Engineering Talent Acquisition Specialist

Engineering Talent Acquisition Specialist
South West England - 1 day per week at Gloucester or Cwmbran
Hybrid

Looking after the people who make Safran great is our priority. We offer a range of flexible benefits designed to support you-both in and out of work, including:

• Competitive salary
• Company performance bonus scheme
• Pension scheme - up to 10% employer contribution
• Private medical insurance
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• We support your ambitions with training, development, a personalised career plan and mobility opportunities.

Safran - Here, we craft excellence together.

At Safran, excellence is a journey - and we'd love you to be a part of it. As a trusted global leader in aerospace, defence, and space, we are proud to be a company where diversity, innovation, and opportunity come together to shape a sustainable future where we can all succeed together through a shared vision.

Your Role

Our Talent Acquisition Specialists are responsible for delivering strategic, high-quality hiring solutions that build exceptional teams and strengthen Safran's position as an employer of choice.

Focused on our Engineering job families, as a Talent Acquisition Specialist you will support all Safran businesses in the UK across roles in R&D, R&T and Engineering.

By partnering with business leaders, optimizing recruitment processes, and championing candidate experience, these roles ensure Safran attracts, engages, and retains top talent to fuel innovation and growth across all UK sites.

This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will have a fixed base at one of our South West site, either Gloucester or Cwmbran with an on-site requirement of at least one day per week.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the end-to-end recruitment process for approximately 50 hires per year, ensuring smooth coordination, timely communication, and a positive experience for both candidates and hiring managers
• Manage the full recruitment process from vacancy approval through to offer and onboarding.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand hiring needs and agree recruitment plans.
• Build strong talent pipelines through targeted sourcing, networking, and employer branding initiatives
• Act as a subject matter expert for recruitment within your perimeter, providing insights on market trends, sourcing strategies, and candidate experience enhancements
• Ensure quality and accuracy of data in our ATS for requisitions, reporting, and candidate communications
• Apply Safran's equal opportunity principles and maintain compliance with all relevant standards

What You'll Bring

• Proven experience managing end-to-end recruitment within an agency or in-house setting with a focus on Technical, Engineering and Research and Development roles
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trust and influence hiring decisions at all levels.
• Efficient, with great organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple vacancies, projects, and priorities effectively.
• Excellent communication skills, with a proactive, transparent and solutions-focused approach to problem solving.
• Ability to use recruitment data and market insights to improve hiring outcomes and optimise processes.

Get involved:

We have a number of groups and forums across our sites that you can get involved with, including Women at Safran, Diversity at Safran, Sports Clubs, STEM ambassadors, Employee Forum, Charity Partnerships and Wellbeing Programs.

If you're ready to take your career to new heights and be part of a company that's crafting the future of flight, apply today

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