Site HR Manager

Job Description

Job title: Site HR Manager

Company: GKN Aerospace

Job description: Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 15,000 employees across 41 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

“Together We Rise”
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. Based at our Luton manufacturing plant you’ll do just that. Established in 1993, GKN Aerospace in Luton is a world leader in commercial and military ice protection systems and transparencies. Offering a full range of capabilities; design, analysis, testing, certification and manufacture of electro-thermal ice protection, military fast jet canopies and flight deck windows to over 20 programmes including: Boeing 787, Dreamliner, Airbus A320, AgustaWestland, AW101, Eurofighter Typhoon and Lockheed, Martin F-22 Raptor. Our customers include Boeing, Airbus, Lockheed Martin, Bell Helicopters, Textron, BAE Systems, Pratt & Whitney, Leonardo. Our Luton site is home to 400+ employees and onsite facilities including onsite parking, canteen, vending machines and showers.

The HR Manager will be based at our Luton manufacturing site supporting our Defence business line as part of our global functions. The Human Resources Manager will play a key role in our Luton site leadership team, acting as a Business Partner by driving the effective execution of HR processes at the plant and reporting to the Senior VP HR Defence with a dotted line into the Site Director. The HR Manager will be responsible for talent management, performance management and employee engagement with the goal of developing a workforce that achieves excellence in driving business results and our cultural principles. The role will include hybrid management of transactional HR duties such as payroll and employee data changes. The core operational hours of our Luton site are: 07:30 to 16:30 Monday to Thursday, 07:30 to 12:30 Friday.

Job Responsibilities

• Business partner the Site Director and leadership team contributing to the site, regional and local HR Strategy
• Ensure a robust Talent Review processes to meet current and future business needs
• Champion and drive employee engagement improvement by coaching and supporting leaders and teams through EngageMe
• Develop effective working relations with Trade Unions and Employee Representatives to benefit both the Company and the workforce
• Lead, coach and manage the performance and development of a team members
• Proactively contribute to the future development of the Regional Shared Services
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of the HR systems and processes to ensure efficient execution
• Actively promote and demonstrate behaviours in line with the culture principles
• Develop a strong internal and external network identifying and managing key stakeholders
• Develop a credible relationship with the site leadership team ensuring you can influence effectively and uphold company values as well as good HR practice
• Ensure legal compliance and mitigate risk related to existing company policies and location-specific laws/regulations and governing employment practices
• Establish effective relationships with members of the broader HR community ensuring that centrally developed products and initiatives meet the requirements of the business and that functional needs are clearly communicated to those responsible for delivering them
• Champion change ensuring that organisational design/development solutions drive business transformation and change

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:

• CIPD Level 7 qualification, relevant degree or qualified by experience
• Extensive operational HR experience gained from operating within a Lean manufacturing environment or similar
• Significant experience gained from an operational HR Manager role
• Experience of working in a matrixed organisation
• Experience of managing and developing experienced HR team members
• Experience of implementing, driving and fostering positive employee relations with Trade Unions
• Experience of managing and delivering organisational change
• Experience of sensitively and appropriately establishing and managing a variety of stakeholder relationships
• Expert knowledge of UK employment law and HR practices

Desirable:

• A relevant training or coaching qualification
• Aerospace industry experience
• Project management experience

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 Human Resources Manager will be an organised and decisive professional with excellent communication, influencing and problem solving skills.

What We’ll Offer

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

• Competitive salary dependent on experience
• £5,500 per annum car allowance
• The opportunity to earn up to 22.5% bonus
• 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
• Virtual GP Clinic for you and immediate family
• Free onsite parking
• Local gym discount
• 50% off local travel card
• Free airport Dart
• Free airport parking
• Enhanced family friendly leave
• A collaborative, dynamic working environment

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We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. 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’. 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.

We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology. ​
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Location: Luton

Job date: Thu, 18 Jan 2024 23:03:34 GMT

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