HR Specialist

At Kongsberg, we believe in tackling challenging problems and delivering extreme performance for extreme conditions. We do that through excellent products and services developed for delivering the greatest benefits to our customers. We believe that we can achieve world class solutions through dedicated people and continuous improvement of or our technology. We believe in a workplace characterized by diversity and together we can create a work environment that brings the best out of everyone. We are very positive that you want to contribute to our development, and that you want to develop within Kongsberg.
An exciting opportunity has arisen as HR Specialist in Kongsberg Maritime Sweden. As part of our Business Support Division, we can offer you a broad and operative HR role where you have the opportunity to support our employees and be part of our continuous development to streamline our HR processes. We are looking for you with a formal education in HR or relevant field and preferably some experience working in the HR area. This position is a temporary covering at least 12 months.
You will be part of a small team working in close collaboration within HR, Payroll and IT, but with defined areas of responsibility. Our team focus is to ensure efficient and reliable business support to both managers and employees in Sweden, and in some cases Denmark as well.
Key accountabilities
As HR Specialist, you work as a broad and operative organizational support in HR related questions. One main area of focus is to support our managers in coordinating the recruitment process. Here you provide reliable support in all steps included, from advertisement all the way to onboarding and introduction of new hires. Another area of focus is to coordinate training and health checks according to business needs and legal requirements. You also support both managers and employees in questions regarding labor law, personnel matters and system administration.
In this position, you work continuously to update our HR tools, such as HR systems and benefits portal. You should therefore enjoy working with IT systems and find the future development of such tools interesting. You will have a great opportunity to influence and develop our way of working with HR and recruitment locally. Therefore, we appreciate your ability and will to improve our processes, making them even more efficient.
In addition, you will represent Kongsberg in exhibitions and networks and contribute to both local and global development projects. Since we are a small team, you will be trained in simpler salary and time and attendance administration to maintain redundancy to our payroll function.
Qualifications & Experience
You should have a bachelor’s degree in HR or relevant field. Experience working with HR related questions and recruitment is meritorious as well as working with HR/IT system administration. You should be able to speak and write high level of English since we are working in an international environment.
You are able to
In this role, you need to be able to act on own initiative, make things happen and accept responsibility for the results. You adhere to company rules and procedures and execute plans with commitment and determination. You communicate and co-operate well with others, share knowledge, experience, information and support others in the pursuit of team goals. You use a methodical and systematic approach, plan ahead, define clear priorities and allocate resources effectively.
Last day to apply 2022-09-26
Our goal is to fill this position as soon as possible, selection and interviews may be conducted during the application period. For this position we work with personality and ability tests, which may be sent to you if you proceed in the process.
Kongsberg Maritime, a subsidiary of KONGSBERG, is a global marine technology company, providing innovative and reliable technology solutions for all marine industry sectors including: merchant, offshore, subsea and naval. Headquartered in Kongsberg, Norway, the company has manufacturing, sales and service facilities in 34 countries. Kongsberg Maritime is part of KONGSBERG, an international, knowledge-based group delivering high-technology systems and solutions to clients within the oil and gas industry, merchant marine, defence and aerospace. Kongsberg Martitime has a commitment in Sustainable Development Goals and for us, the oceans and marine resources are important. We therefore strive to develop products that help reduce emissions and damage to life below water.
Kongsberg Maritime in Kristinehamn consists of 280 engaged people working with sales, research, development, construction, service and assembly of market leading solutions.
Our Business Support Division manages a large of range of supporting functions, with the responsibility to provide support to divisions according to divisional needs, while facilitating for divisional independence. Among other functions, Business Support covers HR, Compliance, Security, Export Control, Facility Management and Internal Communication.