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Job Description

As a member of the Safran Seats business, you play a major role in teamwork that provides over one million seats to major airlines worldwide. Our commitment to superior quality, comfort and innovation ensure that you can take pride in doing meaningful work that supports the needs of passengers and crews alike.

No matter your role, you connect and collaborate with your fellow team members to bring state-of-the-art, high value-added solutions to market. Because we are one of the few original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to offer an all-inclusive range of passenger seats for commercial aircraft, you'll do impressive work that supports passengers in a variety of seating options, from economy to first class.

Occupational Summary: The HR Manager is responsible for leading and developing their HR team to develop and deliver people strategies, policies and processes in support of business objectives and values. Serves as a consultant to business leaders on Human Resources matters. Ensures, through the HR team, effective delivery of efficient, excellent, customer-focused HR service. This position works independently with minimal oversight.

A) Ensures a thorough understanding of the business, in the interest of building an effective and productive HR vision, objectives, programs, systems and working relationships with internal stakeholders and clients, at all levels of the organization.
B) Develops and manages, utilizing workforce analytics and working with leaders, an approach to talent management focused on forecasting, full-cycle recruiting, candidate experience, talent mobility and retention.
C) Responsible for leading and coaching HR and leaders to develop strong community and college relations and initiatives that develop the Safran brand, community awareness, and establishes a pipeline of talented candidates.
D) Provides human resources insight and guidance on organization issues and business implications.
E) Drives continuous process improvement and simplification activities within HR and across the business by applying Lean practices, acting as a role model and ensuring the team's participation on corporate sponsored kaizen and other project teams, providing personal leadership and involvement.
F) Collects and analyzes qualitative and quantitative data, interprets and promotes findings that evaluate HR initiatives and influences business decisions and recommendations.
G) Keeps abreast of legislation affecting human resources, trains team and leaders as needed on these matters, and monitors company policies and practices to ensure compliance.
H) Develops thoughtful, integrated approaches to promote a diverse and inclusive workforce.
I) Maintain Human Resources Information Systems records by managing the Human Resource Information function; establishing systems and managing records, while maintaining confidentiality.

Job Requirements

Education & Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in a related field OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Work Experience and Technical Knowledge: Eight to ten years' (8-10) experience in Human Resources, preferably in a manufacturing/industrial setting, OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Professional Skills:
• Must have knowledge of state and federal employment law.
• Must possess the ability to run and analyze HR reports and data.
• Demonstrated success and experience consulting on and driving HR functional areas.
• Requires advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, etc.)
• Must possess ability to learn and enforce safety standards for an industrial/ manufacturing facility.
• Knowledge of fair labor practices and union negotiations procedures preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership and customer focus skills.
• Demonstrated success in Project Management.
• Demonstrated ability to bring new solutions to issues.
• Must have the ability to generate written and verbal communication and to operate required office equipment.
• Ability to read and review written communication.
• Speech and hearing abilities that allow individual to communicate clearly and distinctly in English.

Behavioral Skills:
•Ability to support the business through strong business acumen, organizational metrics, strategic agility, and economic awareness.
•Ability to position self as credible, proactive; and a trusted thought-partner.
•Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to influence and drive results.
• Acts in accordance with company values and related competencies.
• Effective verbal and written communication and presentation skills required; interpersonal skills working across the organization with various levels of individuals are essential.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions in a manner consistent with the essential job functions and in support of group and Safran Seats objectives;

• PHR/SPHR/SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP certification preferred.

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J) Leads projects following business objectives by engaging stakeholders, planning, influencing, delegating and measuring achievements.
K) Help maintain a working relationship with the union by administering the collective bargaining agreement.
L) Maintain consistent actions across the organization by developing, initiating, educating, coordinating, and enforcing human resource policies and procedures.
M) Keep employees informed by preparing and disseminating communications.
N) Improve employee satisfaction and morale by identifying and responding to concerns; or developing specific programs.
O) Achieve financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing a budget; managing expenditures.
P) Improve human resource staff effectiveness by coaching, counseling, developing, and disciplining employees as needed; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; and inspiring a continuous improvement and learning mindset amongst the team.
Q) Contribute to the organizations effectiveness by offering information and opinion as a member of the management team; integrating objectives with other functions; accomplishing related results as needed.
R) Protect employees and organization assets by establishing and enforcing safety practices; providing safety communication and training.
S) Perform other related duties as required.

Company Information

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.
Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking.

Safran Seats is one of the world's leading manufacturers of aircraft seats, for both crew and passengers. 1 million Safran Seats-manufactured aircraft seats are currently in service with air fleets around the world.