HR & Talent Manager

TEAM; Devon and Torbay; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A manufacturing firm in the United Kingdom is looking for an HR & Talent Manager to lead performance management and develop talent strategies. In this role, you will manage HR operations and design development programs with a clear opportunity for progression into broader roles. This position offers a competitive package and hybrid working options, making it ideal for HR professionals eager to make an impact on workforce planning and retention.

Benefits

Competitive overall reward package

Hybrid working options

Qualifications

• Experience in managing day-to-day HR operations.
• Ability to drive talent, succession, and future skills planning.
• Experience embedding engagement and recognition initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and evolve the performance management framework.
• Design and deliver learning and development strategies.
• Manage HR operations including employee relations.

Skills

Previous experience within a manufacturing environment

Strong generalist HR experience

Background in talent development

Experience designing career pathways for engineers

Proven capability managing employee relations

Education

CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent

Job description

This is a role with genuine influence. As a HR & Talent Manager, you’ll shape how people grow, perform and progress within a manufacturing environment where technical capability and future skills are critical to success. Your work will directly impact retention, performance and long-term workforce planning.

What s in it for you

• Ownership of the learning, development and performance agenda for a key manufacturing site
• Direct exposure to senior leadership, reporting into the Head of Global HR
• Opportunity to design and embed apprenticeships, graduate pathways and leadership development programmes
• Clear progression potential into a broader, possibly global HR role
• Competitive overall reward package with hybrid working (up to one day per week from home)

What you’ll be getting stuck into as a HR & Talent Manager Lead

• Leading and evolving the performance management framework to drive accountability and development
• Designing and delivering learning and development strategies across apprenticeships, graduates, leadership and career pathways
• Driving talent, succession and future skills planning for technical and engineering roles
• Managing day-to-day HR operations for the site, including employee relations and policy implementation
• Embedding engagement, coaching and recognition initiatives that strengthen culture and retention

What you’ll bring to the table as a HR & Talent Manager

• Previous experience within a manufacturing environment
• CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent with strong generalist HR experience
• Background in talent development, learning & development or organisational development
• Experience designing career pathways for engineers or technical teams
• Proven capability managing employee relations and site-based HR activity

Working hours
Full-time, with hybrid working available up to one day per week from home.

If you’re ready to make a genuine impact on how people develop and perform, apply now for the HR & Talent Manager role.

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