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Industrial Placement - Human Resources
Date Posted
2026-03-10
Country
United Kingdom
Location
Solihull, Solihull
Position Role Type
Unspecified
Joining RTX isn't just about finding a job; it's about embarking on a journey to redefine the future of aerospace technology.
With a global workforce of 180,000+ employees, RTX is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace defense industry. RTX has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers' toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving market. RTX comprises 3 key businesses: Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon, with the UK being predominantly Collins Aerospace.
We Have An Exciting Opportunity For An Industrial Placement Student To Join Our People Services Team On a 12-month Fixed-term Contract
The UK And Ireland People Services Team Serves As The First Point Of Contact For HR Advice And Guidance, Supporting Employees And Managers Across Our 21 Sites, Which Collectively Employ Around 7,600 People. Our Team Operates Across Three Tiers
- Tier 0 – A self-service online portal for HR queries
- Tier 1 – Handling general HR queries, providing advice and guidance, and managing HR administration
- Tier 2 – Delivering specialized support for more complex cases
This Tier 1 role is customer-focused, fast-paced, and offers an incredible opportunity to gain broad hands-on HR experience with a specific focus on employee life events, flexible working applications, and entry-level payroll functions.
What You Will Do
- Process applications for maternity, paternity, and flexible working requests in line with company policies
- Undertake a range of HR administration duties including generating employee correspondence, data audits, and updating employee files, ensuring high levels of data accuracy are maintained throughout
- Utilize HRIT systems such as Workday and SAP to transact HR/Payroll changes and troubleshoot process issues
- Deliver high-quality customer service whilst managing cases from varied employee groups, across multiple communication channels including email, phone, and our online portal
- Adhere to established HR processes, knowledge, policies, company guidelines, and regulations to resolve simple customer queries
- Actively engage with and apply continuous improvement methodology to identify improvement opportunities and support process optimization activities
- Over time and supported by the team, you will provide first-line HR support to employees and managers including providing simple HR policy and process advice across the employee lifecycle. You will use our CRM system ServiceNow to proactively administer cases, manage customer expectations, and adhere to SLAs
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What Will You Learn
We expect that you will be just starting your career, so we will delight in training and supporting you through your career journey. You will be guided by a large, experienced, and friendly team as well as comprehensive standard job instructions to help you succeed.
This placement offers a valuable opportunity to gain broad HR experience within a large organization, covering key areas such as HR processes, HRIT systems, and payroll, and will serve as an excellent stepping stone for a future career in HR.
Qualifications And Experience We Prefer
- Candidates must currently be working towards a degree in HR or a related field
- You will be eager to learn and committed to achieving both business and personal results whilst working collaboratively in a fast-paced customer service environment, operating to agreed targets and SLAs
- Able to deliver great customer service to a wide range of employees, handling sensitive information appropriately with discretion and integrity
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral) and able to verbally coach customers over the phone or on Zoom
- Strong attention to detail to ensure high levels of accuracy in work
- Proficient in IT with strong expertise in Microsoft Office applications
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What We Offer
In return, we offer a benefits package which includes a competitive salary as well as 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays. There is an Employee Assistance Programme, employee discounts, a fantastic pension scheme, wellness programs including discounted gym membership, and much, much more. This is a full-time hybrid role with the hours of work being 08:00 – 16:00 Mon to Thurs and 08:00 - 15.30 on Friday.
This placement offers significant opportunity for growth and development. Many of our graduates and permanent employees began their careers with us through Industrial Placements, where they gained valuable experience, thrived in their roles, and showcased their potential.
Human Resources is committed to making RTX a great place to work, grow and belong by recruiting, onboarding, developing, rewarding, and retaining the very best talent our industry has to offer. By fostering a culture for employees to earn and fulfill their potential, Human Resources fuels the success of our business - every day.
Join our team and help us soar to new heights.
RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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