Head of HR & Development - Growing Specialist Manufacturer - Excellent Package

Page Personnel; York; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing specialist manufacturer is seeking a Head of HR & Development in York. This role involves creating a best-in-class employer brand and optimizing people performance to meet company ambitions. The ideal candidate will have extensive HR experience, coaching skills, and a strong strategic mindset. The position offers a salary of around £80,000 with excellent benefits and hybrid working options.

Benefits

Bonus

Car Allowance

Healthcare

Pension

Qualifications

• Broad experience in fast-paced business with international remit.
• Pragmatic hands-on approach to strategic thinking.
• Experience with training needs analysis and learning academy creation.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior leadership to achieve organisational objectives.
• Define HR initiatives and company policies.
• Manage and coach the HR team.

Skills

Experience operating at senior board level

Experience designing leadership programmes

People management skills

Coaching experience

Education

Qualified member of the CIPD

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Posted:

14.08.2025

Expiry Date:

28.09.2025

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Job Description:

• First senior HR role for a specialist manufacturer based in the UK and globally
• Hybrid role with excellent career opportunities

About Our Client

A specialist manufacturing and service company, with operations in the UK and overseas, and head-office between York and Harrogate.

Job Description

The Head of HR & Development is responsible for creating a best in class employer brand to attract, engage, develop and retain the best talent, optimising people performance to deliver the company's 2028 ambitions.

• Collaborates with the senior leadership team to design and deliver an overall people strategy and plan to achieve the organisational objectives and company ambitions
• Defines HR initiatives, company policy and procedures.
• Provides strategic counsel on all people matters.
• Facilitates the development of HR processes and services to support business strategies.
• Develops the company culture and creates an employer of choice.
• Creates and manages the HR function's annual budget.
• Contributes to the long- term goals of the organisation, including talent acquisition and succession planning.
• Operates globally supporting the People Strategy for Global Operations, including established and other emerging sites.
• Monitors and proactively highlights the effectiveness of people management and HR practices/processes for the business to initiate, plan and manage change.
• Manage, coach and develop the HR team.
• Proactively coaches' leaders and people within the business on the right behaviours and values.
• Works in partnership with outsourced providers.
• Brings in external market best practice and keeps abreast of legislation.
• Ensure risks are identified and raised with a resolution agreed.

The Successful Applicant

This exciting Head of HR & Development role requires an individual with broad experience and an entrepreneurial spirit. You will need to be/have:

• Experience operating at senior board level in a fast paced business, preferably with an international remit.
• Experience designing and delivering leadership programmes and interventions.
• Experience of training needs analysis and the creation and implementation of a learning academy.
• Extensive experience in Human Resource Management and a qualified member of the CIPD.
• A strategic thinker with a pragmatic hands-on approach.
• People management skills and experience.
• Coaching experience.
• Ideally experienced in both large and SME businesses in a similar sector.

What's on Offer

The Head of HR & Development will play an integral part in the growth of this business, and as such offers a generous package:

• Salary of c£80,000
• Excellent benefits including Bonus, Car Allowance, Healthcare, DIS x 4, Pension
• Hybrid working model with 3-4 days on site near Harrogate / York.
• Genuine career opportunity as the business grows.

Due to the expected volume of applications we will be unable to respond individually. Please assume if you haven't heard within two weeks that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.