HR Operations & Payroll Specialist

Pilatus Aircraft Ltd; Alcalá de Guadaíra; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International team

Professional training and development

Seville facilities development

Growth opportunities within Pilatus Ib

Inclusive culture

Job summary

Pilatus Aircraft Ltd, a leading aircraft manufacturer, seeks an HR Operations & Payroll Specialist in Andalucía, Spain. You will manage monthly payroll from an HR perspective, administer personnel records, and coordinate with external payroll providers to ensure compliant, timely processing.

You bring a university degree in a related field and 6–8 years of payroll and HR administration experience in an industrial setting with collective bargaining.

Qualifications

• University degree in Labor Relations, Human Resources, Business Administration or Law, or comparable discipline.
• Strong knowledge of Spanish payroll, Social Security, payroll taxation, contracts, leaves and time administration.
• 8+ years of hands-on payroll and HR administration experience in an industrial setting.

Responsibilities

• Manage the monthly payroll process from an HR perspective, validating inputs and payroll calculations.
• Coordinate end-to-end personnel administration: hires, contracts, amendments, terminations, files.
• Administer working time, shifts, overtime, absences and leave with accurate payroll impact.
• Maintain master data in payroll provider records and internal files; support automation and controls.
• Interface with external payroll provider, monitor deadlines and service levels.
• Prepare recurrent payroll/HR reports and ensure data quality.

Skills

Fluent Spanish (C1)

Fluent English (C1)

German (nice to have)

Advanced Excel

HRIS / SAP SuccessFactors

Payroll expertise

Education

University degree in Labor Relations, HR, BA/Management or Law

Tools

SAP SuccessFactors

HRIS

Job description

Fly with us into the future and become part of the team at one of the most innovative aircraft manufacturers in the world.

HR Operations & Payroll Specialist

Your Tasks

• Manage the monthly payroll process from an HR perspective by collecting, consolidating and validating payroll inputs, reviewing calculations and payslips, coordinating corrections, and maintaining calendars, cut-offs and reconciliations.
• Coordinate end-to-end personnel administration, including hires, contracts, amendments, certificates, working-time changes, terminations, final settlements, exits and complete, audit-ready employee files.
• Administer working time, schedules, shifts, overtime, absences, leaves, balances and compensatory time, ensuring the correct payroll impact and escalating cases that require complex employment-law interpretation.
• Maintain accurate and consistent master data in payroll-provider records and internal files, while supporting digital workflows, controls and operational HR reporting.
• Act as the daily operational interface with the external payroll and labor-advisory provider, monitoring deadlines, issues, pending actions, service quality, registrations, changes, exits and approval evidence.
• Operationally administer benefits and prepare recurrent reports on payroll, headcount, movements, absence, time and data quality, while documenting processes and driving standardization, automation and continuous improvement.
  

With this you convince us

• University degree in Labor Relations, Human Resources, Business Administration, Law or a comparable discipline; specialized training in Spanish payroll and labor administration is highly valued.
• Approximately 6 to 8 years of hands‑on experience in payroll, personnel administration, Spanish Social Security, employee lifecycle, time management and HR systems.
• Experience in an industrial environment with a collective bargaining agreement and a blue‑collar workforce; knowledge of the metal‑sector agreement and experience coordinating an external payroll provider are particularly valued.
• Strong knowledge of Spanish payroll, Social Security, payroll taxation, employment contracts, leaves, absences, working‑time administration and the practical application of collective bargaining agreements.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong data‑control discipline; experience with SAP SuccessFactors or a comparable HRIS is desirable.
• Fluent Spanish and English, C1 level. German is a plus. You bring accuracy, confidentiality, ownership, service orientation, firm process discipline and a continuous-improvement mindset.
  

What we offer

• International team and unique aviation projects.
• Support for professional training and development.
• Opportunity to actively participate in the development of our new facilities in Seville.
• Growth opportunities within Pilatus Ibérica and the global Pilatus network.
• Inclusive culture with a strong focus on leadership and collaboration

Become part of the Pilatus family

• We want to address everyone with our job ad's and are committed to diversity in our company

YOUR CONTACT

Eva Sánchez Gómez
HR Recruiter
pilatus-aircraft.com