People (HR) Manager

Morrisons; Wales; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Car Allowance

Generous holiday entitlement

Discretionary bonus scheme

15% discount in supermarkets

Additional 10% discount card for a fam

Career progression and Leadership Sch

Staff canteen

Free parking

Pension and life assurance

Healthcare/Wellbeing Aviva Digital GP

MyPerks discounts

Payroll charity donations

Family-friendly policies including 26w

Job summary

Morrisons is seeking a strategic People Manager to lead HR and training across the site, partnering with site and leadership teams to implement our people strategy. The role demands driving high performance, managing labour, and supporting a culture of engagement and development.

You will oversee ER/IR and payroll processes, ensure legal compliance, and champion health and safety while delivering talent plans and succession for salaried staff across the site.

Qualifications

• CIPD qualification or equivalent HR management experience.
• Experience in a fast paced, agile and demanding environment (Manufacturing/Logistics ideal).
• Up to date knowledge of employment law.
• Experience handling complex employee relations cases.
• Experience in a unionised environment.
• Ability to coach and influence at all levels.
• Strong communication to large groups.
• Good IT skills and HR systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the People and site teams to ensure a high performing, motivated and trained workforce.
• Define and deliver a site people plan aligned to the local needs and Myton Food Group framework.
• Create a culture of respect with managers and teams.
• Coach and develop the People team to improve performance and grow talent.
• Ensure ER, IR and payroll processes are compliant with Company standards.
• Own site labour supply, filling vacancies with a positive candidate experience.
• Drive talent development and succession planning for salaried colleagues.
• Ensure training remains a leadership priority across the site.
• Prioritise Health and Safety for colleagues and customers.
• Identify savings and manage site labour budgets and efficiencies.

Skills

CIPD qualified

HR management experience

Unionised environment experience

Coaching and influencing

Strong IT skills

Communication to large groups

Flexibility with travel

Education

CIPD qualification or equivalent HR management experience

Tools

MS Office

HR systems

Job description

More About The Role

Our People Managers play a huge part in the success of our sites, and keep all the plates spinning at once - creating and driving a successful people strategy and operation. This role is one that can really make a difference to the whole operation of the site. So if you want to be in a role that creates impact and where you can encourage change, then this role is for you.

More About The Role

Our People Managers play a huge part in the success of our sites, and keep all the plates spinning at once - creating and driving a successful people strategy and operation. This role is one that can really make a difference to the whole operation of the site. So if you want to be in a role that creates impact and where you can encourage change, then this role is for you.

Managing a team of HR and Training Advisors/Assistants our People Managers business partner the Site and Leadership teams to deliver first class HR practices through the Myton Food Group vision and ways of working. It's a fast paced, challenging but a highly rewarding role where attention to detail and credibility is key.

Reporting into the Head of People you will also:

• Lead and manage the People and site teams to ensure that the site has a high performing, motivated and trained team of colleagues
• Define and deliver a site people plan that is relevant to the local needs whilst in line with the Myton Food Group framework
• Create a culture of respect where managers engage with, listen to and respond to their team members
• Coach and support the management team and your People team to improve performance and grow talent across the whole site
• Ensure that all ER, IR and Payroll processes and procedures are legal and in line with Company standards
• Own all temporary and permanent labour supplies into your site, working with relevant parties to fill vacancies whilst ensuring a great candidate/colleague experience
• Own and drive talent on your site, ensuring development plans and succession plans are in place for all salaried colleagues
• Ensure that the site has the right people in the right place at the right time, and that training remains at the top of the leadership teams agenda
• Proactively prioritise the Health and Safety of our colleagues and customers at all times
• Identify and deliver savings and work with the Operational teams to ensure that site labour budgets and labour efficiencies are delivered

More about our perks

• Private healthcare
• Car Allowance
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
• Genuine career progression and development opportunities - read more about our Leadership School here
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Free parking
• Competitive pension and life assurance
• Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits including Aviva Digital GP
• 'MyPerks' with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
• Optional payroll charity donations
• A range of family-friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave

More about you

To be successful in this role, as well as being a strategic thinker, with the ability to nurture successful teams, you must also have:

• CIPD qualified or with equivalent level of HR management experience
• Experience of working in a fast paced, agile and demanding environment (ideally in a Manufacturing or Logistics environment)
• Up to date and deep knowledge of employment law
• Experience of dealing with significant and complex employee relations cases
• Exposure of working within a unionised environment
• The ability to coach and influence at all levels
• Confidence to communicate widely, including to large groups of colleagues
• Strong IT skills, including MS Office and HR systems
• Flexibility in terms of working hours, some travel will be involved to support other sites and project work

Additionally, you will be a self-starter, be innovative and creative in your ideas and be driven by culture change and be pragmatic in your strategic thought process.