An exciting opportunity has arisen to work for one of the leading players in the worldwide nacelle market for aircraft engines to cover sick leave. The role sits within the Human Resources Function and reports to Human Resources Manager.

The role holder will partner a business area, which will include both operational and support functions, to support in the delivery of operational business plans through effective people strategies and interventions. You will provide comprehensive HR advice and support to managers and employees in line with Safran policies and procedures and legal requirements as well as assist with the provision of a professional HR service including, resource planning, recruitment and selection, on boarding and case management.

PRINCIPLE ACTIVITIES
- Attend weekly meetings with the UAP Leader [Director] and senior managers including Manufacturing Managers and Supply Chain Manager to discuss factors affecting people and production.
- Partner with all line managers within the business area to provide best practice support, advice, guidance and HR solutions to their operational requirements and objectives. The size of the operational area includes up to 300 people.
- Contribute to the employee relations strategy, delivering business results, change and flexibility through positive, collaborative relationships with elected and nominated employee representative groups including Unions.
- Contribution to the HR business score card metrics to drive business performance.
- Working with the recruitment provider, you will have responsibility for the recruitment and selection, and on-boarding process. Including ensuring appropriate recruitment authorisations are in place, liaising between managers, our recruitment provider and the Employee Services team to facilitate the recruitment process, and supporting with interviewing where required.
- Take the lead on ensuring that appropriate job descriptions are in place, that all associated HR processes are satisfied efficiently, and working with the manager and Employee Services team, you will support the effective on-boarding of employees.
- Take the lead on all resourcing requirements for your business area including head count management in line with budgets.
- To implement a holistic well-being strategy across the site.
- Assist in maintaining HR policies for the business, including creation of new and updating of existing policies in line with legislation and best practice
- A custodian of the HR policies and procedures, you will be confident at supporting managers and leaders to understand and comply with their responsibilities
- Case management including sickness absence management, referrals to occupational health, family friendly cases, flexible working requests, advising on discipline, grievance, capability and performance management.
- Undertake restructuring exercises by making proposals on how to approach this, write a business case that supports the proposals with reference to applicable employment law as part of the management of risk.
- To upskill managers on people management topics by developing their knowledge in HR processes and taking a coaching style.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of HR practices that facilitate management ownership of people processes.
- Project work where required

Education/Knowledge & Experience required;
- HR Knowledge and understanding
- CIPD qualification (Level 5) minimum (or working towards)
- Membership of the CIPD
- Good general level of Further Education (Maths, English)
- Strong employment law knowledge
- Experience of operating at a similar level and able to demonstrate experience of the responsibilities and competencies required.
- Planning and organisational skills
- Confident with the use of HRIS, Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams and Outlook
- Experience of working in a matrix management environment

PERSON SPECIFICATION
- Strong influencing skills
- A confident communicator, both written and verbal, with the ability to flex style to relevant stakeholder
- Strong relationship building skills with the ability to become an integrated part of the business area team whilst retaining a HR standpoint
- Have a pragmatic approach to problem solving with the ability to communicate and sum up risk to stakeholders
- Team Player, ability to work under pressure, meet strict deadlines and maintain confidentiality
- Capable of communicating clearly and concisely
- Able to escalate at the right time and at the right level
- Good decision making skills
- Able to work on initiative to follow up and take action where necessary
- Strong ‘can do’ attitude
- Confident at supporting and challenging managers and leaders to understand and comply with their HR responsibilities
- Resilience and tenacity with the ability to manage a varied workload and multiple commitments.
- You will be confident at managing stakeholder expectations and delivering on commitments.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to flex approach between support and challenge as appropriate.
- Demonstrates accountability for areas of responsibility

Morson is acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy.

Human Resources; HRBP; CIPD; HR Generalist; ER; Employment Relations; Employee Relations; Employer Relations; Coaching; Resource Planning; Trade Unions; Stakeholder management; People development; Talent Management; Succession Planning; HR Policies; Change Management; Mediation; HR Advisor; HR Specialist; Employment Law; People Management; Learning and Development; Capability Development; Early Careers