Senior Regional HR Manager - Midlands - Maternity Cover

Thomas Franks Ltd; Hook Norton; Ibrido; GBP 51.000 - 69.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Wider wallet discounts

Car allowance

Volunteer leave

Maternity leave

Cycle to work

Refer-a-friend bonus

Training & development

Apprenticeship programme

Team events

Employee assistance programme

Workplace pension

Career progression

Descrizione del lavoro

Thomas Franks Ltd. is recruiting a Senior Regional HR Manager - Midlands (Maternity Cover) to support sites across the Midlands.

The role reports to the Director of People & Training and involves guiding managers with HR advice, employee relations, and compliance across multiple sites with occasional head office visits. The ideal candidate will have proven generalist HR experience, CIPD Level 7, and strong knowledge of employment law.

Competenze

• Proven generalist HR experience, preferably gained within a commercial and/or contract catering environment.
• CIPD level 7 qualified or equivalent experience.
• Strong generalist HR background with experience of complex HR issues including redundancies, dismissals, grievances and change management.
• Up to date knowledge of Employment Law.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (in English) and able to articulate and communicate effectively at all levels.
• Experience of working in multi-site/mobile/remote capacity.
• Ability to multi-task, work well under pressure and use own initiative.
• Team player, but able to work autonomously and remotely.
• Outstanding organisational, analytical and time management skills and ability to create effective processes and procedures.
• Experience or knowledge of TUPE and/or Acquisitions.

Mansioni

• Manage the HR employee relations team members in the Midlands and North, providing guidance and development goals.
• Manage a patch of Regional Directors' business, providing high level employee relations advice and build relationships with senior managers.
• Provide commercially focussed advice on Employee Relations issues in line with company procedures.
• Raise awareness of current and new Employment Legislation.
• Analyse trends and address recruitment, retention, sickness and cost savings.
• Lead from HR perspective on restructuring and change management.
• Develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Revise, review and implement HR documentation to support the business.

Conoscenze

Generalist HR

HR management

Employment Law

Communication skills

Multi-site / remote work

TUPE / Acquisitions

Organisational skills

Time management

Team player

Formazione

CIPD Level 7

Descrizione del lavoro

Hook Norton

Contract: Full Time,Permanent

Salary: £ 60,000 per annum

Hours: 40 per week

Our head offices based in the beautiful village of Hook Norton near Banbury. Here you will find our teams of finance, HR, purchasing, marketing & creative that support all of our locations across the Thomas Franks family. There is ample parking space available when visiting.

Ideally looking for a start date of February 2027

We are delighted to be recruiting for a Senior Regional HR Manager - Midlands (Maternity Cover) to support our teams and help to drive the business forward. We are looking for someone who is keen to grow with us.

Within the Senior Regional HR Manager role, you will be challenged with building relationships and providing generalist HR support and advice to managers, senior managers and Directors. The locations you will support are across the Midlands Region. The role will involve working from home and travel to locations and occasionally to Head Office which is based in Oxfordshire.

The Senior Regional HR Manager will have a direct reporting line to the Director of People & Training and will have responsibility for providing support and HR advice to our teams in the Midlands.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the HR employee relations team members in the Midlands and North, providing them with long and short term guidance, feedback and development goals based on their working level and support their continued learning and progression.
• Manage a patch of Regional Directors business, providing high level employee relations advice, support and guidance to line managers and build strong, professional relationships with senior managers and Directors in Midlands and North Region. Working with our clients to ensure their people needs are met.
• Provide commercially focussed advice and support to Managers and Directors on all Employee Relations issues in line with Company procedures including performance management, disciplinary, grievance, TUPE, redundancy, change management, absence and sickness absence issues
• Raise and improve Managers awareness of current and new Employment Legislation
• Analyse and Identify trends and proactively address issues of recruitment & retention, sickness and cost savings with the Region.
• Work to reduce any potential Employment Tribunal claims and manage any claims within the region, including formulation of ET3 responses and preparation of bundles and witness statements.
• Working with the region, lead from an HR perspective on restructuring & change management
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with any internal and external stakeholders.
• Working with the HR Department to revise, review and implement new systems, processes and HR documentation to support the business to move forwards as required.
• Innovate and implement new HR projects
• Support the L&D team from time to time with HR related training.
• Oversee statutory Hygiene & Safety Training including Food Safety Level II & III, Health and Safety Level II& III and safeguarding Training where appropriate.
• Manage the effective implementation of TUPE transfers into and out of the business region
• To take an active part in the recruitment and selection of employees, where appropriate.

Other

• To support and provide cover for other HR team members, in times of absence and high work load
• To undertake any other task consistent with the scope of the post as requested by the Director of People & Training

Essential requirements for the position:

• Proven generalist HR experience, preferably gained within a commercial and/or contract catering environment
• CIPD level 7 qualified or equivalent experience
• Strong generalist HR background and experience of complex HR issues including redundancies, dismissals, grievances and change management
• Up to date knowledge of Employment Law
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (in English) and able to articulate and communicate effectively at all levels.
• Experience of working in multi-site/mobile/remote capacity
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (in English) and able to articulate and communicate effectively at all levels.
• Ability to multi-task, work well under pressure and use own initiative.
• Team player, but able to work autonomously and remotely.
• Outstanding organisational, analytical and time management skills and ability to create effective processes and procedures.
• Experience or knowledge of TUPE and/or Acquisitions

Desirable experience required for the position :

• Ability to influence key decision-makers and to challenge when necessary
• Ability to multi-task, work well under pressure and use own initiative
• Team player, but able to work autonomously and make own decisions
• Flexible, adaptable and ability to travel on a regular basis
• Ability to lead and support in a hands‑on capacity when required.
• Experience of working with clients

Some unsociable hours may be required from time to time, together with travel across the region.

Benefits

• Wider wallet scheme (discounts at major retailers, restaurants, gyms etc).
• Car or Car Allowance
• Volunteers leave - up to one day per year.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Recommend a friend bonus.
• Unrivalled individual training and development.
• Well established apprenticeship programme.
• Team & company social events.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Workplace pension.
• Excellent career progression within a leading independent contract caterer.

About Us

Thomas Franks is a founder led, fresh food catering business with a focus on excellence and service delivered with individuality, passion and style. We are unique in every approach and our clients, and our people are paramount to our daily success.

Disclaimer

All applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role.

An enhanced DBS, Identity & reference checks (covering the last five years) will form part of the selection process. As an organisation using the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure service to assess applicants' suitability for positions of trust, Thomas Franks Ltd complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes to treat all applicants for positions fairly. We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a Disclosure based on conviction or other information revealed. However, for any post in a school please be aware that any application is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such any criminal conviction, caution or bind-over must be declared.

Diversity and Inclusion at Thomas Franks

We actively encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds and continue to develop a culture of growth and inclusion and would like to invite applications from groups who are currently under-represented, because we believe greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life.