HR Manager

The Sterling Choice; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company based in Biggleswade is seeking an experienced HR Manager to lead HR across multiple sites. The role focuses on shaping company culture and driving performance through effective people strategies. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in employment law and change management along with a CIPD qualification. This is a critical role within the leadership team, offering a competitive salary of £50k to £55k.

Qualifications

• Solid experience as a senior HR professional in a multi-site role.
• Strong employment law knowledge and experience with change management.
• Background in driving culture and performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead HR across multiple sites, managing the full employee lifecycle.
• Work with leadership to build and execute meaningful people strategies.
• Use data and reporting to drive smarter people decisions.
• Ensure compliance on employment law and ethical standards.

Skills

Experience as a senior HR professional

Strong employment law knowledge

Change management experience

Ability to drive culture and performance

Data-driven decision making

Confidence and resilience

Education

CIPD qualification (Chartered level preferred)

Job description

HR Manager £50k £55k Food Manufacturing

Based in Biggleswade (Multi-Site role)

This isn t that.

This role is about leading HR across multiple sites, shaping culture, and actually influencing how people and performance come together to drive a business forward. You ll be part of the leadership team, not just sat in the background writing policies no one reads.

What you ll be doing:

• Leading HR across multiple sites, making sure the full employee lifecycle (from hiring to development to retention) actually works.
• Working with leadership to build and execute people strategies that mean something succession planning, engagement, DE&I, wellbeing.
• Using data, reporting and headcount planning to drive smarter people decisions.
• Keeping the business compliant on employment law and ethical standards (including customer audits).
• Building a culture people want to be part of not because you stuck a ping-pong table in the office, but because you ve created real engagement.

What you ll need:

• Solid experience as a senior HR professional in a multi-site role in Manufacturing (bonus points for Food Manufacturing).
• Strong employment law knowledge and experience with change management.
• A background in driving culture and performance, not just running processes.
• The ability to use data, budgets, and reporting to influence senior stakeholders.
• Confidence, resilience, and the ability to push things through to completion.
• A CIPD qualification (Chartered level preferred).

If this strikes a chord with you and your CV is ready, then click apply now! If your CV is not ready and you want to learn more, call me (Olly) on (phone number removed) !