Talent Acquisition Specialist

Safran UK; Pitstone, Gloucester, Wolverhampton, Cwmbran; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company performance bonus scheme

Pension scheme - up to 10% employer

Private medical insurance

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Job summary

Safran UK is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to drive end-to-end recruitment across multiple UK sites. The role focuses on delivering high-quality hiring solutions, engaging with business leaders, and building strong talent pipelines for engineering and manufacturing roles.

You will partner with managers, optimise recruitment processes and champion candidate experience to support Safran's growth and innovation in aerospace, defence and space sectors.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing end-to-end recruitment within an agency or in-house setting.
• Experience recruiting in technical engineering or manufacturing environments is ideal.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with ability to influence decisions at all levels.
• Excellent organizational skills to manage multiple vacancies, projects and priorities.
• Clear, proactive communication and solutions-focused problem solving.
• Ability to use recruitment data and market insights to improve hiring outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end recruitment for around 50 hires per year, ensuring smooth coordination and positive candidate experience.
• Manage vacancy approvals through to offer and onboarding.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand needs and agree recruitment plans.
• Build talent pipelines through targeted sourcing, networking and employer branding.
• Act as SME for recruitment, sharing market trends and sourcing strategies.
• Ensure data quality in ATS for requisitions, reporting and communications.

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

Stakeholder management

Technical recruitment

Organizational skills

Communication

Data-driven recruitment

Employer branding

Tools

ATS (Applicant Tracking System)

Job description

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Pitstone/ Gloucester/ Wolverhampton/ Cwmbran

Hybrid (On-site requirement of at least one day per week)

Looking after the people who make Safran great is our priority.

• Competitive salary
• Company performance bonus scheme
• Pension scheme - up to 10% employer contribution
• Private medical insurance
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Training, development, a personalised career plan and mobility opportunities.

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 specific job families, Talent Acquisition Specialists support all Safran businesses in the UK and are positioned as experts in their designated job family.

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 Pitstone/ Gloucester/ Wolverhampton / Cwmbran facilities, 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.
• Open on job type recruitment experience, but will ideally have worked/ recruited within technical engineering or manufacturing environments.
• 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.

About Safran

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.