HR Manager

ATL; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK company is seeking an experienced HR Manager in Foston to support full employee lifecycle. You will partner with managers on HR practices while ensuring compliance and promoting employee wellbeing. Requirements include 5+ years in HR, strong knowledge of UK employment law, and excellent communication skills. The role offers competitive salary, 30 days holiday, and various benefits.

Benefits

30 days holiday

Free parking

Health & Wellbeing Package

Life Assurance

Refer-a-friend bonus (£500)

Company Sick Pay

Qualifications

• 5+ years progressive HR experience, including at least 2 years in a managerial role.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practices.
• Proficiency in HR systems and MS Office.
• Experience in workforce planning and talent management.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with managers to support workforce planning.
• Coordinate hiring, onboarding, and retention.
• Advise on employee conduct, capability, and grievances.
• Embed goal setting, reviews, and improvement plans.

Skills

HR best practice

UK employment law

Employee relations

Communication skills

Coaching

Influencing skills

Education

CIPD qualification (or working towards)

Tools

UKG HR systems

MS Office

Job description

We are looking for an experienced HR Manager to join our team in Foston, providing expert support across the full employee lifecycle. This hands‑on, business‑facing role will partner with managers, coach leaders, and ensure fair, consistent and legally compliant HR practices.

Salary: £42 500

Hours of Work: Monday to Friday 08:30‑17:00

Responsibilities

• Building strong relationships with managers, supporting workforce planning, succession and skills development.
• Recruiting & Talent: Coordinating hiring, overseeing onboarding, probation and retention.
• Employee Relations: Advising on conduct, capability, grievance and absence; leading investigations.
• Performance Management: Embedding goal setting, reviews and improvement plans.
• HR Systems: Acting as UKG Ready SME, ensuring compliance, accuracy and reporting.
• Attendance & Wellbeing: Managing absence, arranging occupational health referrals and promoting employee wellbeing.
• Compliance & Policies: Promoting DEI, ensuring UK employment law, Right‑to‑Work and GDPR compliance.
• Training & Development: Identifying needs, supporting learning and enabling succession planning.
• Compensation & Benefits: Supporting reward, recognition and benchmarking.
• HR Projects: Leading initiatives to improve processes, people experience and business outcomes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years progressive HR experience, including at least 2 years in a managerial role.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law, HR best practice and employee relations.
• Proficiency in HR systems (UKG preferred) and MS Office.
• Experience in workforce planning, talent management and organisational development.
• A CIPD qualification (or working towards) desirable but not essential.
• Excellent communication, coaching and influencing skills.
• A pragmatic, solutions‑focused approach balancing people and business needs.

Benefits

• 30 days holiday
• Free parking
• Health & Wellbeing Package
• Life Assurance
• Refer‑a‑friend bonus (£500)
• Company Sick Pay

Why join us?

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a genuine impact, combining strategic HR planning with hands‑on delivery. You will be trusted to shape how we support, engage and develop our people, while working closely with managers to achieve business success.

If you are passionate about people, process, performance and ready to bring both expertise and energy to a varied HR role, we would love to hear from you.