Graduate HR Manager

Müller UK & Ireland; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dairy company in the UK is looking for a Graduate Human Resources Manager based at their Severnside site. This full-time position involves managing the employee lifecycle, from recruitment to performance management. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing setting and possess strong HR skills and experience. The role offers a hybrid work model and a comprehensive benefits package including up to 10% annual bonus and private medical insurance.

Benefits

Up to 10% annual bonus

4 x Life Assurance policy

Private Medical Insurance

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Family Leave

Pension Employer Contribution Scheme

Qualifications

• CIPD qualification or relevant experience is necessary.
• Must have experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in a business partner/matrix structure is important.

Responsibilities

• Support HR people agenda by working with key stakeholders.
• Drive compliance against people KPIs such as absence and turnover.
• Collaborate with Centres of Excellence within the HR team.

Skills

CIPD qualified or relevant experience

Experience working within a manufacturing environment

Experience in a business partner/matrix structure

Proven experience of leading HR project workstreams

Proven HR legislative understanding

Ability to build trust, respect, and openness

Job description

Müller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller, which employs over 31,000 people across Europe. In the UK, Müller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private‑label dairy products made with milk from 1,300 farmers in Britain. Müller is ranked within the top 20 in The Grocer’s Top 100 list of Britain’s biggest brands and is chosen from shelves millions of times each year.

Müller Milk & Ingredients aims to be Britain’s private‑label dairy leader, producing branded and private‑label fresh milk, cream, butter and ingredients products. It boasts a network of dairies and depots servicing customers throughout the country.

Müller Yogurt & Desserts is the UK’s leading yogurt manufacturer, responsible for major brands such as Müller Corner, Müllerlight, Müller Bliss, Müller Rice, FRijj and Müller Kefir Smoothie. It produces chilled desserts under licence from Mondelez International and supplies the UK private‑label yogurt market from a dedicated, state‑of‑the‑art yogurt facility.

Graduate Human Resources Manager

Severnside, Gloucestershire

Hybrid (4 days in office)

Full Time – Permanent

We are looking for an HR Professional to join our Severnside dairy site. The Site HR Manager will be responsible for the delivery of all aspects of the employee lifecycle, from recruitment and onboarding to performance management and employee exit. This is a great opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment and enjoys being close to operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the HR people agenda for the site by working with key stakeholders.
• Build commitment for HR initiatives across the site.
• Effectively communicate people‑related initiatives and strategy to the workforce.
• Drive compliance against people KPIs such as absence and turnover to track progress in addressing gaps.
• Participate in the implementation of HR projects, procedures and guidelines to align the workforce with the organisation’s strategic goals.
• Deliver an engagement and wellbeing agenda and track progress against engagement action plans.
• Facilitate employee forums, focus groups and listening sessions.
• Collaborate with Centres of Excellence within the HR team, including the ER team, recruitment and L&D teams.
• Work with the Reward team to implement and communicate incentive and recognition programmes, ensuring people understand the link between performance and reward/recognition.
• Act as a coach to management teams to improve the effectiveness of performance development.
• Ensure the performance management process is in place and operating effectively.
• Support and develop stakeholder groups in the identification and development of talent and generate, review and deliver succession strategy.
• Build leadership capability by providing managers with skills, tools and techniques to manage change and employee issues.
• Manage recruitment in line with workforce plans; regularly review headcount with Finance colleagues to ensure budgets are appropriately managed.

Key Skills & Experience

• CIPD qualified or relevant experience.
• Experience working within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience working in a business partner/matrix structure.
• Proven experience of leading HR project workstreams.
• Proven HR legislative understanding / knowledge and ability to apply this knowledge appropriately.
• Able to build trust, respect and openness.

Benefits

• Up to 10% annual bonus
• 4 x Life Assurance policy
• Private Medical Insurance
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising with service)
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Family Leave
• Enhanced Bereavement Leave
• Pension Employer Contribution Scheme (matched up to 8%)
• Exclusive access to Müller Rewards, offering a variety of online and in‑store discounts

If you have the skills and experience in the above areas and would like to be considered for this role please apply at www.mullercareers.co.uk