Human Resources Business Partner

F00031 GE Engine Services, LLC; Arkansas City (AR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive healthcare benefits

401(k) with company match

Tuition assistance

Job summary

GE Aerospace is seeking an HR Business Partner to support the Strother site, working with leaders and employees to deliver HR solutions across labor relations, performance management, talent development, and workforce planning. The role emphasizes confidential guidance, data-driven insight, and collaboration with HR Central and specialists to drive a high-performing workplace.

The successful candidate will partner with leadership to address workforce needs, coach on performance, and apply GE

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university (or a high school diploma/GED with a minimum of 4 years HR experience) + minimum of 3 years Human Resources experience.
• Experience supporting hourly and salaried employees; manufacturing/operational background preferred.
• Strong communication, confidentiality, and conflict-resolution skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders to translate site priorities into actionable HR plans.
• Coach leaders on performance management and employee development.
• Support employee relations, case management, investigations, and escalation.
• Collaborate with Employee Relations, Union Relations, Legal, and HR Central on complex matters.

Skills

Employee relations

Performance management

Talent development

Coaching leaders

Workforce planning

HR policies and processes

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in HR/Business

Tools

FLIGHT DECK

Job description

Job Description Summary

The HR Business Partner supports assigned client groups at the Strother site, partnering with leaders and employees to address workforce needs and deliver effective HR solutions. This role supports both hourly and salaried employees across employee and labor relations, talent management, leadership coaching, workforce planning, engagement, and organizational effectiveness. The HRBP builds trusted relationships across the site, provides practical guidance, and works with HR Central and specialist teams to connect leaders with the right resources. The successful candidate is curious, adaptable, and eager to learn GE Aerospace processes while helping create a safe, fair, compliant, and high-performing workplace.

Job Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders to understand business and workforce needs and translate site priorities into actionable HR plans.
• Coach leaders on performance management, employee development, engagement, retention, organizational effectiveness, and consistent application of HR policies and processes.
• Support hourly and salaried employees and leaders with employee relations matters, including case management, investigations, documentation, and appropriate escalation.
• Partners with Employee Relations, Union Relations, Legal, HR Central, and other specialists on complex matters and labor-related issues, including collective bargaining agreement considerations where applicable.
• Support talent reviews, succession planning, career development, onboarding, retention, and workforce planning.
• Maintain a visible presence with leaders and employees to understand operating conditions, build relationships, and respond to workforce needs.
• Help leaders strengthen communication, trust, inclusion, accountability, and people-management capability.
• Use workforce and HR data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities; apply FLIGHT DECK (lean processes) problem-solving to address root causes and support sustainable improvements.
• Learn and apply GE Aerospace HR processes, systems, and the HR Operating Model; help leaders and employees access the appropriate HR resources.
• Contribute to HR projects and continuous improvement initiatives, coordinating with site HR and specialist teams to support effective implementation.
• Handle sensitive matters with discretion, sound judgment, consistency, and professionalism.
• Model GE Aerospace's foundational behaviors: Respect for People, Continuous Improvement, and Customer Driven.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university (or a high school diploma/GED with a minimum of 4 years HR experience) + minimum of 3 years Human Resources experience.

Desired Characteristics

• Experience supporting both hourly and salaried employees, preferably in a manufacturing or other operational environment.
• Working knowledge of employee relations, investigations, performance management, talent development, and employment practices.
• Exposure to labor relations or collective bargaining environments is an advantage.
• Strong communication, coaching, relationship-building, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Ability to use sound judgment, maintain confidentiality, and manage competing priorities.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, including the ability to use data to identify trends and recommend practical actions.
• Learning agility and openness to learning new systems, processes, and ways of working, including adapting to GE Aerospace processes.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across a complex, matrixed organization and provide responsive service to internal customers.

Benefits

GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like HealthAhead, your physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing. Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness. GE Aerospace (General Electric Company or the Company) and its affiliates each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a "Sponsor"). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor's welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

Additional Information

GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable). Employees may also be subject to random and reasonable-suspicion drug and alcohol testing. Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes At GE Aerospace, we invent the future of flight, lift people up, and bring them home safely. We are a world-leading provider of jet engines, components, and integrated systems for commercial and military aircraft. At GE Aerospace, respect for people is core to our culture and commitment to FLIGHT DECK, our proprietary lean operating model. We attract, develop, and retain industry-leading talent from all backgrounds and cultivate communities where people are respected and empowered to reach their fullest potential. For the people of GE Aerospace, their work isn't just a job. It's their passion and purpose. We work and win as one team, accountable to each other and our customers, and we are always finding a better way to climb higher together. We were meant to fly.