About
the Team
The Engineering team are responsible, for the maintenance of all assets
from simple machinery to our 2556m runway and all infrastructure on and off
Edinburgh Airports extensive campus.
Our policy is to provide our passengers and stakeholders with an
efficient, safe, and compliant service which ensures they receive the best
airport experience.
We are committed to continual improvement and by carrying out internal
audits and management reviews, we monitor measure and establish new processes,
appropriate to improving our service to passengers and stakeholders.
You can find out more about the team here.
About
the role
As the Engineering (Facilities Maintenance) intern
at Edinburgh Airport, you will receive an overview of all Engineering
processes, systems, asset maintenance scheduling, planning, workforce
management, continuous improvement, and Engineering Logistics parts management.
About our Summer Internships
About the Recruitment Process
The recruitment process for this role will be a one stage, competency based interview with our Senior Engineering Manager – Systems and Scheduling, and our Asset Scheduling and Logistics Manager. You will be asked questions about your experience, technical knowledge and motivation for applying for the role.
Please note, our interview process may be adjusted depending on the volume of candidates. We are committed to supporting diverse ways of thinking and working, so if you require adjustments in the recruitment process, please let us know on your application. You can find out more about our interview process and the types of questions we ask here.
What you’ll be doing
- Learning
about the airport, its operations, and the vital role Engineering
(Facilities Maintenance) plays in sustaining smooth and safe operations
across the campus.
- Shadowing our maintenance technicians on shift
- Shadowing our skill specific technicians on shift e.g.
Plumber, Electrician etc.
- Conducting
and presenting continuous improvement projects to propose solutions to
data availability, collection, collation, and processes.
Example Projects:
§ Creation
of a process for the automated name assignation of assets e.g. Fire Doors and
Shutters, Service Entry Points during the Maintenance Integration process
between the Engineering and Capital Projects Departments
· These
records and processes are currently manual and all historic data is held only
in hard copy, will also require to be validated.
§ Assist
Senior Engineering Manager - Compliance and Contracts with the process of implementing
our new Pavement Management system, which will include utilising ArcGIS survey
metadata to map all surface data within the new system alongside supervised ‘field
work’ out on our ramps and taxiways.
- Internal process improvements and
automations
·
Analysis of communication
methods, content, and rollout of improvements.