Human Resources Manager

HR Recruit; Whitburn; Hybrid; GBP 55.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

10% bonus

Zusammenfassung

HR Recruit is partnering with an established industrial organisation to recruit a Senior HR Business Partner to lead the HR strategy for the Whitburn site in Scotland. You will report to the HR Director and work with a small team to align HR activities with business goals.

Key focus areas include workforce planning, improving retention, strengthening engagement and ensuring compliance with employment law. You will partner with the SLT, coach managers, and manage payroll data and HR

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience as a trusted HR business partner driving commercial outcomes.
• Strong ability to manage complex employee relations including investigations and tribunals.
• Excellent data literacy with ability to translate KPIs into practical actions.
• Experience leading multi-site HR projects (compensation & benefits, policies).
• Adaptable, with a proactive problem-solving mindset.

Aufgaben

• Develop and deliver the annual HR plan for the Whitburn site with senior sponsor.
• Manage employee relations matters, including investigations, hearings and appeals.
• Ensure timely completion and accuracy of monthly HR KPIs and reports.
• Support absence management initiatives and payroll accuracy across sites.
• Provide strategic HR business partnering to the SLT and site leadership.
• Coach managers on policy adherence and HR processes.
• Oversee HR administration in collaboration with HRSS and Payroll.
• Lead and develop the site HR team and direct report.
• Drive employee engagement initiatives to build a positive culture.

Kenntnisse

HR Business Partner

Employee relations

HR analytics

Multi-site HR

Change management

Communication

Policy knowledge

Jobbeschreibung

The client is open to considering candidates seeking either of the following working arrangements:

• A compressed four-day working week, working 40 hours from Monday to Thursday, with Fridays off. This option will be fully site-based.
• A standard five-day working week, with one day working from home.

HR Recruit is partnering with an established industrial organisation that is embarking on an exciting period of development and growth. Reporting directly to the HR Director, who is based overseas, this role will also have responsibility for one direct report. You will form part of the wider HR leadership team, which operates across several UK sites, with specific accountability for the Whitburn site.

The purpose of the role is to lead and deliver the site HR strategy, ensuring that HR activities support the wider business objectives. Key priorities will include effective workforce planning, improving employee retention, strengthening employee engagement and ensuring compliance with relevant employment legislation.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver the annual HR plan for the site, aligning key initiatives and actions with the site leadership team, with support and sponsorship from the CHRO/CCO.
• Manage employee relations matters, including investigations, disciplinary cases, hearings and appeals, ensuring consistency and fairness in decision-making.
• Ensure the timely completion, review and accuracy of monthly HR KPIs, identifying trends and areas for improvement.
• Proactively manage and support absence management initiatives across the site.
• Provide strategic and operational HR business partnering support to the Senior Leadership Team (SLT).
• Coach and support managers and supervisors, ensuring they understand and consistently apply company policies and procedures.
• Oversee all aspects of HR administration, working closely with the HR Shared Services (HRSS) and Payroll teams.
• Lead, coach and develop your direct report, ensuring a consistent, professional and effective HR service is delivered across the site.
• Ensure payroll information and reports are accurate and submitted within the required deadlines.
• Support and lead employee engagement initiatives, helping to create a positive and engaging workplace culture.

Person Specification

• A flexible and adaptable approach, with the ability to respond effectively to changing business priorities.
• A strong HR Business Partner who understands commercial and operational business needs and can proactively use their HR expertise to drive improvements in business performance.
• Proven experience managing complex employee relations matters, including terminations, grievances, disciplinary proceedings, ACAS-related matters and employment tribunal cases.
• The ability to interpret HR data and KPIs and translate findings into practical initiatives and measures that deliver improvements.
• Strong knowledge and experience of HR operational processes, transactional activities and procedures.
• Experience leading and supporting multi-site HR projects, including Compensation & Benefits, HR policies and practices, and employee relations matters such as grievances and disciplinaries.
• The ability to identify and implement initiatives to improve key HR metrics, including employee turnover, retention and absenteeism.

In return you will receive a salary of between £55,000-£60,000 10% bonus.

The salary banding advertised is a guideline, the remuneration offered will be commensurate upon experience