Industrial Placement Students - Operations, Procurement, Quality & R&T

With our strong investment in research and development and our culture of continuous improvement, Hexcel is the industry leader in the manufacturing of advanced composite materials, including carbon fiber, woven reinforcements, resins, prepregs, honeycombs, and additive manufactured parts. We invite you to join the Hexcel team at various manufacturing sites, sales offices, and R&T centers around the globe. Become a part of the “strength within.”

Hexcel is currently seeking four (4) Student Workers

For our Operations, Procurement, Quality, and R&T teams to start a year-long industrial placement position in 2025 located in Duxford, UK.

The selected individuals may be responsible for, but not limited to, the following obligations:

R&T Function

• Carry out practical laboratory work in our mechanical test lab and research on composite product development and testing
• Report and interpretation of results and project progress; give short presentations related to findings
• Prepare and test samples for their Chemical, Physical, and Mechanical Properties

Operations Function

• Train operators and supervisors on using the Andon system (production issues, use Lean Manufacturing techniques)
• Create high-level management views of the Andon system
• Interface with Andon system supplier
• Work with the manufacturing manager to implement Andon systems in work centers
• Process improvement projects

Quality Function

• Support the build of a new document management system across Hexcel
• Investigate and implement a system for managing ‘best practice’ / ‘lessons learned’
• Support the update of various global procedures
• Clean and verify data, build code to automate/digitize processes and systems
• Data analysis using descriptive statistics on various multi-site key quality characteristics
• Support the drive to digital transfer of data removing the need for paper

Procurement/Sourcing Function

• Monthly generation of Enterprise KPIs and data analysis
• Data analysis on budgets and spend information
• Support category strategy development
• Consolidate MRO supplier projects (Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul)
• Process improvement projects for targeted savings in spend
• Support global Supplier Sustainability initiative flow down.

Qualifications

• Working towards a qualification in Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Materials Science, or Mechanical Engineering, or Business Administration, Data Analytics/Science, or recent graduate in a vocational school
• Strong English verbal and written communication skills

Candidates must be eligible to work in the country where the position is based. Hexcel (NYSE: HXL) is a global leader in advanced composites technology, a leading producer of carbon fiber, and the world leader in honeycomb manufacturing for the commercial aerospace industry.