HR Director

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 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

The EWIS HR Director is responsible for partnering with the Global EWIS Leadership Team to understand Operations goals and set appropriate strategies. The role is key in identifying opportunities to increase organisational effectiveness, leadership and productivity. 

The position is responsible four EWIS sites; Papendrecht in the Netherlands, Izmir in Turkey, Pune in India and Langfang in China. The four HR Managers will report into the EWIS HR Director.

The EWIS HR Director is responsible for developing and executing human capital strategies and initiatives that enable growth, innovation, overall organizational effectiveness, and change management. Additionally, they will need to drives corporate initiatives with the global EWIS sites and communicates how these programs fit in with the overall business and HR strategies. This position reports directly to the SVP Human Resources for the Civil Business Line.

Job Responsibilities

Takes initiative to build and cultivate strong partnerships with the global EWIS Leadership Team to offer leadership on organisational and people-related strategies and execution to ensure a high-performing and engaged workforce.

Drive goal achievement by creating and implementing HR initiatives tailored to business needs through execution within the four EWIS sites. Act as an influential advisor and a credible Human Resources Leader / Business Partner through identifying and driving change by owning end to end execution of all HR functional work. Ensure global EWIS and local sites team attracts, develops and retains high quality talent at all levels in a continuous pipeline. Workforce Planning, both operational and strategic is essential. Partner with HR Center of Excellence (COE’s) to provide proactive guidance and support of HR initiatives that align the human resources strategies in support of key business strategies and initiatives. Leads cultural change through strategic HR programs in collaboration with business leaders with a strong emphasis on talent management and development. Present relevant metrics and insights to the business to drive the focus and execution of Human Resources strategies. Be both strategic and hands-on, providing Human Resources expertise in the areas of organisational development, coaching/development, change management, compensation, conflict management, employee relations, and more.

Job Qualifications

Essential:

Bachelors Degree in human resources, business, or related discipline required. 10+ years of HR Generalist experience in all functional areas of human resources (i.e. Workforce Planning, compensation, benefits, labour law, etc.) Including leadership experience as well as experience in a manufacturing environment. Periodic travel required to support international EWIS sites.

Desirable:

GKN Experience  Experience in human resources management in an aerospace manufacturing environment highly preferred.  Experience with an HRIS and/or HRMS preferred. Excellent organisational skills. Experienced with MS Office Suite. 

Whats in it for you

Besides an innovative and international work environment that offers you a good work-life balance
We offer you opportunities to learn and grow, a competitive salary (Grade WTW-E) pension plan, 30 vacation days and a company car.

How to apply

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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