HR & Talent Manager

Preferred Title; Shaldon; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A manufacturing firm in the UK seeks an HR & Talent Manager to shape talent development strategies and lead performance management initiatives. In this pivotal role, you will influence recruitment, retention, and engagement, ensuring future workforce readiness. The ideal candidate should possess a CIPD Level 5 qualification and extensive HR experience, particularly within manufacturing. The position offers clear progression and competitive rewards, with the opportunity to work hybrid one day a week from home.

Benefits

Competitive overall reward package

Hybrid working up to one day per week

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong generalist HR background and talent development focus.
• Experience in managing site-based HR activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead performance management framework evolution.
• Design learning and development strategies.
• Drive talent and succession planning for technical roles.
• Manage daily HR operations on site.

Skills

Generalist HR experience

Talent Development expertise

Employee relations management

Performance management

Ability to design development programs

Education

CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent

Job description

Overview

This is a role with genuine influence. As the HR & Talent Manager for this manufacturing site, you will have broad, generalist HRM experience with a key specialism in Talent Development. Youll 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 recruitment, retention, performance, engagement and long-term workforce planning.

What’s In It For You

• Cover all areas of HR but more specifically have a strategic influence on talent development throughout the organisation
• Ownership of the learning, development and performance agenda
• Part of the senior leadership team, reporting into the Head of Global HR
• Design and embed apprenticeships, graduate pathways, leadership and technical development programmes
• Clear progression potential into a broader, global HR Talent role
• Competitive overall reward package with hybrid working (up to one day per week from home)

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

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

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 youre ready to make a genuine impact on how people develop and perform, apply now for the HR & Talent Development Manager role.