HR Generalist Multi-Site
Date: Jun 4, 2025
Location: Phoenix, AZ, US
Company: GKN Aerospace Careers
Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.
GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.
Job Summary
HR Coordinators are focused on helping HR senior leaders, and business partners accomplish HR-related tasks. Their work involves carrying out administrative and tactical steps required to administer the HR function in the areas of rewards, HRIS system updates scheduled compliance requirements, employee onboarding and off-boarding, standard reporting and support to HR as the HRIS champion.
This is an Onsite Role
Job Responsibilities
HRIS SucessFactors Champion
- Often this role will be the site Success Factors (Wilbur) super champion with strong understanding of system set up and implications of changes, with particular focus on Employee Central module.
- Entry and updates to Wilbur for employee changes and support local HR as a champion for hourly employee system changes.
- Build strong relationships with key stakeholders to understand their needs with Wilbur and ensure these are reflected in reporting and analytics.
- Act as a coordination point between local HR teams, the Wilbur team and the regional HR administration teams in respect of Wilbur and systems, ensuring alignment with local HR systems if these are still in place
- Provide standardized system data reports and associated analysis for relevant stakeholders.
- Develop and deliver training to key system users within the region / site
Recruitment/New Hire Process
• Assists in onboarding efforts, collection, data entry, and processing of relevant candidate and new hire information; reporting
- Preparation and maintenance of employee files; conducting onboarding and orientation activities, and acting as a point person for all new employee questions.
Payroll and Benefits Administration
• Work with rewards team / payroll teams on system based solutions for the tracking and reporting on payroll and benefits data,
Record Maintenance
• Responsible for creating, maintaining, and auditing complete and accurate HR files and databases relating to all employment and benefits-related records
Compliance
- Coordinate and complete relevant country compliance requirements.
- Work with payroll & benefits team on consolidation of data for annual audits and year end payroll processing
Reporting
- Provide standardized reporting to senior HR team and training on report generation
Assist in the development and distribution of data and reporting as required, including preparing reporting in PowerPoint for site HR teams / site leadership teams
Job Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Qualified applicants must have a minimum of 5 years of full-time administrative or human resources experience involving daily interaction with employees and managers
- Must have a minimum of four years of HRIS administration in Success Factors or Workday.
Preferred Qualifications:
- GKN aerospace experience
- Must be adept at problem-solving, including being able to identify issues and resolve problems in a timely manner
- Strong HR process knowledge and experience of HR Business Process framework
- Ability to analyze key processes/systems, identify key risks and develop system-driven solutions, in conjunction with key stakeholders
- Ability to work effectively in a complex and fast-paced environment.
- Good orginazational Skills
- Must possess strong interpersonal skills
- Strong Microsoft Office Skills
We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?
A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working
Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.
We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.
We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.
Nearest Major Market: Phoenix