HR Officer

We Are Zenith; Cherwell District; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

We Are Zenith is seeking an experienced HR Generalist to support manufacturing site operations. The role delivers recruitment, onboarding, payroll support, training, and policy development, while ensuring legal compliance and policy consistency across all staff levels.

You will work closely with line management, manage HRIS and time/attendance systems, and lead continuous improvement in HR administration. CIPD qualification and 3+ years of experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Graduate calibre with CIPD qualification or studying towards level 7.
• Minimum 3 years of generalist HR experience, ideally in manufacturing.
• Experience with recruitment, onboarding, payroll and HRIS systems.
• Strong communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure fair recruitment and selection procedures for all roles.
• Manage recruitment campaigns, interviews, contracts and onboarding.
• Oversee temporary agency contract for direct employees and timesheets.
• Deliver HR and Health Safety inductions for non-management staff.
• Advise on discipline and grievances to ensure policy consistency.
• Provide risk management support on disciplinary matters up to FWB.
• Assist in developing HR policies and procedures.
• Conduct exit interviews for all staff up to management level.
• Produce reports on headcount, absence, turnover and safety metrics.
• Coordinate and administer training plans and courses.
• Lead continuous improvement within the administration function.
• Site HR correspondent for payroll and payroll entitlements.
• Maintain employee files and respond to payroll/benefits queries.

Skills

Communication skills

Influencing skills

Ability to work under pressure

HR knowledge

Education

CIPD Level 7 (or equivalent) (studying towards level 7)

Tools

Microsoft Office

HRIS

Time and attendance systems

Job description

Responsibilities

• Ensure fair and consistent recruitment and selection procedures to meet site manpower requirements for all direct positions and indirect positions up to but excluding management team.
• Management of recruitment campaigns, interviewing candidates preparing contracts of employment and onboarding process.
• Manage the temporary agency contract for direct employees, including timesheets.
• Deliver Human Resources and Health Safety Induction for all new employees, below Management level.
• Advise line management on discipline and grievance issues to ensure consistency of policy application.
• Provide risk Management and support on disciplinary matters up to and including Final Written Warning.
• Assist in the development of Human Resources policies and procedures to ensure best practice operation
• Conduct Exit interviews for all direct employees and indirect staff up to Management Team level.
• Produce daily, weekly and monthly reports relating to numbers employed, absence, turnover, health and safety, employee claims.
• Produce monthly plant indicators
• Coordinate the individual review process for direct and indirect employees.
• Coordinate and administer Company training plans and training courses.
• Deliver internal training courses for HR and Employee Empowerment related topics.
• Assess and approve all training providers both internal and external.
• Lead and develop the implementation of continuous improvement activities within the administration function.
• Site HR Correspondent for payroll
• Ensure information relating to new starters, leavers, transfers etc is processed in a timely and accurate fashion. Determine appropriate action to be taken for entitlements and any discrepancies.
• Administer pension scheme on a site basis.
• Coordinate Company Council and Health and Safety committees
• Maintain employee files and answer employee queries related to payroll, benefits, sickness, tax etc
• Assist in the management and development of internships within the function

Requirements

The job holder should be of graduate calibre, CIPD qualified (or studying towards level 7) with a minimum of 3 years generalist HR experience ideally within manufacturing environment.

Experience of working within company procedures, an understanding of recruitment and selection methods and an appreciation of employment law is required.

Experience of managing monthly time & attendance / payroll administration.

The ability to apply theoretical knowledge and an understanding of working practices to situations as they arise.

Excellent communication and influencing skills are essential along with the ability to work under pressure to tight and changing deadlines.

The job holder should be computer literate and familiar with Microsoft Office, and computerised HRIS and time and attendance systems.

The job holder should maintain an awareness of current developments within the field of Human Resources.