HR Business Partner (MRO)

Our Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) organisation partner with a range of global customers, working closely with major airlines such as British Airways, easyJet, Wizz Air, Iberia, Vueling, Air Canada, Etihad and Qatar. What will I be doing? Your role as HR Business Partner will require you to partner with functional leaders, ensuring delivery of the organisational strategy and business objectives through the people agenda. Providing expert HR support across the full employee life journey, and supporting broader HR initiatives to transform the HR landscape and positively impact the organisation, culture and people, for today & the future. ATTRACTION & RECRUITMENT

• Ensure an excellent candidate experience working with our recruitment partners
• Drive meaningful Strategic Workforce Planning
RETENTION & ENGAGEMENT
• Deliver an excellent employee experience
• Proactive management of retention to maintain an engaged and motivated workforce
• Alongside leaders, address key challenges and provide solutions around absence, turnover and employment relations to create a positive social climate.
• Advise on the full range of routine and complex HR issues and develop preventative strategies to minimise cases.
• Coach people leaders to support employees and embed a performance and talent development culture
• Work in partnership with expert HR teams (C&B, T&D) to deliver key initiatives and maximise HR expertise delivered to the business
• Be a change agent and champion key programs of change
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
• Drive innovation within HR and implement new HR initiatives, ensuring they are effectively embedded in response to specific business requirements
• Identify and lead opportunities for improvements to HR activities and business performance through the people agenda
DATA & REPORTING
• Report on key HR data metrics, monitor trends and work with managers to identify strategies for improvement
• Analyse internal & external data to develop and inform the people agenda for the function, and HR, for today and the future
  
  Educated to at least Level 3 (AS/A Level or Level 3 qualification), ideally relevant degree level 2:2 or above
Professional Qualifications:
• CIPD Level 5 or above
SKILLS (Essential)
• Minimum of 5 years experience in HRBP role.
• Demonstrable experience of driving change & value-add solutions in a HR generalist role
• Ability to develop, build and maintain credible and effective working relationships at all levels providing constructive challenge where appropriate
• Excellent communicator, able to understand and appreciate different and opposing perspectives and adapt accordingly
• Results focused, coupled with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines
• Commercial awareness and its impact on the environment in which the business operates, to anticipate the impact on the workforce.
• Excellent written and IT skills, including HRM systems and analytical ability
• Self-starter, able to work on own initiative, whilst a collaborative team player
• Comfortable working operationally as well as strategically
SKILLS (Desirable)
• Previous experience in a manufacturing environment (or similar) and working with Trade Unions and/or experience in an international matrix organisation, influencing stakeholders at all levels would be an advantage
  
  Safran Landing Systems is the world leader in aircraft landing and braking systems and is at the forefront of contributing to safer, more sustainable aviation for current and future generations., Our Gloucester site is a centre of excellence, dedicated to the maintenance, repair and overhaul of landing gears and associated components for civil, military and helicopter aircraft. With over 220 employees, the team support the overhaul of more than 350 legs per year, with a dedicated team of engineers to support customers on-wing when issues emerge in service.
Our employees are at the heart of our success, as we work together for our sustainable future. There are four people fundamentals that underpin life at Safran:
• We believe in and promote diversity and inclusion as key values across our business
• We develop our colleagues skills and build opportunities so you can shape our future
• We create a trustworthy work place to support you, as you dare to act and innovate
• We encourage collaboration and mutual support for you and your colleagues
  
  Safran Landing Systems Services offers a range of benefits to support you in and out of the workplace:
• We work a shorter day on a Friday!
• 25 days holiday + UK Bank Holidays, plus the option to buy and sell holiday
• Annual bonus & Share scheme options
• Pension scheme (up to 8% match) and life assurance (4x salary)
• Benefits portal - health and wellbeing, lifestyle, technology and self-development courses
• On-site parking, self-service restaurant and chill-out area with games
• Involvement in STEM and community activities, inter-company sporting events and wellbeing initiatives
What's my next step? Please apply by uploading a CV and cover letter, and if your experience matches what we're looking for, one of our recruitment team will give you a call Diversity & Inclusion We want Safran Landing Systems to be a workplace where everyone feels valued, can be themselves and know they can reach their full potential. We embrace and celebrate our differences through various initiatives and support colleagues through a number of staff networks. We're committed to building a strong, diverse workforce and making Safran Landing Systems an inclusive place to work. Specificity of the job Mainly Gloucester based - may be occasional travel to other UK sites or internationally a few times per year