Senior Director of Human Resources, EHS and Facilities

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Job Description:

Airbus Aerosystems Kinston is looking for an Senior Director of Human Resources, EHS and Facilities to join our team in Kinston, NC

The Senior Director of Human Resources, EHS and Facilities, Kinston establishes, directs, and leads the Human Resource function at an operational facility, with 900+ shop floor and office-based employees. The successful candidate will be an integral member of the Site Management Team, guiding, supporting and coaching leaders at all levels of the organization.

This role is responsible for the successful alignment of HR & Workplace Function deliverables at the site, ensuring that site, region, and enterprise-level objectives and goals are met. This requires constant coordination with Site, Program & Functional leadership interfaces, both within the U.S and with the Airbus Founding Countries.

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:

The Airbus Aerosystems Kinston facility sits at the forefront of aerospace manufacturing, specializing in the production of large, advanced composite aerostructures. Our team builds critical components for the state-of-the-art Airbus A350 XWB, including the composite center fuselage and wing spar.

How We Care for You:

• Financial Rewards: Competitive pay, 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 paid parental leave program.

• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, 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+ 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:

Site and Regional Leadership Responsibilities: 50%

• Accountable for the site-level HR & WP function and its successful delivery towards site objectives including: HR Strategy development and deployment, Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Training & Organizational Development as well as delivering of all other HR & WP initiatives via strong collaboration and partnership with all Centers of Expertise (COEs) as well as our Employee Services teams.

• Develop and deploy a cultural improvement program, to further enhance the employee experience at the Site.

• Act and interface as a senior member and contributor to the U.S Commercial HR Leadership Team, aligning site-level requirements with regional and enterprise-level HR & WP strategies.

• Advise/Support site-level top-management on all people and workplace related matters as a member of the site senior leadership team.

• Champion a health and safety-first culture within the team and site

• Lead site ramp-up staffing, onboarding and training initiatives - delivering on time and within budget.

• Coordinate finance, program, and site leadership to ensure budgets and headcount models are appropriately defined and delivered.

• Report KPI sta