Graduate HR Manager

Müller UK & Ireland; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dairy company in Gloucester is seeking a Graduate Human Resources Manager to enhance HR initiatives at the Severnside dairy site. This role demands a CIPD qualified individual with experience in a manufacturing environment, focusing on the employee lifecycle and performance management. You will support key stakeholders and lead HR projects while communicating effectively with the workforce. The company offers a competitive salary and benefits including a bonus scheme and contributory pension plan.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Bonus scheme

Contributory pension plan

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Responsibilities

• Support the HR people agenda for the site with key stakeholders.
• Build commitment for HR initiatives across the site.
• Effectively communicate people-related initiatives to the workforce.
• Drive compliance against people KPIs like absence and turnover.
• Participate in the implementation of HR projects and procedures.
• Deliver an engagement and wellbeing agenda.
• Facilitate employee forums and listening sessions.
• Collaborate with HR Centres of Excellence.
• Implement and communicate incentive and recognition programmes.
• Coach management teams to improve performance development.
• Ensure the performance management process is effective.
• Support talent identification and succession strategy.
• Build leadership capability for managing change and issues.
• Manage recruitment in line with workforce plans.

Skills

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

Able to build trust, respect and openness

Job description

Müller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller which employs over 31,000 people throughout 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 picked from shelves millions of times each year. Müller UK & Ireland includes:

Müller Milk & Ingredients which aims to be Britain's private label dairy leader and produces 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 which is the UK's leading yogurt manufacturer which aims to create millions more Müller moments for its consumers. It is responsible for major brands like Müller Corner, Müllerlight, Müller Bliss, Müller Rice, FRijj and Müller Kefir Smoothie and produces chilled desserts under licence from Mondelez International. It also supplies the UK private label yogurt market from a dedicated, state of the art yogurt facility.

Gradudate Human Resources Manager

Severnside, Gloucestershire

Hybrid (4 days in office)

Full Time - Permanent

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

In this role the key responsibilities will include:

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

In return for your commitment, drive and enthusiasm, we offer our employees numerous benefits as part of your employment, including:

• Competitive Salary
• Bonus scheme
• Contributory pension plan
• Life Assurance
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