Manufacturing HR Generalist: People, Change & Site Impact

Planet Pharma; South Tawton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Pharma is recruiting an experienced HR professional to join its on-site team in Devon. You will provide day-to-day HR support, advise managers and help resolve complex employee matters within a busy manufacturing setting.

You will engage with employee representations and unions, support recruitment and workforce planning, and apply UK employment law across local people processes. A proactive, practical approach is essential.

Qualifications

• Broad generalist HR experience, ideally in manufacturing or regulated environments.
• Experience supporting a site-based workforce.
• Knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practices.
• Experience working with trade unions or in a unionised setting.
• Confident managing sensitive employee relations cases.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Practical, proactive and solutions-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day HR support and guidance to employees and managers.
• Manage employee relations matters, including absence, performance, conduct and grievance cases.
• Support organisational change and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Interpret and apply company policies, employment legislation and collective agreements.
• Work with employee representatives and trade unions.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, workforce planning and employee development.
• Identify opportunities to improve HR processes and the overall employee experience.
• Build trusted relationships across the site and wider organisation.

Skills

HR Generalist

Union relations

Stakeholder management

Employee relations

Communication skills

Education

CIPD qualification

Job description

Planet Pharma is recruiting an experienced HR professional to join its on-site team in Devon. You will provide day-to-day HR support, advise managers and help resolve complex employee matters within a busy manufacturing setting.

You will engage with employee representations and unions, support recruitment and workforce planning, and apply UK employment law across local people processes. A proactive, practical approach is essential.