HR Manager

Regional Recruitment; Cross Hands; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

40 hours per week

Site-based role

Pension scheme

Enhanced holiday entitlement

Free onsite parking

Subsidised canteen

Discounted staff shop

Health and wellbeing support

Death in Service scheme

Employee engagement activities

Retail discounts

Job summary

Regional Recruitment are seeking an experienced HR Manager to join a well-established manufacturing organisation based in West Wales. This is a permanent, site-based role with responsibility for both operational and strategic HR across a large workforce.

The role offers a salary of up to £75,000 DOE, 40 hours per week, and ongoing opportunities to shape HR strategy, recruitment, retention and engagement for around 750 employees. Site-based with strong leadership opportunities.

Qualifications

• Extensive recent experience in a similar HR Manager role.
• Experience in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Experience leading and developing HR team members.
• Experience working in a unionised environment.
• Experience supporting a large workforce or multi-site operation.
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of HR's value.
• Experience managing complex employee relations matters.
• Strong knowledge of current UK employment legislation.
• Experience developing recruitment and retention strategies.
• Experience using HR systems and reporting on people data.
• Experience supporting learning and development initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of both operational and strategic HR across the site.
• Drive and implement the agreed HR strategy in line with wider business objectives.
• Develop initiatives focused on recruitment, retention and employee engagement.
• Work with site management and recruitment teams to identify recruitment and retention challenges and develop targeted solutions.
• Coach, support and advise the Senior Management Team on all HR and people-related matters.
• Provide guidance and support to employees regarding employment, benefits and welfare matters.
• Ensure learning and development needs are identified, supported and effectively delivered.
• Lead and support the HR team with day-to-day activity and project work.
• Monitor HR metrics and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Provide specialist advice on complex employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, sickness absence, performance, appeals and harassment/bullying cases.
• Ensure HR systems and employee data are accurately maintained and appropriately reported.
• Support the continued development of people management practices, policies and processes.
• Maintain high standards across the HR function and ensure best practice is consistently applied.
• Work closely with senior leadership to support wider organisational and people initiatives.
• Support and deliver HR projects as required by senior HR and operational leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Employee relations

Commercial awareness

People management

Recruitment strategies

Tools

HR systems

People analytics

Job description

HR Manager

West Wales| Salary: Up to £75,000 DOE

Permanent | Full-Time

Are you an experienced HR professional looking for your next senior-level opportunity within a fast-paced and growing organisation?

Regional Recruitment are recruiting for an experienced HR Manager to join a well-established manufacturing organisation based in West Wales. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially focused HR professional to take responsibility for both operational and strategic HR across a large workforce, while leading and developing an established HR team.

What's on Offer:

• Salary of up to £75,000 depending on experience
• Permanent, full-time opportunity
• 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• Site-based role
• HR responsibility for approximately 750 employees
• Leadership of an HR team of around 7 people
• Opportunity to shape and implement HR strategy
• Ongoing training and progression opportunities
• Enhanced holiday entitlement
• Free onsite parking
• Subsidised canteen
• Pension scheme
• Discounted staff shop
• Employee engagement activities
• Retail discounts
• Health and wellbeing support
• Death in Service scheme

Desirable:

• Extensive recent experience in a similar HR Manager role
• Experience working within a manufacturing or production environment
• Experience leading and developing HR team members
• Experience working within a unionised environment
• Experience supporting a large workforce or multi-site operation
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of how HR can add value to a business
• Experience managing complex employee relations matters
• Strong knowledge of current UK employment legislation
• Experience developing recruitment and retention strategies
• Experience using HR systems and reporting on people data
• Experience supporting learning and development initiatives

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Lead the delivery of both operational and strategic HR across the site.
• Drive and implement the agreed HR strategy in line with wider business objectives.
• Develop initiatives focused on recruitment, retention and employee engagement.
• Work with site management and recruitment teams to identify recruitment and retention challenges and develop targeted solutions.
• Coach, support and advise the Senior Management Team on all HR and people-related matters.
• Provide guidance and support to employees regarding employment, benefits and welfare matters.
• Ensure learning and development needs are identified, supported and effectively delivered.
• Lead and support the HR team with day-to-day activity and project work.
• Monitor HR metrics and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Provide specialist advice on complex employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, sickness absence, performance, appeals and harassment/bullying cases.
• Ensure HR systems and employee data are accurately maintained and appropriately reported.
• Support the continued development of people management practices, policies and processes.
• Maintain high standards across the HR function and ensure best practice is consistently applied.
• Work closely with senior leadership to support wider organisational and people initiatives.
• Support and deliver HR projects as required by senior HR and operational leadership.

As an HR Manager, you will also be expected to:

• Provide strong leadership and direction to the HR team.
• Build effective relationships with senior leaders, managers and employees.
• Demonstrate strong commercial awareness and understand how HR can support business performance.
• Be confident handling complex and sensitive employee relations matters.
• Coach and influence managers while challenging where appropriate.
• Remain organised and focused within a fast-paced operational environment.
• Take ownership of priorities and manage competing demands effectively.
• Promote a positive and consistent approach to people management.
• Lead by example and promote the organisation's values across the business.

About the Organisation

You will be joining a well-established organisation operating within the Manufacturing sector, with a strong reputation for quality and a large operational workforce. The business continues to invest in its people, processes and long-term growth, making this an excellent opportunity for an experienced HR Manager to make a genuine impact.