Womxn at Airbus:
Aircraft Fitters

Womxn at Airbus are one of the initiatives Airbus are taking to improve the gender balance in aerospace and uphold their commitment to gender equality by actively encouraging more women to enter the aerospace industry.

 If you have at least 12 months prior experience in a similar manufacturing role, we invite you to join the Women at Airbus team in Broughton.

💡 What you can expect

Work as part of the aircraft wing build production team to support with the assembly and installation of components including repair of metallic and composite materials. This role requires flexibility and movement between various working environments and on occasion, in confined spaces and at height.

📝 Start your Aircraft Fitter application today

Please note, we are not actively hiring for this role at the moment. You may still fill out an application below where you will be added to our talent pool and notified if anything changes.

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​🔎What we're looking for

• At least 12 months experience in a manufacturing role
• Good level of physical fitness
• Health, Safety and Human Factors awareness
• Team skills, innovative thinking and good communication

If you are applying as a Skilled Aircraft Fitter, we also look for the following:

• Aerospace or Engineering Full Apprenticeship
• Previous experience in a similar role such as Sheet Metal Workers, Metal Fabricators, Welders or Mechanical Fitters
• Other qualifications we accept: Indenture and City & Guilds Level 2, BTEC ONC or Modern Apprenticeship Certificate, NVQ Level 2, 3, Key Skills level 2 and City & Guilds Level 2/BTEC ONC in a recognised engineering field

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👩🏻👩🏼👩🏾 Womxn at Airbus Broughton

Women have played an incredible role in shaping Airbus to be the Aerospace leader of today.

Most notably, during the Second World War in 1943, Broughton's 6,000 strong workforce, which were mostly women, worked 12-hour shifts on wartime production lines and eventually broke the fastest record for building a Wellington bomber in under 24 hours.

Coming from all walks of life, many of the women started off without any engineering experience, but quickly learnt the ropes. In total, 5,786 aircraft were built in Broughton during the war. At its peak, the factory was turning out 28 Wellington bombers a week.

Today, Broughton manufactures the giant wings of the Airbus A380.

🛠️ Working at Airbus Broughton

The sites at Broughton and Filton design, test and manufacture the wings for all Airbus’ commercial aircraft with the exception of the A220, directly sustaining about 9,000 UK jobs.

Broughton, home to a workforce of some 6,000 Airbus highly skilled personnel, has a proud tradition of aerospace manufacturing dating back 80 years, having produced such aviation classics such as the Wellington and Lancaster, and De Havilland’s Mosquito and Comet.

The following shifts are available as below – speak to our team to learn more:
• Double Days (Monday to Friday): Week 1 – 06:00 to 13:30pm, Week 2 – 13:30pm to 20:45pm
• Nights (Monday to Thursday): 20:45pm to 06:00am