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About GKN Aerospace

A Truly Global Business
Every day, around the world, we help aircraft fly further, faster and greener. We’re the world’s leading tier one aerospace supplier of systems and components. With over 15,000 employees across manufacturing sites in 12 countries serving over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers with sales of £2.8bn. Together as “one GKN” we’re moving our business and industry forward developing technologies that rapidly decarbonise aircraft, and innovating to help build a new generation of planes that produce zero emissions. We’re putting sustainability at the heart of what we do; driving our objective to becoming a net zero greenhouse gas emissions business before 2050!

Making a Difference
It’s great to know you’re making a difference to the future of aviation! Whatever part you play you’ll be helping us deliver operational excellence to our customers.

The Opportunity

The HR Business Partner - Engineering & Technology can be based at our Bristol-based GTC or Filton sites or in Papendrecht (The Netherlands) sites in this global functions role supporting our Civil business line. The incumbent will have flexibility to work from home for up to 2 days per week dependent on the needs of the business and flexibility for regular travel to Bristol and quarterly travel to The Netherlands (if based in the UK) to attend site visits is required. The HR Business Partner - Engineering & Technology will report to the HR Director of Civil Programmes whilst partnering the Civil Engineering Leadership Team. As part of the business line HR team, you will be responsible for developing the people strategy for the Global E&T organization (circa 600 employees) whilst supporting the HR Director with the implementation of group wide HR projects and initiatives as and when required including talent management, capability requirements, coordinating engagement activities for the function, leadership and development strategies and deploying appropriate reward and recognition processes. This is a unique opportunity to be the global business partner in a truly strategic capacity.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide professional HR business partnering to the organization
• Identify and address the resource and capability requirements of the business by leading the OPP process for assigned talent within the organization
• Collaborate with site aligned HRBPs and HR CoE to manage the full employment life cycle for employees based in global functions and business lines
• Deliver HR projects for the Civil Engineering business line coordinating aligned site activities with site HR teams
• Support the implementation of GKN Aerospace wide HR projects and initiatives as and when required
• Validate, develop and mobilize talent pools within the business
• Co-ordinate employee engagement activities across the Civil Engineering business line
• Work with CoE and business leaders in managing internal and external recruitment process
• Ensure diversity of experience to meet business needs by planning assignments as part of talent planning process and recruitment
• Develop professional functions to deliver the business strategy
• Develop exceptional leaders by deploying leadership processes, programmes and frameworks
• Ensure all employees are successful in their roles by managing L&D processes, programmes and frameworks in co-ordination with Talent CoE
• Ensure people are aligned, engaged and performing to the highest standards through PDP
• Deploy reward and recognition processes fairly and consistently to drive performance, attract and retain talent
• Be in tune with the employee population to understand what makes a GP2W
• Be a voice of the employee population on decisions regarding GP2W
• Enable cross boundary working and transfer of information
• Ensure flawless transactional service through HR administration processes and teams

How You'll Contribute

To help us make a difference, you’ll bring your passion and talent for what you do along with the following skills, experience, qualifications and attributes:

Essential:

• Significant experience gained from a HR generalist role
• Experience of delivering strategic HR projects
• Experience of succession and talent management
• Experience of managing and delivering employee engagement initiatives
• Experience of developing leadership teams to Director level
• Competency with Microsoft applications including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook
  

Desirable:

• Level 5 CIPD qualified
• HR experience gained from an engineering environment
• Experience gained from within a global organisation
  

We are looking for people who want to make a difference, talented members with the skills and passions to become the best of the future in what they do. The HR Business Partner - Engineering & Technology will be a motivated and proactive professional with excellent communication, interpersonal, organisation, prioritisation and influencing skills as well as the ability to manage and coach multiple stakeholders.

What We'll Offer

Once you’re on board you’ll get the following perks and benefits:

• £42,000 to £60,000 per annum dependent on experience
• £5,500 car allowance per annum
• Opportunity to earn up to 22.5% bonus
• Hybrid working – giving you the opportunity to balance home and office working
• Industry Leading Pension Scheme = we’ll match your contributions up to 8% on a 1 : 1.5 basis
• Life Assurance 8 x salary
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Income protection
• Shopping discounts
• Cycle To Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A collaborative, dynamic working environment

As well as a competitive package we’ll offer you a world of opportunity. We want to see your career fly! We’ll support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities. That’s the beauty of being part of a global business, once you’re on board you never know where you career journey may take you!

Why Join Us

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working
Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’ last year. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work. We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

Hybrid Work Approach
We understand our employees thrive by working differently, what works for one may not work for another, offering different ways of working is core to us creating a great employee experience. We’re pleased to provide a hybrid working approach enabling you to balance your time between working remotely and working in our offices. We’re also keen for our employees to achieve a work life balance so we’re happy to discuss flexible working options with you should the role be able to accommodate it.

Join us and keep the world moving …

Closing date for applications is 14th August 2023