Talent Acquisition Specialist - Early Careers

Date: May 19, 2025

Location: Papendrecht, NL

Company: GKN Aerospace Careers

GKN Aerospace is ‘s werelds meest toonaangevende leverancier binnen de vliegtuigindustrie. Met 38 productielocaties in 12 landen bedienen we meer dan 90% van ‘s werelds vliegtuig- en motorfabrikanten en een omzet behaald van £3,35 miljard in 2023. Wij ontwerpen en produceren innovatieve slimme ruimtevaartsystemen en componenten. Elke keer dat je per vliegtuig reist, is het waarschijnlijk dat GKN je op weg helpt.
We zijn op zoek naar mensen die een verschil willen maken, getalenteerde medewerkers met de vaardigheden en passies om het beste te worden in wat ze doen.

Job Summary

The Talent Acquisition Specialist - Early Careers is responsible for the attraction, selection and delivery of Early Careers talent into the Business. The Talent Acquisition Specialist – Early Careers will report into the Talent Acquisition Manager and be part of both the local TA team and wider BL TA team. The role will collaborate internally with TA, HR and Hiring Managers and externally with education providers and targeted attraction providers to identify and recruit next generation talent that will support GKN Aerospace in meeting their aspiration ‘to be the most sustainable partner in the sky’.  

Job Responsibilities

Being an ambassador for Early Careers and manage the full recruitment lifecycle for early careers roles.

  • Pro-actively look for new ways to attract early careers talent across a variety of methodologies
  • Develop and manage relationships with schools, colleges, universities and other Early Career pathways potentialising on ways to promote early careers opportunities
  • Keep abreast of Early Careers market trends, direct competition and innovative attraction methods to gain competitive advantage
  • Provide data and results to illustrate campaign performance for Early Careers
  • Ensure applicant tracking system is kept up to date to support with accurate reporting Support recruitment across other business functions as required
  • Work with Marketing/branding agencies to coordinate creation and updates to Early Careers content for our brand management portal
  • Develop talent pipelines for entry level positions/trainees in the business

Job Qualifications

A passion for early careers recruitment Promotes a high level of customer service.

  • Possess a professional, approachable and collaborative working style
  • Be a team player who thrives in a fast paced, busy and challenging environment
  • Demonstrable experience gained in a recruitment/ HR / or related and have a good understanding of general HR practice
  • Have proven experience of building and managing positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders
  • Experience of hosting and facilitating assessment centres/events, internal and or external events
  • Be someone who finds it easy to build and maintain effective working relationships Confident stakeholder management and influencing skills
  • Excellent planning and organising skills – able to juggle competing priorities

What's in it for you

We are committed to offer you a challenge but also a great opportunity to learn and grow. We want to offer you a career that can go to many directions thanks to our breadth of international opportunities. By being part of GKN Fokker Aerospace that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry, you will know that you will be working towards being the most trusted partner in the aerospace industry.
In the role of the Talent Acquisition Specialist - Early Careers, you will belong to a close knitted team. We will support and promote your professional and personal development. Furthermore, we will offer you:
 

  • A gross monthly salary in Grade K or L1 depending on your experience and qualifications and according to the CLA Metalektro 
  • 8% holiday allowance
  • 40 paid holidays for full-time employment in line with the Collective Labor Agreement Metalektro (27 holidays and 13 ADV days)
  • An excellent pension scheme (PME) and travel allowance
  • Profit sharing scheme
  • A pleasant and informal working environment, in which we work together to achieve the best result for our customers
     

Next to a competitive package, we will offer you a world of opportunities: we want to see your career fly!
We will support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities.

How to Apply

Are you interested in the position and do you meet the requirements? Use the "apply now" now button, if you have any questions you can reach out to Ioanna Dimitriadi via ioanna.dimitriadi@fokker.com. We are committed to offer you a challenge but also a great opportunity to learn and grow. We want to offer you a career that can go to many directions thanks to our breadth of international opportunities. By being part of GKN Fokker Aerospace that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry, you will know that you will be working towards being the most trusted partner in the aerospace industry.

Diversity Inclusion and Belonging (DIB)

As a global engineering company, innovation is what differentiates us from our competitors and is central to our success.

A balance of cultures, ethnicities and genders help bring new ideas and creativity to GKN. We need people of different backgrounds, with different skills and perspectives to spark originality, imagination and creativeness in our teams around the world.

GKN is an equal opportunity employer.

We treat all our employees and applicants fairly and are committed to ensuring that there is no discrimination or harassment against any employee or qualified applicant on the grounds of age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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