Job Description Summary
During a time of exciting and continued growth, we are looking for a Senior HR Business Partner to join our dynamic team, onsite at our cutting-edge manufacturing site in Brockworth, near Gloucester.
At Dowty we believe in enabling people to be the best that they can be at work. Our mission of propelling sustainable flight is achieved by delivering excellence to our customers and each other, and HR plays a key role in achieving this.
As HR Business Partner for the Global Operations function, you'll provide strategic and operational HR leadership across a complex manufacturing environment, also serving as HR Manager of record for the Brockworth Operations team. You'll partner with site and business leadership to drive engagement and growth, lead union relations, and ensure that HR strategy and standard work — including crisis management, compliance and regulatory training — support strong performance and culture across Dowty's manufacturing plants.
Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
In this role, you will:
- Act as Sr HR Business Partner for a client group of circa 400 employees globally, serving as HR Manager of record for 250 of those employees, and provide coaching, organizational design and workforce planning support directly to site leadership.
- Lead union and employee relations strategy for the Brockworth plant, including pay negotiations, grievances and contract interpretation.
- Own functional-level organizational design, workforce planning and change management, partnering with client managers to build and transition to effective organizational structures.
- Lead succession planning and talent development, identifying critical roles and building talent pipelines through coaching, mentoring and career development.
- Drive strategies to attract, engage and retain diverse talent, and help embed a contemporary “One Dowty” culture aligned with GE Aerospace's values.
- Ensure high-quality execution of HR operating rhythms — talent review, salary planning, performance management and promotions — and timely input of metrics into business-level reviews (e.g. WORs, MORs).
- Own Brockworth's HR standard work for crisis management, compliance and regulatory training, including annual audits.
- Use people data and analytics to connect HR practices to business outcomes and inform decision-making.
- Drive process optimization and the adoption of automation and AI in standard HR work to improve productivity.
- Collaborate across a highly matrixed global HR team to build effective cross-functional relationships.
- Act as both an employee advocate and a business partner, balancing compliance and labor regulation with pragmatic, credible business delivery.
Required Qualifications
- This role requires advanced experience in the Human Resources & Employee Human Resource Management at Senior level.
- Knowledge level is comparable to a Master's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma with relevant experience).
Desired Characteristics
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Systematic, data-driven approach to analyzing and resolving problems.
- Considerable employee relations experience, including partnering with trade unions.
- Experience working in a matrixed global organization.
- Passion for simplifying and automating transactional HR work.
- Workday experience is a plus.
Flexible Working
GE supports and encourages flexible working arrangements, where possible, and recognises the benefits to employees of having a positive work-life balance.
Total Reward
At GE Aerospace we understand the importance of Total Reward. Our flexible benefits plan, called FlexChoice, gives you freedom, choice and flexibility in the way you receive your benefits, as well as giving you the opportunity to make savings where possible.
As a new joiner to GE we are pleased to be able to offer you the following as default in your benefit fund, which you then can tailor to meet your individual needs;
- Pension
- Bonus
- Life Assurance
- Group income protection
- Private medical cover
Security Clearance
Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance is required and must be maintained for this role. Please note that in the event that BPSS clearance cannot be obtained, you may not be eligible for the role and/or any offer of employment may be withdrawn on grounds of national security. Please see the link below for further details regarding the requirements for BPSS clearance: BPSS
Right to Work
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, under the applicable UK immigration rules as may be in place from time to time, it may be that candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled candidate who does not require sponsorship is available to take up the post. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
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Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes