HR Administrator (Apprentice position)

Location: Aviation Park West, Bournemouth Airport

The Curtiss-Wright HR team in the UK operate as a Shared Service across 3 Divisions, supporting around 500 employees. We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised person who is seeking a rewarding career in Human Resources. The successful candidate will join the HR team in our purpose-built facility next to Bournemouth Airport. Curtiss-Wright is a long-established Company who were at the forefront of aviation. The Company is now diversified into many sectors and acquired Penny & Giles who were locally based, in 2002.

We are looking for a candidate who has recently finished their GCSE’s or A levels/BTEC and is keen to develop a career in HR. We will support the successful candidate with an apprenticeship level 3 qualification through Bournemouth & Poole College. The training will allow them to gain accreditation and eventually professional membership of the CIPD. There is scope to progress to level 5. As skills and experience increase there will be opportunity to get involved with more complex HR activities and projects.

The team are also involved in work relating to other Curtiss-Wright facilities across Europe and Asia, and there may be opportunities to get involved in some HR aspects of this.

Major Accountabilities/Deliverables

• Provide support to the HR team

• Responder on HR Helpdesk

• Updating Workday

• Manage employee changes in conjunction with the US-based HRIS Team

• Support new hire, onboarding & leaver processes

• Support Careers fairs and open days

• Support new employee screening (e.g. ITAR, BPSS and SC)

• HR reporting metrics

• Maintain HR processes & procedures

• Ad hoc HR projects

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 GCSEs at grade 5 or above (must including Maths and English Language)

• If you are an A level or equivalent student ideally Business, Economics, Psychology or law.

Skills

• Strong IT skills especially MS Office Word and Excel.

• Attention to detail.

• Excellent customer service and people skills.

• Time management skills and ability to work under pressure.

• Communication & organisation skills

Experience

• Computer literate and competent user of Microsoft Packages (including Excel, Word & PowerPoint)

• Experience of working in a people facing/customer service role (desirable)

• Some knowledge of HR (desirable but not essential)

Role Needs

• There may be occasional travel (mainly to other CW UK sites)

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No unsolicited agency submittals please. Agency partners must be invited to participate in a search by our Talent Acquisition Team (TACOE@curtisswright.com) _and have signed terms in place prior to any submittal. Resumes submitted directly to any Curtiss-Wright employee or affiliate will not qualify for fee payment, and therefore become the property of Curtiss-Wright.

Compliance Statement

This position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening. In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn.

Curtiss-Wright values diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact Talent Acquisition (TA_COE@curtisswright.com) and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.

Join the WRIGHT Team!

Over 90 years of growth, Curtiss-Wright is an integrated, market-facing global diversified industrial company and remains a technology leader through this legacy of innovation. Through three well-balanced segments – Aerospace & Industrial, Defense Electronics and Naval & Power, we remain focused on advanced technologies for high performance platforms and critical applications. Diversity, commitment to excellence and dedication to the spirit of pioneering innovation continue to drive the employees of Curtiss-Wright.

Our Values

What makes a world-class organization? It all begins with core values that provide a strong foundation for success. Simple in theory, the values of Curtiss-Wright are reflected in every aspect of our operations. To our employees, these are more than words on a wall – we all take these values to heart in our relationships with our customers and each other.

Leadership

We lead based on vision and strategic direction, empowering employees to reach goals through thoughtful and decisive action.

Customer Focus

We are committed to achieving total quality by meeting our customers’ expectations and delivering products and services in a timely fashion.

Teamwork & Trust

Working in a spirit of trust and collaboration, we actively encourage employees to contribute their ideas and innovations to keep our company moving forward.

Respect for People

We believe that people are our most valuable asset and will always do the right thing in our dealings and interactions with all employees.

Integrity

We will act with the highest integrity in all of our business relationships and strategic partnerships.

What We Offer Our Employees:

Opportunity: As part of the Curtiss-Wright team, you have the opportunity each day to transform the way customers do business, as well as transform your career. Our entrepreneurial environment provides you with excellent experiences that enable you to develop your skills through stretch assignments and the opportunity to work with the best talent in the industry. You will have the opportunity to contribute from day one!

Challenging Work: The work we do here is not only challenging, but it is meaningful to our customers, our employees and the communities in which they live and work. You are given the chance to work on some of the most advanced technology projects in the world. Now that something to be proud of!

Collaborative Environment: The teamwork among our exceptionally talented people enables us to deliver some of the most advanced solutions to our customers.