Senior HR Business Partner

To provide leadership to the HR Operations team in the delivery of a customer focused, effective and efficient service to the business.

The Senior HR Business Partner is responsible for supporting and driving the HR agenda, delivering a proactive and customer focused HR service to leaders across Safran Seats GB.

Client Details

Are you interested in working at the business end of Aerospace, where airline brand meets innovative passenger experience? Then your next opportunity could be with Safran Seats, an industry award winning, premium designer and manufacturer of First and Business Class seating and technology. Our passenger experience prides itself on innovation, customization, quality and industrial design.

At Safran Seats, we are unique within aerospace, as we interface with both the world's biggest airlines and airframers alike, with the largest seats portfolio of all seats suppliers. One day you could be liaising with one of the world's largest airframers, and the next, some of the biggest airline brands around the world!

In the UK, Safran Seats specialises solely in the First Class and Business Class seating markets for wide body aircraft, with industrial and engineering teams in Cwmbran and Newport, Wales.

Our in-house design studio co-creates the most innovative experiences in the sky with our airline customers and partners. Our dedicated engineering, production and in-service support facilities are integral to delivering a high-end quality product that we keep flying throughout the life of programme. We are fully supported by a wide team of support functions, from HR to Finance, to Business Development and Planning and Logistics, our team is built to give Safran Seats an end-to-end capability in house in the UK.

Description

• Proactively lead and coach the HR Operations team in the provision of an effective business partnering service across the business.
• Act as senior point of contact and subject matter expert on complex employment cases, to include any employment tribunal claims, and projects and provide HR related advice across the generalist range of the role.
• Provide advice and support to line managers in all aspects of the employee lifecycle including; recruitment and selection, onboarding, induction, performance management, and employee relations, talent management and succession planning and engagement and wellbeing.
• Partner and coach managers to support the delivery of people plans and initiatives and encourage a culture of line manager responsibility and accountability for front line human resources
• Proactively lead, manage and successfully deliver complex cross functional people projects across the organisation within specific timeframes
• Assist in the review, development and successful implementation of progressive people policies, processes and plans to drive continuous engagement and embed a performance culture across the organisation.
• Lead the implementation of continuous improvement initiatives, using business knowledge and intelligence to inform changes and develop solutions to ensure that all HR operational systems and processes are fit for purpose.
• Utilise people data and analytics to measure trends and patterns to influence the effectiveness of our people policies and plans to help drive continuous improvements and increase performance.
• Lead and assist organisation transformation and change programmes, including restructuring, redundancy consultation and variation of contracts.
• Lead the development of innovative wellbeing initiatives that enhance employee wellbeing and improve performance.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships across a broad range of stakeholders, including Executive team members, leaders, employees and the Employee Consultative Committee.
• Develop, deliver and evaluate training materials, presentations and workshops as required in relation to specialist and generalist subject areas.
• Prepare and present formal reports up to and including Executive level as required in relation to specialist and generalist subject areas.
• To be responsible for own professional and personal development, keeping up to date with current practice and employment legislation.

Profile

• Degree or equivalent experience
• Chartered Member of CIPD or equivalent HR qualification
• Experience of working with HR systems such as ADP / SAP / Successfactors
• Strong, up to date knowledge of employment law and ER processes and procedures in line with the ACAS code of practice.
• Demonstrable success of working in partnership to deliver and implement innovative people solutions that meet business needs, within a fast faced environment
• Experience within operational and strategic HR service delivery
• Experience of leading and delivering complex people projects and initiatives within specific deadlines
• Able to coach, support, challenge and mentor others successfully
• Able to identify potential risks issues within business area

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to hear from you!

Job Offer

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

As a valued member of our team, these are just a few of the benefits you'll receive:
* 25 days holiday + UK Bank Holidays
* Benefits Programme, with a number of schemes such as cycle to work, technology savings, retail discounts and access to private healthcare
* Career Progressions opportunities such as company sponsorship and further training courses
* Family friendly policies