Graduate HR Manager

targetjobs UK; Warrington; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A major dairy company in Warrington is seeking a Site HR Manager. The role involves overseeing all aspects of the employee lifecycle, supporting HR initiatives, and ensuring compliance with KPIs. The ideal candidate should have experience in a manufacturing environment and strong HR project leadership skills. This position offers competitive benefits, including a bonus and comprehensive health 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

Enhanced Bereavement Leave

Pension Employer Contribution Scheme

Exclusive access to Müller Rewards

Qualifications

• CIPD qualification is preferred.
• Experience in a manufacturing setup is necessary.
• Familiarity with HR legislative frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Deliver all aspects of the employee lifecycle.
• Support the HR agenda by working with key stakeholders.
• Drive compliance against people KPIs.
• Participate in implementing HR projects.
• Facilitate employee forums and focus groups.
• 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

Müller Milk & Ingredients 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

• Müller Yogurt & Desserts is the UK’s leading yogurt manufacturer, aiming 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.

Job Responsibilities

We’re looking for an 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.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting the HR people agenda for site by working with key stakeholders.
• Building commitment for HR initiatives across the site.
• Effectively communicating people‑related initiatives and strategy to the site workforce.
• Driving compliance against people KPIs, such as absence and turnover, to track and determine progress in addressing gaps.
• Participating in the implementation of HR projects, procedures, and guidelines to help align the workforce with the strategic goals of the organisation.
• Delivering an engagement and wellbeing agenda and tracking progress against engagement action plans.
• Facilitating employee forums, focus groups, and listening sessions.
• Collaborating with Centres of Excellence within the HR team including the ER team, recruitment, and L&D teams.
• Working with the Reward team; implementing and communicating incentive and recognition programmes ensuring that people understand the link between performance and reward/recognition.
• Coaching management teams to improve the effectiveness of performance development.
• Ensuring the performance management process is in place and operating effectively.
• Supporting and developing relevant stakeholder groups in the identification and development of talent and generating, reviewing, and delivering a succession strategy.
• Building leadership capability by providing managers with skills, tools, and techniques to manage change and employee issues.
• Managing recruitment in line with workforce plans; regularly reviewing 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 the 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 through the appropriate channels.