More than entry-level, but a good learning experience - Manufacturing Planner Airbus Employee Review

3.0
20 Feb 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

For someone who loves aviation and commercial airliners, it is a good job to start with for an undergraduate in engineering, as you get to learn about many different parts of the airplane and its construction. The benefits are good/okay. Some of the benefits are varying since the utilization of them vary from person to person and their financial situation. The team works together well and is very cooperative and works as a unit. If you need help, they are very open to assisting you to complete your task. The workload is manageable most of the time, so there won't be too many moments of "having nothing to do" (whether you seen this as good or not). There is a good work-life balance as the position is typically based on the production schedule. So any extra time that is done (over 40 hours) is compensated if it is a "working Saturday" at the hourly rate (not over time, standard time). Have not had to work more than 40 hours against my decision. Their is potential to move up, but you will not stay in the department. So any experience you learn will be replaced by going to another position internally.

Cons

The compensation is on the low end for the amount of work that could be given to you. The company labels this as a "planner" position but they are part of the Manufacturing Engineering Serial Process Engineers. So the company will refrain from giving what most "engineer" starting positions are compared to larger cities. Workload seems to come in waves and can be a little overwhelming if you are not use to this type of environment. For this to be one of the "entry-level" positions for the white collar work, it feels mislabeled as many important decisions are made at this point, when there should be more input from other departments for manufacturing decisions instead of just one person making the call for changes and/or new processes. The position is named "planner" but their seems to be a lot of reacting to issues and less of the planning aspect. Some projects are planned and go relatively smoothly, others are reactive due to lack of communication with external departments, which leads to stress and postponing projects.

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1.0
23 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

I had a job to survive

Cons

I thought coming in this organization would treat you better, but they still haven't learned from years of people have these experiences. This "one team" is simply obedience and this is not a review from someone who didn't want to do there job. It is purely a social game here. I haven't met a person yet who didn't talk about drinking or trying to have unprofessional relations within this organization. They have people who care, but not enough to actually do anything about it. They made promises of fixing the underlying issues, sending people to other locations, working to make the workplace better. But I promise you, they won't. In the U.S., you are a pawn to them, this is still a European company, and ethics isn't there game and you don't want to play. You can report, take time to make sure things are safe for others, but God forbid if you get a manager who sees you as a threat or gaslights you about your performance. They want you to rush, take unnecessary risks and they will discriminate you depending on the location. Come prepared with ADA accommodations, empower yourself to say no. And do everything you can to protect yourself if you want a job here without putting someone's life at risk. There is a reason Airbus tapered with evidence gathering flight recordings in France. And. they. got. away. with. It. If you get to a place were you can turn a blind eye, or have what I call, golden life privilege, where you made it somewhere and have some skills hard to come by with inequity in this world, then sign right up. That's what these positive reviews are about, it is just a game and they play the popularity contest to win. Not to keep you, and they will let you go, when you stand by the so called integrity they hire you on. Because this is a first hand account of it, and they will, take all the information you gather away from you.

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