Undergraduate Human Resources

Job Advertisement: Undergraduate Air Human Resources

Agency Partner: Supportive Bridge Staffing Agency

Client: BAE Systems

Location: Samlesbury / Warton, Lancashire, United Kingdom (Hybrid/Flexible, with site attendance expected 3–5 days per week)

Position Type: 12-Month Undergraduate Industrial Placement

Salary: £25,900 per annum

Start Date: 21st June 2027

Placement End Date: 16th June 2028

About the Opportunity

Supportive Bridge Staffing Agency is proud to partner with BAE Systems—a global leader in defence, aerospace, and security—to source an aspiring and driven Undergraduate Air Human Resources professional for a 12-month industrial placement in Lancashire.

As part of the world-renowned Air Team, you will support the HR function to ensure people-related processes and systems operate effectively and efficiently across the business. This placement offers an extraordinary hands-on platform to gain valuable experience in employee relations, talent resourcing, and business partnering across world-leading programs like the Typhoon, F-35, and Tempest.

Role Overview

Working within either a specialist team or business partnering environment, you will support a range of business requirements through the HR team. Under the guidance and supervision of a qualified HR professional, you will help deliver people strategies across resourcing, performance management, reward and recognition, employee relations, learning and development, and organization design.

Core Duties & Responsibilities

• Employee Relations: Provide HR guidance to managers on employee relations matters, including attendance, performance, and conduct issues.

• Business Partnering: Partner with leaders and employees to identify workforce needs and support key business objectives.

• Talent & Resourcing: Coordinate recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and development activities to strengthen talent capability.

• Process Compliance: Deliver accurate HR processes and ensure compliance with company policies and employment legislation.

• HR Projects & Inclusion: Contribute to HR projects, process improvements, and inclusion initiatives that enhance the overall employee experience.

Key Requirements & Qualifications

• Academic Background: Must be on track to obtain a 2:2 Bachelor’s degree or a pass at Master’s level. (Note: All degree subjects are considered for this placement!)

• Working Arrangement: On-site presence in Samlesbury or Warton 3 to 5 days per week under hybrid working guidelines.

• Security Clearance: All applicants must achieve, as a minimum, the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). Note: Due to security and export control restrictions, candidates must meet national identity, birthplace, and residency criteria (typically requiring continuous UK residency of 5 to 10 years for higher-level national security vetting).

Why Join BAE Systems?

• Meaningful Impact: Build a career with purpose, contributing to advanced technology-led solutions that protect what matters most and shape a safer future.

• Professional Growth: Access first-class training, coaching, and mentoring programs designed to stretch your potential and foster lifelong learning.

• Wellbeing & Rewards: Enjoy a competitive salary of £25,900 alongside flexible benefits tailored to support your financial and personal wellbeing.

• Inclusive Culture: Thrive in an environment that champions diversity, sustainable working practices, and a strong sense of shared purpose within a global workforce of over 110,000 colleagues.