Working at GKN Automotive
We are a world leading global automotive technology business, with diverse expertise driving the future of transportation.
With a comprehensive global footprint, and a 250 year heritage, we design, develop, manufacture and integrate an extensive range of driveline technologies for over 90% of the world’s car manufacturers via 47 plants in 19 countries.
Our vision is to drive a cleaner, more sustainable world and our 25,000* employees contribute to this in the design, development and manufacture of highly engineered products and systems including driveline components, all-wheel drive systems and eDrive systems.
We have relentless drive to transform, adapting to meet the needs of our customers and the challenges and opportunities of a rapidly changing world and our people create ingenious technologies and systems for a more sustainable future.
* this figure includes joint ventures
Choose GKN Automotive
GKN Automotive is a global company that positively affects the lives of people around the world every day.
As the global leader in drive systems, our expertise and experience is playing a vital role in the industry’s evolution. Our people provide the support that automakers need. Together, our team meets the challenges and opportunities presented by technological change and new markets.
At GKN Automotive, we value the contribution our people make. We listen and strive to provide a workplace that places their safety and wellbeing at its heart.
We offer opportunities for people to develop their career, broadening their horizons with experiences that unlock their full potential.
Learning and development
We are committed to the development of our employees and put our people at the core of our growth strategy. We believe that investing in our people delivers more value for all of our stakeholders.
GKN Automotive has a structured approach to technical and personal development and enables all employees to develop their capabilities and realise their full potential at every stage of their career. We embrace a modernised blended learning approach to deliver the right development to the right people at the right time.
Creating an engaging learning environment for all employees is a cornerstone of our business. Through robust assessment and conversations with individuals throughout the year, we ensure we are continuously developing the right capabilities required to remain at the industry’s forefront while inspiring our people to be #1 in everything they do.
Who we hire
We are looking for people who want to make a difference, talented individuals with the skills and passion to become leaders in what they do.
We recruit across all levels of the organisation through global programmes and through our local operations. Choosing GKN Automotive means joining a fast-paced global engineering network and ultimately offers a wide range of opportunities.
We are proud of our culture and are looking for like-minded people who share our values. GKN Automotive’s principles underpin everything we do, helping us to do business the right way. We are growing and always looking for great people to join our team.
Diversity and inclusion
Our people deliver advances that create value for customers. This is what makes us the global automotive industry’s leading driveline supplier.
We empower our people by respecting, appreciating, and valuing what makes us different. We strongly believe that difference in age, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, orientation, education, and national origin brings more new ideas and creativity to GKN Automotive.
By bringing their originality and ingenuity to our teams, our people are creating the right connections, developing fruitful collaboration and crucial customer intimacy around the world.
We treat people fairly and are committed to ensuring there is no discrimination towards any employees or prospective employees on the grounds of their gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion, colour, race or national or ethnic origin.
Find out about the current opportunities in GKN Automotive’s global operations.