Undergraduate Placement Student – Ground Operations

Work Location: EMA Cargo West, East Midlands Airport, Derby, DE74 2TR
Length: Fixed Term (1 year/52 Weeks)
Salary: Paid Placement

Job Description:

DHL Air UK Ltd is DPDHL’s UK airline and provides DHL Express with an intercontinental air network to achieve time definite, day definite and same day delivery options for its customers. With a mixed fleet of Boeing aircraft and employing over 450 aviation specialists, DHL Air UK is a critical entity in a larger international group which has become a household brand in providing world logistics since its founding in 1969. DHL Express employs over 103,900 specialists in more than 220 countries and territories with the majority based between 3 global hubs in Leipzig, Cincinnati and Hong Kong.

The successful candidate will work within the airline’s Ground Operations department based at East Midlands Airport, providing analytical expertise to the business and performing data driven tasks. They will also support the department with their operational and project responsibilities.

Your tasks:

• Produce and maintain accurate airline statistics for periodic reports for various stakeholders.
• Monitor and measure avi-controllable delays and on-time performance.
• Visualise data and present findings to various stakeholders.
• Engage in projects and initiatives led by the responsible manager to help drive digital transformation and continuous improvement within the airline.
• Support Ground Operations Officers and the responsible manager with their duties as required.

Your profile:

• You MUST be enrolled in a relevant Bachelors program and be looking to start your placement in year 2023.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Be able to work within a team with a wide range of responsibilities across various disciplines.
• Advanced practical knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Sound practical knowledge of additional data analysis tools would be preferable.

• Opportunity to take on responsibility and become an essential part of an influential department.
• Experience a global company by working with stakeholders from different business units based across the world.
• Gain insight into the day-to-day of an intercontinental cargo operator and larger global brand.
• Company-wide employee training initiatives and competitive employee benefits.
• World’s Best Workplace 2022 as recognized by Great Place to Work.

In your application please include a CV and Covering Letter.

DHL Air UK Ltd’s headquarters is in the DHL Hub located at East Midlands Airport. The Hub is self-contained at the west end of the airport near JetParks car parking. Please find information on getting to and from the airport here: https://www.eastmidlandsairport.com/getting-to-and-from/. 24/7 buses have stops directly outside of the Hub and drivers have a choice of dedicated car parks outside both Hub entrances.

We will ensure that all our resourcing activities are fair, transparent and consistent across the UK. We want to ensure that the candidate experience is of the highest professional standard. The Company is committed to providing equality of opportunity for all employees. Furthermore we aim to ensure our workplaces are free from discrimination and that not only employees but also our potential future employees are treated fairly and with dignity and respect. We will ensure that equality of opportunity maintains a high profile in our organisation.

Closing date: 16th June 2023