HR Manager

Jackie Wilsher Staff Service & Queensway Personnel; Leighton Buzzard; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Jackie Wilsher Staff Service & Queensway Personnel is seeking a HR Manager (Maternity Cover) for the UK head office in Leighton Buzzard. The role is 12-month FTC with potential progression, hybrid work (3 days in office / 2 remote) and 37.5 hours weekly starting 08:30.

You will partner with leaders across the UK, SE Asia and Europe to drive people strategies, employee relations, recruitment, payroll and HR operations, while ensuring compliance with local laws.

Qualifications

• CIPD Level 5 qualification or above, or equivalent HR/professional experience.
• Significant generalist HR experience, ideally within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong working knowledge of UK employment law, with experience supporting employees across multiple countries.
• Experience managing complex employee relations matters (discipline, grievance, absence, performance).
• Experience supporting organisational change, restructuring & redundancy processes.
• Strong experience in recruitment, compensation/benefits, performance management, talent development & employee engagement.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders and line managers to support the business strategy, workforce planning and organisational capability.
• Provide expert HR guidance to managers on employee relations matters (disciplinary, grievance, absence, etc.).
• Lead UK recruitment activities with hiring managers and agencies, managing from sourcing to onboarding.
• Manage end-to-end UK employee lifecycle including offers, contracts, onboarding and changes.
• Oversee UK payroll in coordination with Payroll ensuring timely processing.
• Lead annual performance and development cycles including goal setting and reviews.
• Support succession planning and learning/development across the region.
• Oversee UK employee benefits and vendor relationships, including communications.

Skills

HR Generalist

Employee Relations

Recruitment

Payroll

HRIS Dayforce

UK Employment Law

Data Analytics

Stakeholder Management

Change Management

Performance Management

Education

CIPD Level 5 or above

Tools

Dayforce

Microsoft Office

Job description

We are recruiting for a HR Manager (Maternity Cover) to global company who have their UK Head Office based here in Leighton Buzzard. This is a 12-month FTC role, however, could progress into future opportunities within the business.

Location:

Leighton Buzzard, working 3-days in the office, with the flexibility to work 2-days remotely.

Contract Type:

FTC maternity cover, 12-months. Could lead to future opportunities within the business.

Working Hours:

Full time. Start time would be 08:30am, working 37.5 hours a week.

Salary:

As per advert, however, could be discussed.

Overview:

• The Human Resources Manager would act as the strategic HR business partner to leaders and employees across the UK, South East Asia & Europe. To provide focused HR guidance, support & partnership in line with company policies. The role is responsible for delivering/improving the people agenda across the region, including employee relations, talent acquisition, performance management, compensation & benefits, learning/development, employee engagement, organisational change, workforce planning & HR operations. The HR Manager ensures HR practices are legally compliant, consistent with the company & Corporate HR policies.

Duties:

• Partners with senior leaders & line managers to support the business strategy, workforce planning & organisational capability.
• Provides expert HR advice/guidance to managers on employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, absence, capability, performance, probation & other complex employee matters.
• Partners with senior leaders on organisational design, restructuring, redundancy & change management activities.
• Leads UK recruitment activity, partnering closely with hiring managers and recruitment agencies to manage vacancies from approval/sourcing through to offer and onboarding.
• Manages the end-of-end employee lifecycle for the UK, including offers, employment contracts, new hire documentation, onboarding, contractual changes & leaver processes.
• Manages UK payroll administration in close partnership with Payroll, ensuring employee changes and payroll inputs are accurate & processed to deadlines.
• Leads/coordinates the annual performance & development cycle, including goal setting, development plans, mid-year & year-end reviews, & merit/bonus processes.
• Supports talent/succession planning, identifying development needs, critical roles & opportunities.
• Leads learning/development initiatives across the region, including apprenticeships, professional development & management capability programmes.
• Manages the UK employee benefits offering, including the implementation and launch of new benefits, annual renewals, vendor relationships, employee communications & administration.
• Supports compensation/reward activities, including salary benchmarking, job descriptions, job evaluation to ensure reward practices remain competitive, fair & aligned with business requirements.
• Manages the HRIS for the region, ensuring employee data integrity, system functionality and effective HR processes.
• Owns HR reporting/analysis, including monthly headcount, turnover, absence, recruitment, employee relations & other key people metrics.
• Manages employee listening/engagement activities, including employee surveys, roundtables, communications & action planning.
• Leads/coordinates employee engagement initiatives & Company events for the UK site.
• Owns the review, development, implementation & ongoing maintenance of UK HR policies, procedures & Employee Handbook.
• Ensures HR processes and practices across the assigned region comply with applicable local employment legislation/regulatory requirements.
• Leads/supports HR projects & cross-functional initiatives.
• Identifies opportunities to continuously improve HR processes, systems and services.

Requirements:

• CIPD Level 5 qualification or above, or equivalent HR/professional experience.
• Significant generalist HR experience, ideally within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong working knowledge of UK employment law, with experience supporting employees across multiple countries, is highly desirable.
• Demonstrable experience managing complex employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, capability, absence & performance management.
• Experience supporting organisational change, restructuring & redundancy processes.
• Strong experience across recruitment, compensation/benefits, performance management, talent development & employee engagement.
• Ability to build credible relationships & influence managers/senior leaders at all levels of the organisation.
• Commercial minded, with the ability to translate business requirements into practical HR solutions.
• Strong analytical skills with experience interpreting HR data, trends/metrics to support business decisions.
• Excellent written/verbal communication, presentation, organisation & project management skills.
• Strong knowledge of HRIS platforms & Microsoft Office; experience using Dayforce is preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently & exercise sound judgement when handling confidential and sensitive matters.