Talent Acquisition Specialist

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Date: Apr 29, 2026

Location:Chihuahua, MX Birmingham, GB

Company: GKN Aerospace Careers

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

GKN Aerospace has just unveiled a major 80,000 sq ft expansion at our Chihuahua, Mexico site, doubling our capacity and unlocking new capabilities in composite aerostructures and electrical wiring interconnection systems. Backed by a multi-million USD investment, this milestone is set to create over 200 new jobs and further position Chihuahua as a key hub in the global aerospace industry.

As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, you won’t just be filling roles—you’ll be shaping the future of our workforce, helping us attract and hire the talent that will power this next chapter of innovation and growth.

How You'll Contribute

• Deliver the very best candidate and stakeholder experience throughout the recruitment journey as a brand advocate
• Build strong partnerships with onsite stakeholders and HR
• Support with implementing global recruitment process
• Drive pace, efficiency and consistency throughout the recruitment journey to impact time to hire
• Conduct vacancy launch calls with Hiring Managers to aid the accurate and very best attraction of talent in the market place and to advise on best attraction and selection methods
• Create compelling job advertisements in line with brand guidelines and vacancy launch specification
• Use attraction methodologies to conduct sourcing activities to support direct sourcing strategy
• Screen and schedule interviews delivering an inclusive and diverse candidate pool
• Build talent pools to support future recruitment activity
• Use Success Factors ATS to manage the recruitment of allocated vacancy activity
• Work with agencies when required, facilitating briefing calls and agency portal management
• Co-ordinate the offer process for successful candidates
• Take part in weekly update calls to ensure alignment of vacancy activity and future requirements
• Support others with queries when required
• Support with key projects within the Talent Acquisition space
  
  

What You'll Bring

To help us make a difference, you’ll bring your passion and talent for what you do along with the following skills, experience, qualifications and attributes:

Essential:

• Proven background in an in-house Talent Acquisition role
• Strong track record recruiting both high-volume and specialist vacancies
• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems and recruitment tools
• Demonstrated ownership of the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle, from briefing through to offer, for a defined business area or function
• Ability to craft creative, compelling job advertisements aligned with brand guidelines
• Skilled in direct sourcing and innovative attraction strategies to identify top talent
• Success hiring across technical and engineering roles, spanning both blue- and white-collar positions across multiple business areas
• Fluent in English both written & verbal

Desirable:

• Working knowledge of SuccessFactors, supporting the recruitment process from requisition approval through to offer stage
• Comfortable operating within a complex, matrixed organisation
• Background in recruiting within the aerospace industry

Alongside the above, you’ll be a proactive and confident recruiter who thrives in a fast-paced environment and communicates effectively with a wide range of stakeholders. With innovation at the heart of what we do, you’ll bring fresh ideas to help tackle local skills gaps and enhance our attraction strategies in Chihuahua, Mexico.

You’ll bring a broad background, with a track record of recruiting across multiple role types and levels—managing both high-volume hiring and standalone, specialist vacancies. The ideal candidate will be based in Chihuahua or within a commutable distance.

Please submit your application in English

What We'll Offer

• Competitive Salary Dependant on experience
• Opportunity to earn up to 15 %bonus
• Hybrid working – giving you the opportunity to balance home and office working
• A collaborative, dynamic working environment

As well as a competitive package we’ll offer you a world of opportunity. We want to see your career fly! We’ll support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities. That’s the beauty of being part of a global business, once you’re on board you never know where you career journey may take you!

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.​
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