HR Manager FTC

Wincanton; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Wincanton seeks an HR Manager for a 6-month FTC to lead their People Team within the Group Transport sector. This role involves driving HR initiatives, managing employee relations, and enhancing engagement while working collaboratively on-site to support operations.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

Generous holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Online discount platform

Onsite parking

Qualifications

• Proven experience within a fast pace HR function as People/HR management.
• Managing industrial relations and exposure to union activity.
• Strong understanding of employment terms and conditions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the adoption of transitional People strategies into business.
• Ensure accurate reporting of People KPIs.
• Build strong relationships with operational teams.

Skills

HR management

Employee relations

Industrial relations

People strategies

Kronos or Oracle Cloud

Retention strategies

Job description

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We are looking for a HR Manager for join our team for a 6 month FTC. Our people are at the heart of Wincanton. That’s where your HR leadership comes in, as our HR People Managerreporting into our regional People Partner within our Group Transport sector. Leading our People Team, we work in collaboration onsite, supporting our operation with expertise and providing efficient guidance on all matters relating to HR.

Our culture is focused on being bold, curious and engaging. If you’re looking to utilise your proactive, adaptable and resilient HR experiences in our fast pace environment, we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a seamless adoption of transitional People strategies into business and rollout broader people initiatives.
• Ensure our operation is accurately reporting and performing People KPIS (ex. Attrition, absence, recruitment).
• Build strong relationships and collaboration with our operational teams.
• Utilise expertise HR knowledge as being an escalation point for ER case management, including support to wider regional sites/operations on the contract.
• Lead the people team, including but not limited to; performance objective setting, 121s, development and career conversations.
• Lead and engage on people related projects and initiatives (ex. Wellbeing, Diversity & Inclusion).
• Embed activities that drive high level of employee engagement, retention and inclusivity, following our ‘Wincanton Way’ values.
• Socialise, coach and engage site teams on People-related SOPs, HR systems, policies and procedures.
• Partner training teams across Wincanton to ensure all colleagues receive a quality programme of induction and ongoing training.

This role is based on-site, predominantly Monday to Friday but there may be an occasional requirement to support the night team and on occasional weekends.

What Will You Bring To Our Team

We’re looking for you to be proactive, adaptable and resilient with your HR knowledge and experience.

• Proven experience within a fast pace HR function as People/HR management.
• Managing and resolving industrial relations and/or employee relations matter (ex. Exposure to union activity and active involvement in disciplinary, grievance and suspension processes.
• Strong understanding of employment T&Cs and statutory elements.
• Experience in managing employee data through secure portals (Kronos or Oracle Cloud desirable).
• Strong experience in applying functional knowledge and methodologies to resolve challenges and deliver a positive colleague experience.
• Proven improvement mindset and initiatives in line with process and company values.

In addition to a generous salary, we really value our people and offer a friendly, safety-first working environment, along with other benefits including company pension scheme, generous holidays, cycle to work scheme, employee benefits include, online discount platform, onsite parking and much more.

Our people are at the core of our business and what makes Wincanton great. That’s why we also provide significant opportunities for career development and progression, as well as training enrichment and multi-skilling, in a dynamic working environment.

Be a part of our values; Excellence, Integrity, Passion, Proactivity, Togetherness & Trust.