying as only your first application will be considered.
* If you are successful with the initial application, you will be invited to complete a short video interview within a given timeframe.
* Across all stages of the application process, if you fail to submit by the deadline, your application will be automatically withdrawn.
Don’t forget to keep an eye on our main event page on the careers website to see any events you can join to find out more information and top tips, as well as which upcoming events we will be attending.
At British Airways, we all have a part to play in creating an inclusive place to work. Diverse representation among our people is really important to us, and we recognise that all our colleagues are uniquely different and bring their own originality, creativity, and identity to work.
Inclusion and diversity is a key driver of innovation, and we’re committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they can be themselves. We’re looking for people from all backgrounds and cultures to join us and be a part of our journey to become a Better BA as we continue to connect Britain with the world and the world with Britain.
Timelines for this Recruitment Process
* Initial applications open between 4 November - 9 December but may close earlier if volumes are high.
* If your initial application is successful, you will be invited to complete a video interview in January.
* If your video interview is successful, you will be invited to a Virtual Assessment Centre which will take place in March or April 2025.
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