HR Manager

Regional Recruitment; Wales; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Health and wellbeing support

Death in Service scheme

Free onsite parking

Enhanced holiday entitlement

Subsidised canteen

Retail discounts

Employee engagement activities

Job summary

Regional Recruitment Ltd is seeking an experienced HR Manager for a site-based role in West Wales. You will lead a large HR team and oversee both operational and strategic HR across ~750 employees, shaping the HR strategy and driving engagement.

The position is permanent, full-time, 40 hours per week with enhanced holidays and pension benefits. You will require extensive HR management experience in manufacturing, strong knowledge of UK employment law, and proven ability to manage complex

Qualifications

• Extensive recent experience in a similar HR Manager role.
• Experience working within a manufacturing or production environment.
• Experience leading and developing HR team members.
• Experience working within a unionised environment.
• Strong knowledge of current UK employment legislation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of both operational and strategic HR across the site.
• Drive and implement the agreed HR strategy in line with wider business objectives.
• Develop initiatives focused on recruitment, retention and employee engagement.
• Coach, support and advise the Senior Management Team on all HR and people-related matters.
• Provide guidance on employment, benefits and welfare matters.
• Ensure learning and development needs are identified and delivered.
• Lead and support the HR team with day-to-day activity and projects.
• Monitor HR metrics and identify opportunities for improvement.

Skills

Leadership

HR Strategy

Employee Relations

Commercial Awareness

People Data & HRIS

Tools

HRIS/HR Analytics

Job description

HR Manager

West Wales Salary: Up to £75,000 DOE
Permanent Full-Time

Are you an experienced HR professional looking for your next senior-level opportunity within a fast-paced and growing organisation?

Regional Recruitment are recruiting for an experienced HR Manager to join a well-established manufacturing organisation based in West Wales. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially focused HR professional to take responsibility for both operational and strategic HR across a large workforce, while leading and developing an established HR team.

What's on Offer:

• Salary of up to £75,000 depending on experience
• Permanent, full-time opportunity
• 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• Site-based role
• HR responsibility for approximately 750 employees
• Leadership of an HR team of around 7 people
• Opportunity to shape and implement HR strategy
• Ongoing training and progression opportunities
• Enhanced holiday entitlement
• Free onsite parking
• Subsidised canteen
• Pension scheme
• Discounted staff shop
• Employee engagement activities
• Retail discounts
• Health and wellbeing support
• Death in Service scheme

Desirable:

• Extensive recent experience in a similar HR Manager role
• Experience working within a manufacturing or production environment
• Experience leading and developing HR team members
• Experience working within a unionised environmentYour text requires proper closing; correction below:
• Experience supporting a large workforce or multi-site operation
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of how HR can add value to a business
• Experience managing complex employee relations matters
• Strong knowledge of current UK employment legislation
• Experience developing recruitment and retention strategies
• Experience using HR systems and reporting on people data
• Experience supporting learning and development initiatives

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Lead the delivery of both operational and strategic HR across the site.
• Drive and implement the agreed HR strategy in line with wider business objectives.
• Develop initiatives focused on recruitment, retention and employee engagement.
• Work with site management and recruitment teams to identify recruitment and retention challenges and develop targeted solutions.
• Coach, support and advise the Senior Management Team on all HR and people-related matters.
• Provide guidance and support to employees regarding employment, benefits and welfare matters.
• Ensure learning and development needs are identified, supported and effectively delivered.
• Lead and support the HR team with day-to-day activity and project work.
• Monitor HR metrics and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Provide specialist advice on complex employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, sickness absence, performance, appeals and harassment/bullying cases.
• Ensure HR systems and employee data are accurately maintained and appropriately reported.
• Support the continued development of people management practices, policies and processes.
• Maintain high standards across the HR function and ensure best practice is consistently applied.
• Work closely with senior leadership to support wider organisational and people initiatives.
• Support and deliver HR projects as required by senior HR and operational leadership.

As an HR Manager, you will also be expected to:

• Provide strong leadership and direction to the HR team.
• Build effective relationships with senior leaders, managers and employees.
• Demonstrate strong commercial awareness and understand how HR can support business performance.
• Be confident handling complex and sensitive employee relations matters.
• Coach and influence managers while challenging where appropriate.
• Remain organised and focused within a fast-paced operational environment.
• Take ownership of priorities and manage competing demands effectively.
• Promote a positive and consistent approach to people management.
• Lead by example and promote the organisation's values across the business.

About the Organisation

You will be joining a well-established organisation operating within the Manufacturing sector, with a strong reputation for quality and a large operational workforce. The business continues to invest in its people, processes and long-term growth, making this an excellent opportunity for an experienced HR Manager to make a genuine impact.

About Regional Recruitment

This position is being advertised by Regional Recruitment Ltd, an award-winning independent recruitment agency established in 2008. We specialise in permanent, temporary and contract opportunities across the Commercial, Construction, Industrial, Technology and Engineering sectors.

To explore more roles available across the UK, please visit Regional Recruitment.