HR Manager

Osprey Engineering Solutions; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing engineering solutions firm in the West Midlands is seeking an experienced HR Manager to lead strategic HR development. This role involves managing HR services, guiding senior staff, and enhancing employee engagement. Candidates should possess a minimum of 2 years of generalist HR experience, strong administrative skills, and a proactive approach to improving HR frameworks. This is a unique opportunity to shape the HR function in a growing business.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in a generalist HR role.
• Experience dealing with employment tribunal issues is advantageous.
• Experience in a larger company within an HR role is considered a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage HR services delivery throughout the employee life cycle.
• Lead senior staff to ensure timely HR support.
• Conduct induction and probation reviews for new starters.
• Maintain the staff handbook and manage employee relations issues.
• Partner with leadership on talent strategies.

Skills

Generalist HR experience

Prior managerial experience

Strong administrative skills

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Initiative to develop new HR ideas

Job description

Were searching for experienced HR professionals well versed in working for large companies, to present a fantastic HR Manager opportunity, joining an exciting and growing engineering solutions firm based in the West Midlands.

Your main objective as HR Manager is to provide strategic focus for ongoing HR development within the firm. youll proactively find new ways to assist employee professional development pathways, increase employee well-being and engagement, as well as help position the firm as the leading employer of choice in the engineering sector.

This role will suit an ambitious and highly driven individual, who is keen to take on more responsibility at both a strategic and implementation level, effectively heading the HR at a growing business with 80 staff.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage effective delivery of HR services across the business throughout the employee life cycle
• Lead senior members of staff in the business to ensure timely delivery of HR support to all employees
• Ensure a smooth and successful induction for new starters
• Carry out monthly audits on HR systems
• Manage absence policy and staff attendance
• Return to work interviews / obtaining fit notes / communicating with long term absentees
• Staff handbook maintenance and management
• Provide guidance on employee relations issues (complaints / grievance)
• Remain up to date on all employment law, attending webinars and events as required
• Conduct probation reviews, action plans, and career road-mapping (creating training plans and budgets)
• Provide coaching on HR matters to senior management

Strategic Goals

• Partner with the Leadership Team to understand and execute the companys human resource and talent strategy in relation to; current and future talent needs, recruiting, retention, and succession planning
• Develop, maintain and encourage a culture among staff that supports continuous quality improvement, collaboration, respect, and accountability
• Implement the Brand Behaviours as part of the companys Cultural Strategy
• Implement and manage an ad-hoc staff recognition process
• Lead the recruitment process as directed by the Leadership Team including liaising with agencies and tailoring interview and assessment processes
• Create an internal referral policy / framework

Skills & Experience

• Vast experience with generalist HR remit (2 years minimum)
• Prior managerial experience
• Experience dealing with pre and post employment tribunal issues
• Strong administrative skills
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills
• High level of confidentiality
• Experience and initiative to develop new ideas within the HR framework to improve employee engagement
• Experience of working within a larger company within an HR role will be considered advantageous

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who relishes a challenge, to step into a growing business and really mould the HR element of the company.

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