HR Generalist

Castle Employment Agency Ltd; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

CIPD qualification support

Exposure to recruitment across roles

Generalist HR experience

Job summary

Castle Employment Agency Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking an HR Generalist to join its HR team on a full-time, permanent basis. Salary up to £35,000 with hybrid working (one day per week from home).

You will own recruitment across professional, technical and operational roles while supporting managers and employees and contributing to engagement and diversity initiatives as the business grows.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years HR experience in an HR environment.
• Experience in recruitment within an HR role.
• Interest in developing a wider generalist HR career.
• Confidence communicating with managers, employees and candidates at different levels.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills.
• Proactive, professional and people-focused approach.
• Willingness to pursue CIPD qualification if not already held.

Responsibilities

• Manage recruitment from briefing through to offer and onboarding.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand current and future recruitment needs.
• Support the attraction and selection of candidates across professional, technical and operational roles.
• Coordinate interviews, candidate communication and recruitment administration.
• Provide a high-quality experience for candidates and hiring managers.
• Support generalist HR activity across the employee lifecycle.
• Contribute to employee engagement, retention and diversity initiatives.
• Help improve HR and recruitment processes as the business grows.
• Maintain accurate employee and recruitment records.
• Support managers and employees with day-to-day HR queries.

Skills

Recruitment coordination

HR policy knowledge

Stakeholder management

CIPD awareness

Organisational skills

Education

CIPD Level 3 or 5

Job description

An established and growing manufacturing business near Driffield, East Yorkshire, is looking for an HR Generalist to join its HR team on a full-time, permanent basis, with a salary of up to £35,000.

This is an excellent opportunity for an HR professional with recruitment experience who wants to broaden their generalist knowledge and play an active role in supporting managers and employees across the business.

You will take ownership of recruitment activity across a varied range of professional, technical and operational roles. Working closely with hiring managers, you will help the business attract and secure the right people while providing a positive and consistent candidate experience. Alongside recruitment, you will support the wider HR team with generalist activity and initiatives focused on employee engagement, retention, diversity and continued business growth.

What you will be doing

• Managing recruitment activity from the initial briefing through to offer and onboarding
• Partnering with hiring managers to understand their current and future recruitment needs
• Supporting the attraction and selection of candidates across professional, technical and operational roles
• Coordinating interviews, candidate communication and recruitment administration
• Providing a high-quality experience for candidates and hiring managers
• Supporting generalist HR activity across the employee lifecycle
• Contributing to employee engagement, retention and diversity initiatives
• Helping to improve HR and recruitment processes as the business continues to grow
• Maintaining accurate employee and recruitment records
• Supporting managers and employees with day-to-day HR queries

What we are looking for

• Previous experience working within an HR environment, ideally gained over at least one to two years
• Practical recruitment experience, either within an internal HR team or as part of a broader HR role
• A genuine interest in developing a wider generalist HR career
• Confidence communicating with managers, employees and candidates at different levels
• Strong organisation and administration skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities
• A proactive, professional and people-focused approach
• CIPD Level 3 or Level 5 would be advantageous but is not essential
• A willingness to work towards a CIPD qualification if not already held

What is on offer

• Salary up to £35,000
• Full-time, permanent position
• Hybrid working, with one day per week from home
• Support towards a CIPD qualification where required
• Exposure to recruitment across a diverse range of roles
• The opportunity to develop broader HR generalist experience
• Support from an established HR manager and wider team
• The chance to join a successful business with ambitious growth plans

If you have a strong grounding in HR and recruitment and are ready to take the next step into a broader HR Generalist role.