HR Manager

GBR Recruitment Limited; Leicester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

36 days holiday

a bonus scheme

car allowance or car

BUPA healthcare

Job summary

GBR Recruitment are working exclusively with a leading progressive, people-centric East Midlands based construction company, recruiting for an experienced HR Manager to lead HR/ER/Payroll across the organisation. This true HR Generalist role reports to the HR Director and oversees HR Advisors, HR Assistants, and a Payroll Manager.

The role is on-site at the Leicester HQ, five days a week, with a focus on HRBP activities, compliance with UK employment law, and strategic HR policy implementation.

Qualifications

• Strong HR/ER & Employee Engagement experience.
• True 360 degree HR generalist capability.
• Solid payroll knowledge and exposure to payroll processes.
• Experience managing teams in a 500+ employee environment.
• Up-to-date knowledge of employment law & best practices.
• CIPD L5 or L7 qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Deliver 360 HR/ER generalist support across the business.
• Lead HRBP activities with SMT and other stakeholders.
• Drive recruitment, absence management, disciplinaries and grievances as needed.
• Provide employment law advice to managers and staff.
• Lead HR/ER projects and continuous improvement of HR processes.
• Mentor and develop HR Advisors/Assistants and oversee payroll activities.

Skills

HR Generalist

Payroll knowledge

Team leadership

Employment law awareness

HRIS experience

Education

CIPD Level 5 or 7

Tools

HRIS systems

Payroll systems

Job description

GBR Recruitment are working exclusively with a leading progressive people centric East Midlands based construction company, recruiting for an experienced HR Manager to lead the HR / ER / Payroll process across the organisation in a true HR Generalist (360 degree) capacity, reporting to the HR Director, overseeing HR Advisor (x2), HR Assistant (x2) & a Payroll Manager working in close partnership as a HRBP with the SMT members.

You will be a time served HR Manager / People Manager with some previous exposure to Payroll processes, who is ideally CIPD Level 5 or Level 7 qualified & from within a business employing over 500 employees.

This key HRM role is on-site based at the Leicester HQ 5 days a week (no hybrid).

The client not only wants a 360 degree HR generalist but also someone with some knowledge of payroll processing & systems (oversees a Payroll Manager).

Experience of managing a small HR team would be beneficial.

Purpose of the HRM:

• HRBP 360 degree generalist duties
• Ensuring employment practices are aligned with the companies people strategy & the HR policy, supporting key areas such as HR / ER / Payroll / Employee Engagement, Employment Law & Well being / Diversity / Full inclusion activities.
• Ensuring full compliance with UK employment law & legislation.
• Implementation of ongoing strategic HR / ER policies.
• Supporting L&D / Training plans.
• Systems improvements / implementation & Payroll activity support

Duties:

• Full responsibility for the professional delivery of the HR / ER function
• 360 HR Generalist duties, plus supporting & at time processing payroll
• Driving effective recruitment & selection, controlling absence management, leading disciplinary hearings, dealing with any grievances, employment law advice to employees & managers, plus general 360 degree HR support (HR Generalist position).
• Leading people planning, resourcing & restructuring.
• Driving employee engagement activities.
• HR Business Partnering with the SMT & wider business teams.
• Leading HR / ER related projects as delegated by the HRD.
• Continuously improve HR / ER working practices and procedures
• Set / modify terms & conditions of employment with staff.
• Producing HR data reports, presenting findings to the SMT with the HRD.
• Advise & devise career development plans.
• Mentor, coach & develop the HR Advisors & HR Assistants.

Experience & Qualifications:

• Strong HR/ER & Employee Engagement experience.
• A true 360 degree HR generalist
• Strong payroll knowledge / experience (some processing experience)
• Used to working in operations of 500+ employees.
• Strong knowledge of Well-being, Diversity & Full inclusion (EDI)
• CIPD L5 or L7 qualified
• Strong HRIS experience
• Up to date knowledge of employment law & best practice
• A real team player who thrives in developing & supporting others
• Construction, manufacturing, logistics, M&E background would be useful, but not a must

Benefits:

• 36 days holiday
• a bonus scheme
• car allowance or car
• BUPA healthcare & more

An 'Employer of Choice' with a fantastic reputation within the industry.

Great company, amazing people & fantastic end products.

This role may suit someone working as a HR Manager, HR Business Partner, People Manager, People Business Partner, People & Culture Manager, Regional HR Business Partner, Regional HR Advisor, Head of HR, Employee Relations Manager or similar.

This key HR role is commutable from Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire & parts of Lincolnshire & Northamptonshire.