HR Manager

Morrisons; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Morrisons is seeking an HR Manager for their Bridgwater site, responsible for developing a high-performing People Team and tailoring HR strategies to align with site-specific needs. You will have the opportunity to drive culture change, manage recruitment, and ensure compliance with regulations. In return, the role offers autonomy, a supportive work environment, and generous benefits including six weeks of holiday, competitive discounts, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Six weeks holiday

15% discount in our stores

Career progression opportunities

Subsidised staff canteen

Free parking

Market leading pension and life assurance

Healthcare/Well-being benefits

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• Strategic thinker with passion for culture change.
• Experienced in fast-paced environments, ideally manufacturing.
• Confident communicator skilled in managing complex ER cases.

Responsibilities

• Lead an onsite People Team to develop a high-performing workforce.
• Shape and deliver a site people plan aligned with business vision.
• Ensure compliance with ER, IR, and Payroll practices.

Skills

Communication

Coaching

Strategic Thinking

Continuous Improvement

Inclusive Culture Building

Education

CIPD qualification or equivalent HR management experience

Tools

HR systems

MS Office

Job description

Are you ready to shape, mould, and elevate one of our key performing sites to even greater heights? As a HR Manager, you’ll have a real opportunity to make an impact—pulling together a hardworking, robust team, supporting and coaching the senior leadership team, and driving a culture of engagement, development, and success.

This isn’t just about keeping the plates spinning; it’s about taking ownership to create and execute plans that strengthen the whole site and elevate our People team. You’ll lead on talent succession, retention, and culture, and have the chance to influence and inspire across every level.
What you’ll be doing:

• Lead and manage an onsite People Team (up to 8 colleagues) to build a high-performing, motivated, and well-trained team.
  
• Shape and deliver a site people plan that not only aligns with the Morrisons vision but is tailored to the unique needs of your site.
  
• Develop and grow the HR team’s talent, ensuring their continued professional development and progression.
  
• Work in partnership with the Site and Senior Leadership Teams, acting as a trusted advisor to drive key initiatives in culture, retention, and succession planning.
  
• Foster a culture of respect and inclusion, where managers listen to and act on colleague feedback.
  
• Coach and support the management team to nurture performance and unlock potential across the site.
  
• Ensure all ER, IR, and Payroll practices are compliant, consistent, and aligned with company standards.
  
• Own recruitment and labour supply—permanent and temporary—ensuring a smooth and engaging experience for all candidates and colleagues.
  
• Drive the development of clear succession plans for all salaried colleagues, so the site’s future is in safe hands.
  
• Support Health and Safety across the site, prioritising the wellbeing of our colleagues and customers.
  
• Collaborate with operational teams to identify efficiencies, deliver labour budget targets, and continually improve ways of working.

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About you

You’ll be a strategic thinker with a real passion for driving culture change and fostering engaged teams. You’ll bring creativity and pragmatism to your ideas and be excited about shaping the future of one of our best-performing sites. You’ll also be:

• CIPD qualified (or equivalent HR management experience).
  
• Experienced in fast-paced, agile, and demanding environments—ideally manufacturing or logistics.
  
• A confident communicator who can engage and influence at all levels.
  
• Skilled in dealing with complex ER cases, with a strong understanding of employment law.
  
• Comfortable working in a unionised environment and partnering with colleagues to deliver positive outcomes.
  
• A coach and mentor who grows people and builds strong, cohesive teams.
  
• Proactive and driven by continuous improvement—able to challenge the status quo and find better ways of working.
• Flexible and adaptable, with strong IT skills (MS Office and HR systems) and a willingness to travel to support other sites and projects.

Why join us?

• This role is fully site-based (no hybrid working), giving you the chance to be at the heart of the operation, driving real change and seeing your impact first-hand.
  
• You’ll have the autonomy to shape and mould the HR agenda at site level, influencing key decisions and helping to create a truly engaged, high-performing workforce.
  
• You’ll be part of a wider People team that’s passionate about supporting our colleagues and driving the success of our sites.
  
• Additionally, you will be a self-starter, be innovative and creative in your ideas and be driven by culture change and be pragmatic in your strategic thought process. You will hold a desire to step up in your career alongside the development of our current People team.
  

In return for your hard work we will offer you:

• Six weeks holiday (including bank holidays)
• 15% discount in our stores available from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount More Card for a friend or family member
• Career progression and development opportunities
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Free parking
• Market leading pension and life assurance
• Healthcare/Well-being benefits including Aviva Digital GP
• Morrisons MyPerks with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
• Long Service Awards
• Optional Payroll charity donations
• Enhanced Family/maternity/parental leave

About us

From a Bradford market stall to the UK’s 4th largest supermarket chain and the UK's 2nd largest fresh food manufacturer.

We are proud to be the Yorkshire food retailer serving customers across the UK in over almost 500 stores and an online home delivery service. Our 18 manufacturing sites provide our customers with the freshest produce from flowers, fish and veg to burgers and bread, all delivered to our stores via our 6 distribution sites by our 2,000 strong fleet.

Every week, 11 million customers pass through our doors and around 97,000 colleagues across the business work hard each day to deliver great service to them. We cover more than 11 million households with our Morrisons.com service. With competitive, permanently low prices we are committed to helping our customers save money every day.

We are foodmakers and shopkeepers and #wemakemorrisons.

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