Employee Communications and Engagement Leader

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities. GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career. Job Summary Lead employee communications and engagement processes and activities across GKN Aerospace El Cajon and Mexicali sites. Develop, plan, implement and manage internal communications, assisting in the achievement of strategic objectives and helping to promote employee engagement across the business. Create a communication plan and strategy that will keep employees engaged, recognized, and informed, uniting various group leaders, departments team and executives to a single message. Job Responsibilities • Lead all employee engagement activities, annual EngageMe Employee Survey to include managing logistical arrangements and producing newsletters and actions plans to improve staff satisfaction and morale across the business. • Lead for managing the internal communication process across the sites to support with key strategic activities including development and roll out of site Business plans/ large projects. • Manage all internal communication processes and outputs by producing written and visual communication material on a regular basis (e.g. magazine, presentations, newsletters, site notice boards, IT-based, multimedia material, quarterly leadership forums and monthly Site Director highlight reports.) • Work with the Web and Online Systems Technician and Global Engines Marketing to ensure we have the digital communication platforms required to deliver outstanding internal communications. • Work with the Global Engines Marketing to provide local input to Global Marketing and Comms strategy with a tactical plan for aligning the internal and external branding activities • Deliver processes to measure the effectiveness of engagement activities and the morale of the workforce so that the leaders can take appropriate action to improve. • Development and management of employee engagement programs including employee events (on and off site) and recognition programs. • Assist with HR tasks as needed. Job Qualifications Required Qualifications: • Bachelor Degree in Communications, Business Administration or relevant curriculum. OR 4+ years of internal / external communications and/or media experiencePreferred Qualifications: • Relevant professional qualification or training • Public relations, communications experience • Experience working with employee engagement programs • Strong executive level communication, presentation, and writing skills Compensation Range The compensation range for this position is between $92,000 - $105,000. We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go? A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work. We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know. We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.