HR Manager

Karntek Ltd; Stafford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A rapidly growing company in the UK is looking for an experienced HR Manager. This hands-on role involves supporting the leadership team and managing the employee lifecycle, ensuring compliance with HR laws, and improving people processes. Responsibilities include recruitment, employee relations, and payroll support. The ideal candidate should have proven HR experience, strong knowledge of UK employment law, and excellent communication skills. The company offers competitive salary, 25 days annual leave, and a positive team culture.

Benefits

Competitive salary based on experience

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

On site parking

Great team culture

Qualifications

• Proven experience in an HR Manager or senior HR Advisor role.
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to manage sensitive information confidentially.
• Strong communication skills and confidence engaging with managers and employees at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Identifying and recruiting candidates using a HR software platform.
• Advising and implementing recruitment strategies.
• Managing personnel issues, including disputes and employee relations matters.
• Ensuring compliance with HR laws and practices.
• Providing clear, timely HR advice to managers.
• Supporting payroll inputs in collaboration with finance.

Skills

Strong working knowledge of UK employment law

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Ability to manage sensitive information

Independent working

Education

CIPD Level 5 Diploma in People Management (or working toward)

Job description

Karntek is a rapidly expanding business and we are now looking for an experienced and proactive HR Manager to support our continued growth. This is a hands on role for someone who enjoys building strong people processes, supporting managers, and creating a positive, compliant, and high-performing workplace.

As HR Manager, you will play a key role in supporting the leadership team and employees across the full employee lifecycle, ensuring that our people practices grow in line with the business.

The Role

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a dynamic, fast paced environment and enjoys balancing operational HR delivery with continuous improvement. You will be the go to person for HR advice, people processes, and employee relations, helping to ensure the business continues to scale effectively.

Key Responsibilities

• Identifying and recruiting candidates using a HR software platform, conducting initial interviews, and presenting suitable candidates to management
• Advising on and implementing recruitment strategies and maintaining a candidate database
• Managing personnel issues, including disputes, severances, and employee relations matters
• Ensuring compliance with HR laws and practices, updating documentation, and implementing necessary HR policies
• Organising corporate events and overseeing employee engagement initiatives
• Maintaining accurate and up to date employee records, contracts and HR documentation.
• Providing clear, timely HR advice to managers on employee relations matters, including absence management, performance and disciplinary processes
• Contributing to workforce planning, training needs analysis and people development initiatives.
• Supporting payroll inputs in collaboration with the finance department
• Identifying opportunities to improve HR processes, employee engagement and management capability
• Providing support in other administrative areas and supporting the directors if required

Requirements

• Proven experience in an HR Manager or senior HR Advisor role
• Strong working knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to manage sensitive information confidentially.
• Strong communication skills and confidence engaging with managers and employees at all levels.
• Ability to work independently while supporting the wider leadership team.
• CIPD Level 5 Diploma in People Management (or working toward) is advantageous

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Being part of a fast growing business
• On site parking
• A great team culture