Every day, around the world, we help aircraft fly further, faster and greener. We’re the world’s leading tier one aerospace supplier of systems and components. With over 15,000 employees across 38 manufacturing sites in 12 countries serving over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers with sales of £2.8bn. Together as “One GKN” we’re moving our business and industry forward developing technologies that rapidly decarbonise aircraft, and innovating to help build a new generation of planes that produce zero emissions. We’re putting sustainability at the heart of what we do; driving our objective to becoming a net zero greenhouse gas emissions business before 2050!

Making a Difference

It’s great to know you’re making a difference to the future of aviation! Whatever part you play you’ll be helping us deliver operational excellence to our customers.

The Opportunity
Sitting within our Civil business, which is based globally, but with key centres in the UK and mainland Europe, an integral part of our people agenda is to have the right talent in the right place at the right time. To help us do this, we are seeking a new Learning & Development Trainer/Specialist to provide effective learning solutions to meet both individual and business objectives.Working with our global Centre of Excellence (L&D), who can provide a high level of delivery material, our new L&D Trainer/Specialist will bring enthusiasm and passion to help us deliver and evaluate development programmes and processes. Through this role, you will become a trusted 'people partner' - an enabling force who will help our people build and sustain their skills and expertise. You will also have the opportunity to manage and support talent-related projects aligned to our business strategy.

Regular travel to sites across the UK region will be required, and on occasion to sites in mainland Europe and the US. Our UK Civil sites are located in Solihull and Bristol (Bristol having three sites with the largest concentration of people). A small number of Civil staff are based at our Cowes site and we have Defence sites in Portsmouth and Luton.
How You'll Contribute

You will make an impact by:
Delivering high-quality Training and Development solutions to support the Civil Business Line Strategies

Work with the central Learning & Development team to manage the learning curriculum; ensuring relevant courses are coordinated in conjunction with HR Business Partners and Line Managers, and that training workshops are delivered at 'best value cost' in the region

Deliver development initiatives to staff, including training, coaching and supporting the uptake of online resources

Support succession planning and 'future leader' programmes

What You'll Bring
To help us make a difference, you’ll bring your passion and expertise/ talent for what you do along with the following skills, experience, qualifications and attributes:

Essential:
Experience in learning needs analysis, training delivery and facilitation

Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills

Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Desirable:
Coaching background or accreditation

Experience of working with external training providers and suppliers

What We'll Provide
Once you’re on board you’ll get the following perks and benefits:

Opportunity to earn up to 15% annual bonus

Industry Leading Pension Scheme = we’ll match your contributions up to 8% on a 1 : 1.5 basis

Life Assurance 8 x salary

25 days' holiday + bank holidays

Income protection

Shopping discounts

Cycle To Work Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

A collaborative, dynamic working environment with significant opportunities to grow your career

Our Civil business provides wing structures, fuselages, empennages, transparencies, electrical wiring systems and components for helicopters, business jets and the most used single aisle aircraft and the largest passenger planes in the world. With lightweight composites, additive manufacturing and innovative high speed machining technologies, we help to reduce emissions and weight on the aircraft and enhance passenger comfort. Customers include Airbus, Boeing, Honeywell and Bombardier.

Come and make your career fly with us!

As well as a competitive package we’ll offer you a world of opportunity. We want to see your career fly! We’ll support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities. That’s the beauty of being part of a global business, once you’re on board you never know where you career journey may take you!

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. 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’ last year. 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.

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