HR Manager

SF Partners; Kegworth; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

SF Recruitment has partnered with a well-established organisation to recruit an experienced standalone HR Manager. This full-time role is hands-on, commercially minded and close to the business, with responsibility for approximately 250 employees across multiple sites.

Location is East Midlands with ad-hoc UK travel; candidates around Loughborough, Kegworth, Castle Donington, Long Eaton, Derby, Coalville and surrounding areas are ideal.

Responsibilities

• Providing a proactive, hands-on generalist HR service across the business
• Managing and advising on a range of complex Employee Relations matters
• Coaching and developing managers to build confidence and capability around people matters
• Partnering with senior stakeholders to understand and deliver key people priorities
• Supporting organisational change and business-critical projects
• Reviewing and improving HR policies, processes and ways of working
• Supporting recruitment, retention, talent and workforce planning
• Using people data and trends to identify priorities and support business decisions
• Driving employee engagement and contributing to the wider culture and people agenda
• Balancing immediate operational requirements with longer-term strategic HR priorities

Job description

HR MANAGER - EXCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITY

Up to £60,000

Full Time

Location: East Midlands with ad-hoc UK Travel - Ideally suited to candidates based around Loughborough, Kegworth, Castle Donington, Long Eaton, Derby, Coalville and surrounding areas

Working pattern: Predominantly onsite, with some flexibility to work from home

SF Recruitment are exclusively partnering with a well-established and growing organisation within a fast-paced, exciting sector to recruit an experienced standalone HR Manager.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a commercially minded HR professional who enjoys being visible, hands-on and close to the business. It's a broad generalist role combining operational HR with the opportunity to influence the wider people agenda and work closely with senior leadership. Supporting a headcount of c.250 employees across various sites, you'll take ownership of the day-to-day HR function while acting as a trusted partner to managers and senior stakeholders across the group.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing a proactive, hands-on generalist HR service across the business
• Managing and advising on a range of complex Employee Relations matters
• Coaching and developing managers to build confidence and capability around people matters
• Partnering with senior stakeholders to understand and deliver key people priorities
• Supporting organisational change and business-critical projects
• Reviewing and improving HR policies, processes and ways of working
• Supporting recruitment, retention, talent and workforce planning
• Using people data and trends to identify priorities and support business decisions
• Driving employee engagement and contributing to the wider culture and people agenda
• Balancing immediate operational requirements with longer-term strategic HR priorities

About You

• I'm looking for an experienced HR professional who is comfortable working autonomously, can build credibility quickly and is confident taking ownership of the HR function with a high level of independence.
• Ideally, you'll have previous standalone and multi-site HR experience, with the confidence to support different areas of a business while building strong relationships with managers and senior stakeholders.
• You'll need strong generalist and ER experience, excellent stakeholder-management skills and, importantly, the ability to switch comfortably between hands-on operational HR and more strategic conversations with senior leadership.

Due to the timescales around the appointment, I'm particularly keen to speak with candidates who are immediately available or on a short notice period.