HR Apprentice

Summary

Join Safran Aerosystems Services UK as an HR Apprentice! You'll play a key role in HR operations—supporting recruitment, payroll, policy updates, and employee communications. Gain hands-on experience, work with internal and external stakeholders, and grow your HR career in a global aerospace leader.

Wage

£25,000 a year

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Training course

HR support (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Thursday 8:30am- 5pm, Friday 8:30am- 4pm. Half hour lunch break and a 10 minute tea break.

39 hours a week

Start date

Monday 23 June 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

Ensuring all HR and employee data held is accurate and up to date
Administration of new starters and leavers, including ensuring HR systems are updated, contracts produced, leavers processed
Facilitation, alongside HR Advisor, of new starters induction programme providing an introduction to Safran Aerosystems UK, HR Policies, Key Stakeholders, Systems and Internal processes
Monitoring probation periods and dates and sending reminders to line managers
Own and ensure action of the daily clocking hours reporting process
Administration of mandatory training ensuring that no colleagues default on their qualifications. Liaise with training providers and notify the team will ample time
Collating each month all payroll updates, ensuring the relevant documentation is completed and creating uploads ready for the Payroll system
Recruitment, monitoring the recruitment inbox, liaising with our external recruitment partners, sharing CV’s with hiring managers and organising interviews
Attending meetings and acting as notetaker when required
Supporting HR team with day to day HR Activities
Be a key actor within the site’s social committee ensuring a yearly activity calendar
Be the key administrator for the training systems in place; site level mandatory training sheet, iHasco (HSE training) and Selia Learning
Owner of the training room, ensuring it is always set for use and the correct materials are available
Develop Employment Law knowledge by conducting a monthly policy review
Contribute to HR projects for site, the UK and/or Group
Any additional tasks as required by the business

Where you'll work

Unit 610 Avenue West
Skyline
Braintree
CM77 7AA

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

COLCHESTER INSTITUTE

Your training course

HR support (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Service Delivery: Delivers excellent customer service on a range of HR queries and requirements, providing solutions, advice and support primarily to managers. Builds managers’ expertise in HR matters, improving their ability to handle repeated situations themselves where appropriate. Uses agreed systems and processes to deliver service to customers. Takes the initiative to meet agreed individual and team KPIs in line with company policy, values, standards. Plans and organises their work, often without direct supervision, to meet commitments and KPIs.
Problem Solving: Uses sound questioning and active listening skills to understand requirements and establish root causes before developing HR solutions. Takes ownership through to resolution, escalating complex situations as appropriate.
Communication & Interpersonal: Deals effectively with customers/colleagues, using sound interpersonal skills and communicating well through a range of media eg phone, face to face, email, internet. Adapts their style to their audience. Builds trust and sound relationships with customers. Handles conflict and sensitive HR situations professionally and confidentially.
Teamwork: Consistently supports colleagues /collaborates within the team and HR to achieve results. Builds/maintains strong working relationships with others in the team and across HR where necessary.
Process Improvement: Identifies opportunities to improve HR performance and service; acts on them within the authority of their role. Supports implementation of HR changes/projects with the business.
Managing HR Information: Maintains required HR records as part of services delivered. Prepares reports and management information from HR data, with interpretation as required.
Personal Development: Keeps up to date with business changes and HR legal/policy/process changes relevant to their role. Seeks feedback and acts on it to improve their performance and overall capability.

Your training plan

The apprentice will be working towards the HR Support Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
Monthly classroom attendance at Colchester Institute (Colchester Campus)

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

maths and English (grade 9-3/A*-D)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

maths and English (grade 9-4/A*-C)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Administrative skills
Team working
Creative

Other requirements

The role is predominately desk based.

About this company

Safran Group is an international high-technology group which operates in the aviation, defense and space markets. Our core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. The Safran Aerosystems division contributes to this by designing high-tech solutions that optimise aircraft performance and flight safety and is a world leader in emergency evacuation systems and crew oxygen systems. Here at Safran Aerosystems Services UK, flight safety is our area of expertise. We ensure that flights are safe by providing essential maintenance and repair activities for life saving evacuation equipment, oxygen systems and in- cabin equipment for customers across the aviation industry. You’ll join a team of hard-working individuals who put safety at the forefront of everything they do.

https://www.safran-group.com/countries/united-kingdom (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, health cash plan, pension scheme, life assurance – 8x annual salary, income protection scheme, company events, well being at work programme, mental health champions, enhanced maternity pay

After this apprenticeship

This apprenticeship would lead to a CIPD qualification opening the door to a career within Human Resources

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

COLCHESTER INSTITUTE

Colchester Institute - Apprenticeship Team

ci.apprenticeships@colchester.ac.uk

01206 712043

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000323240.

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Closes in 13 days (Friday 20 June 2025)

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