HR Apprentice (Acro Aircraft Seating)

ACRO AIRCRAFT SEATING LIMITED

Acro Aircraft Seating (NN6 7SL)

Closes in 27 days (Monday 15 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 19 August 2025


Summary

Report directly to the HR Manager, the HR Apprentice will provide administrative support to the HR department and will be the first point of contact for Acro employees for all matters relating to the employee lifecycle, including benefits and wellbeing, and ensure employee records are maintained efficiently and accurately.

Training course
HR support (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday. Shifts to be confirmed.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 6 October 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

  • Accurate maintenance and administration of the HR systems and benefits
  • Support the Talent & Acquisition Lead with all recruitment activities as and when required
  • Manage HR inbox and screen incoming calls
  • Report monthly HR Metrics for the HR department, ensuring data accuracy and deadlines are met
  • Provide a professional and efficient administrative service across all areas of HR and the full employee lifecycle
  • Provide accurate and timely management information reports to the HR Department
  • Assist the HR Department in the presentation of HR data within reports and statutory returns
  • Ensure HR Systems are always kept up to date and audited in line with GDPR requirements
  • Co-ordinate right to work, vetting and referencing documentation, ensuring compliance
  • Administer timely updates to employee records and systems, including starters, leavers and contract changes, and issue letters as applicable
  • Updating internal HR documentation and communications
  • Provide administrative support for employee benefits, including preparing joiner, leaver and contributions reports
  • Take notes at disciplinary, grievance and capability meetings, as required

Where you'll work

Eldon Way
Crick Industrial Estate, Crick
Northampton
Acro Aircraft Seating
NN6 7SL

Training

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

Training provider

BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED

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.

Training schedule

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

More training information

BPP apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry-experienced training team. Using their expert knowledge, we’ve purposefully built our programmes around the real-world use of modern technology, so that the skills we create can be directly applied in the workplace.

Throughout the apprenticeship learners receive coaching, help and guidance from a dedicated team who are there to ensure they get the most from their work experience.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths & English (grade (4/C or above) or equivalent)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Written communication skills
  • Microsoft Office
  • Eager to learn and grow

Other requirements

Ability to communicate professionally with internal and external contacts.

About this employer

Acro Aircraft Seating is one of the UK’s leading and fastest growing manufacturers of passenger seats for commercial airlines around the world. We are an agile, innovative business at the forefront of disrupting the aerospace market. Through modern methodologies, lean techniques, inspired innovation, and passion to be the best, Acro is positioning itself to be the world’s leading aircraft seating supplier.

Company benefits

5% employer contribution (3% during probation period) Healthcare cashback scheme Retail, gym and cinema discounts Life assurance (4 x salary)

After this apprenticeship

  • Future for the role to become a permanent HR Administrator

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED

Leia Knights

LeiaKnights@bpp.com

01133500333

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000337827.

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Closes in 27 days (Monday 15 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

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