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Job Description:

Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Human Resources Business Partner to join our team based in Columbus, Mississippi.

Our Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) provides professional level HR support to their customers at Airbus Helicopters, Inc. Their broad knowledge of HR programs and practices enables them to guide and advise on all HR topics, both operational and strategic. The HRBP is responsible for delivering high quality, customer-focused service, supporting all levels of employees by developing, implementing, administering and maintaining HR projects, programs, processes and policies, as well as supporting employee engagement. This position will work with individuals and teams, both nationally and internationally to deliver projects on behalf of Airbus teams.

Meet the Team:

Working in our Human Resources department, it’s our mission to help support Airbus’ greatest assets: our team members. Our team works cross-departmentally as well as with our global counterparts to ensure we are making a positive impact on all aspects of our employee experience.

Your Working Environment:

On the eastern border of Mississippi you’ll find Columbus, home to our Helicopter manufacturing and assembly lines and Center of Excellence for the entire North America region. It’s here that we produce the UH-72A Lakota Helicopters for the U.S. Army in addition to the H-125 aircraft for civil and commercial customers.

How We Care for You:

• Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)

• Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.

• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages. 

• Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000&43; e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.

Your Challenges:

Strategic Business Partner:  55

• Partners with assigned client groups and leadership team to execute strategic initiatives.

• Develops and manages client group strategies to include, but are not limited to: Employee Relations, Organization Development and Design, Change Management, Performance Management, Leadership Development, Employee Training & Development, Succession Planning, Talent Acquisition and Retention, Compensation & Benefits.

• Actively participates with the business leaders and their teams to ensure relevant information on all HR related business activities are understood, acted upon and cascaded appropriately.

• Acts as the primary and highly visible business partner to assigned client groups. Coaches and supports group leadership to build effective teams and to achieve business goals.

• Builds relationships with all stakeholders by learning the business operations in order to help drive business and team performance.

• Anticipates and influences HR related needs by maintaining a comprehensive understanding of business objectives, strategies, and challenges

• Anticipates potential resistances to change, taking the work culture and social and business environment into consideration and influences leaders to reassess how work is done.

• Partners with cross-functional and regional HR subject matter experts to execute programs to support talent management, career planning, leadership coaching, learning and development, and strategic organizational development.

• Consults with assigned leadership groups to drive talent management strategies and efficiencies within the team

• Identifies potential risk areas/future issues and deescalates conflict whenever possible

• Actively engages and suggests improvements to initiatives that help promote a positive corporate culture

• Implements and maintains policies and programs that support and improve the positive culture and engagement of the workforce.

• Participates in cross functional initiatives within the HR community to ensure communications and collaboration on projects, planning and programs.

• Complete HRIS and other system updates for assigned divisions to reflect changes in workforce.

• Ensures high quality and consistent HR services are delivered to employees and management for customer groups.

• Leads meaningful career coaching, including following through with professional development goals

• Assists with preparation and fulfillment of job requisitions, including supporting hiring managers with workforce planning, completion of valid and accurate job descriptions, obtaining compensation information, posting of requisitions, working with recruitment teams, interviewing candidates, and advising on fair and compliant selection criteria.

• Assists with visa/immigration requirements for on-boarding foreign nationals.

Regulatory/Employee Relations:  45

• Enforces consequential management when appropriate

• Actively engages and listens to employees, responding appropriately and in a timely manner

• Leads and performs investigations of routine employee matters independently and in accordance with regulatory requirements.

• Investigates and facilitates resolution of routine employee complaints and allegations.

• Acts as an arbitrator of management and employee concerns ensuring fair process and treatment for all involved

• Ensures full compliance with relevant legal matters protecting the interests of the business and employees

• Participates in employee activities and engagement event planning, coordination and execution

• Conducts exit interviews and provides feedback to the management team.

• Gives regulatory guidance for various HR functions including, but not limited to, recruitment, affirmative action, equal employment, and reasonable accommodation considerations, etc.

• Prepares and submits reports and data for regulatory agencies and defends them in audits

Your Boarding Pass:

• Bachelor’s Degree; or equivalent work experience     

• Minimum of four (4) years of progressive Human Resources experience in areas such as employee relations, performance management, talent development, or other HR centric areas

• Demonstrated ability to turn thoughts and concepts into reality.

• Demonstrated ability to manage stakeholder expectations. 

• Demonstrated coaching skills. 

• Demonstrated project management skills. 

• Excellent presentation and public speaking skills.

• 20 Domestic and International travel

• Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written form in English

• Excellent communication ability required, both written and oral across a variety of subject areas.

• Superior written, presentation and oral communication, interpersonal and consultative skills, and exceptional listening skills

• Experience with G-Suite Applications

• Experience with HRIS and/or payroll system applications

• Authorized to Work in the US

Physical Requirements:  

• Onsite or remote:  80 Onsite

• Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings.  

• Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms.

• Speaking:  able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications.

• Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment.

• Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 25lbs/11kgs.

• Lifting:  able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 25lbs/11kgs.

• Pushing / Pulling:  able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools.

• Sitting:  able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer.

• Squatting / Kneeling:  able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving.

• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor.

• Travel:  able to travel independently and at short notice.

• Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents):  able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces.

• Administrative position only PPE required: Steel-toed shoes are required for all shop floor visits, appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor.

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This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

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Job Posting End Date: 12.16.2024

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