About Us
GKN Automotive is the market leader in conventional, all-wheel and electrified drive systems and solutions. With a comprehensive global footprint, we design, develop, manufacture and integrate an extensive range of driveline technologies for over 90% of the world’s car manufacturers. With 25,000 employees and a global presence the business generates revenues of £4.4bn per annum & comprises of 51 plants in 17 countries.
Join us as we transform our business. Have more impact than you ever imagined in a critical role supporting our people at the Bowling Green plant.
Role purpose
The Human Resources Business Partner will work within an HR team under the leadership of the HR Manager. Working directly with the People Managers on the business agenda and strategy you will drive performance management, ensuring career development and proactively managing human capital to ensure effective change management and facilitate a positive work environment where open communication is embedded into our culture.
What You’ll Do
The successful candidate will be required to:
What You’ll need
Essential competencies we look for aligned to our company values
At GKN Automotive we are committed to ensuring that we have the right people, in the right roles and enabling the right environment for success. We are proud of our culture and are looking for people who share our values as these underpin everything we do, helping us to do business the right way. To be successful in this role you will be:
Ingenious: Manages complexity
Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems and keep the organisation moving forwards
Collaborative: Drives Engagement
Creates a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives.
Principled: Communicates effectively
Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
Driven: Prioritisation
Plans and prioritizes work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals
Diversity and Inclusion
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, colour, 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.