HR Generalist / Advisor

WernerCo Professional Brands; Maldon; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an HR Generalist, where you will support a vibrant team in a fast-paced environment. This role focuses on enhancing employee engagement, managing recruitment, and ensuring compliance with HR policies. You will play a crucial part in fostering a collaborative culture, driving performance management, and implementing process improvements. If you are passionate about HR and eager to make a significant impact in a global organization, this position offers a unique opportunity to grow your career while contributing to a great workplace culture.

Qualifications

• Proven HR experience in a manufacturing environment or similar.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to manage time effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR support aligned with business initiatives and best practices.
• Manage employee relations investigations and performance management.

Skills

Human Resources Management

Data Analysis

Employee Relations

Performance Management

Recruitment

Time Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources or related field

CIPD Level 5 Certification

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

HR Management Systems

Job description

About Us

WHY WERNER? BECAUSE WE ARE THE PRO'S CHOICE! You will find our market leading products and brands on trucks and job sites all over the world. Focusing on end users' needs drives our success. Our entire product development process—from research to engineering to manufacturing to commercialization—creates products that ensure ease of use, productivity, durability and safety for the end user.

Overview

Are you working in an entry-level HR positions now and looking to take your career to the next level as part of a truly Global HR Team? Looking to be part of an organization that is building a unique culture to not only win in the marketplace but create a great place to work?

We are looking for a HR Generalist to work with our UK Team and support our Maldon, Essex site and operations teams by providing HR support. Our ideal candidate enjoys a fast-paced vibrant environment, is data driven, detail-oriented, service-focused, curious, adaptive, and looking to create an impact. The role will be responsible for employee relations, engagement, development, and recruitment in support of company values and business objectives. To be successful in the role you must be passionate about providing excellent customer service by building partnerships and being responsive to the needs of our teams and leadership.

Our UK business has a team across the country and whilst the initial focus will be in Maldon, the role will also on occasions remotely support Burton on Trent.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities & how you will make an impact:

- HR support, ensuring alignment with business and strategic initiatives, and human resources best practices. (e.g., talent recruitment, development, and training; engagement; succession planning; performance management; legal/regulatory compliance; compensation, safety and benefit policies and practices).

- Educate, support, and follow up with leaders and managers regarding execution of human resources policies, processes and initiatives, and handling employee relations issues.

- Oversee relations investigations, interviews, documentation and follow up, supporting the administration of appropriate follow up.

- Provide day-to-day performance management guidance to leadership and facilitate escalation, as needed.

- Provide operational support as needed.

- Provide data analysis and reporting based on business needs. Support in handling HR administrative data transactions and processes in support of the business.

- Partner with HR team on special projects or processes involving Performance Management, HR Systems, Training, Career/Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, Employee Relations, Employee Engagement, Compensation and Benefits

- Identify and implement process improvement opportunities by leveraging technology and streamlining administrative related tasks.

- Administer human resources policies and procedures, with attention to confidentiality, timeliness, privacy, and fairness.

- Support best practices with HR team to develop and coordinate programs and events.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will have proven human resourcesexperience, in a manufacturing environment or similar. Experience of working with unions would be beneficial but not essential.

You will be highly analytical, able to work independently, set daily priorities and should have excellent time management.

A high degree of professionalism is required with clients and peers. You will be a collaborative team-player with exhibited ability to work independently and flexibility to move between projects. You will be a creative,agile thinker with ability to embrace and leverage current and new technology to support the business.

Thoroughness and confidentiality are essential.

A degree or equivalent experience is preferredas is a Human Resources certification - CIPD Level 5. You will be proficient with Microsoft office products including Excel, Word and Power-Point

EEO Statement

Werner is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. Werner is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All qualified applicants to Werner are considered for employment without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status or any other protected characteristic. WernerCo will not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind based on these characteristics.