"King Aerospace is an aerodynamics company that outfits the interior of planes from private citizens to commercial to military and beyond. They needed someone to head up their HR department, but Mr. King would be the first to tell you that he needed someone who cared about people first! Rana Payne was relocating to the Dallas area and her skillset fit like a glove with what King Aerospace was looking for and needed. She had a track record of helping companies grow, and onboarding new employees while helping companies stay in compliance. She has been able to come aboard King Aerospace and hit the ground running with them!"
- Eric Albert, Executive Search Consultant
Meet King Aerospace
For more than 30 years, King Aerospace has rolled out the red carpet for their customers, considering it their job to make a significant difference in the lives of others… and they just happen to work on airplanes.
Jerry King founded King Aerospace with a vision of creating a company that gives more than it takes, builds value in all it does, and has a culture where everyone is aware that great success is not achieved alone.
Opportunity
King Aerospace needed a People Department Manager to lead the HR staff. They needed a person they could entrust with coordinating all day-to-day administrative HR activities that allow the team to function. They hoped to find someone who could set a positive employee-focused tone of servant leadership.
To operate in demanding special-missions aviation environments, King Aerospace needs personnel who are both excellent at the job and committed to the mission. The team values servant leadership, integrity, and a problem-solving approach to serving their customers.
Solution
With this vacancy, and a simultaneous need for an Executive Assistant, the team at King Aerospace decided they could best fulfill their mission if they filled these roles with the right people, and quickly. In order to do this, they partnered with the team at Vanderbloemen.
The team met Eric Albert, an Executive Search Consultant. Eric got to know the team, including their founder and president. He learned that the unicorn candidate to aim for would be an evangelical believer who is determined to live out their faith in all that they do. This person would ideally have a background in human resources so that, once being hired, they could jump in actively from the start.
Emily Hernandez-Basquez, the Senior Executive Search Recruiter at Vanderbloemen, began searching through the candidate pool for qualified candidates, and she identified a slew of faith-driven people for King Aerospace to consider. As the team examined the candidates, one stood out as a first choice.
Result
After a round of interviews and meeting Mr. King himself, Rana Payne happily accepted the role. Rana carries expertise unique to her HR background, which she was excited to apply to a faith-centered organization.
Rana had already begun moving from San Antonio to Dallas, as her husband was relocated for his work – training pilots. With moving already set in motion, she was able to begin working with the team at King Aerospace promptly.
In the end, King Aerospace was successfully staffed with both a People Department Manager and an Executive Assistant, allowing the team to focus on quality and efficient service.
Benefit
The benefit of hiring Vanderbloemen is that we have the search capabilities to find the ideal fit for your organization, whether the right person is already working for you or is living halfway across the globe. We can provide an extensive reach and a full-staff approach for organizations that otherwise would be limited to their local networks and would need to sacrifice other responsibilities to invest in a quality search. We are able to bring schools and organizations executive position candidates they could not find on their own.
If you’re ready to start the conversation around hiring, contact our team. We’ll guide you through the hiring process at every level, from job descriptions to signing the offer letter.