HR Generalist

Marshall of Cambridge Holdings Ltd; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established manufacturing company in Cambridge is looking for a proactive HR professional to support employee lifecycle processes and engage in strategic HR projects. Responsibilities include maintaining HR systems, supporting recruitment, and handling employee relations. CIPD Level 5 or equivalent experience is desirable. This hybrid role offers a competitive salary and extensive benefits including up to 30 days holiday.

Benefits

27 days holiday, increasing with service

Pension contributions up to 9%

Healthcare cash plan for you and your children

Flexible benefit program

Life assurance at 4x basic salary

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced environment like manufacturing, industrial, or logistics.
• Confident using HR systems and data.
• Strong coaching and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as a first point of contact for HR queries.
• Support the full employee lifecycle including recruitment.
• Maintain HR systems and accurate employee records.
• Partner on employee relations matters.
• Use HR data to identify trends.

Skills

Proactive HR professional

Strong employee relations experience

Excellent organisational skills

Coaching and influencing skills

Education

CIPD Level 5 or equivalent experience

Job description

• Competitive salary, 27 days holiday increasing with service up to 30 days (option to buy /sell), pension contributions up to 9%, healthcare cash plan for you and your children and an extensive flexible benefit program

• Cambridge - hybrid working

• We are able to offer flexibility around hours and working patterns

Why Join Marshall Land Systems in this role?

At Marshall Land Systems, you will play a key role in shaping the employee experience within a transforming business. In this opportunity you will partner with managers and employees across the business, supporting everything from recruitment and onboarding to development, performance, and engagement. You\'ll also contribute to strategic HR projects that drive growth and cultural change.

If you are a proactive HR professional who enjoys variety and wants to make a real impact in a changing business whilst learning and developing your skill set, then this role offers the scope and support to grow your career, while helping others achieve their potential.

Your responsibilities in this role include:

• Act as a first point of contact for HR queries, providing advice and escalating complex issues where needed.
• Support the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, promotions, transfers, exits, and benefits administration.
• Maintain HR systems and accurate employee records, ensuring compliance with employment law, GDPR, and company policies.
• Partner with managers and the HR Business Partner on employee relations, including investigations, disciplinaries, and performance management.
• Partner with the Resourcing Business Partner on recruitment delivery including scheduling interviews, managing offers and liaising with candidates/hiring managers and agencies, ensuring the best recruitment experience.
• Use HR data and analytics to identify trends, inform priorities, and design proactive interventions.
• Coordinate training, development, and wellbeing initiatives, as well as employee engagement activities.
• Contribute to HR projects, change management, and organisational design to support growth and efficiency.

Apply if you have most of the following:

• CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent experience).
• Broad HR generalist experience in a fast-paced environment (manufacturing, industrial, or logistics experience desirable).
• Strong employee relations experience with good judgement and problem-solving skills.
• Confident using HR systems and data to drive insights.
• Excellent organisational skills, able to manage competing priorities and work at pace.
• Strong coaching, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
• Change management and project experience an advantage.

Desirable Experience

• Payroll input and benefits administration.
• Recruitment and HR administration.

The benefits we will offer you include:

• 27 days holiday increasing with service up to 30 days (option to buy /sell)

• Pension contributions up to 9%

• Healthcare cash plan for you and your children

• Extensive flexible benefit program including Cycle to Work

• Life assurance at 4x basic salary

• Enhanced parental leave and pay

• Paid volunteering leave

• Access to industry leading wellbeing resources and tools

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