Hr Administration jobs in United Kingdom
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This is Alexander Faraday Recruitment
HR Manager Maternity Cover
Job summary
A family-owned business is seeking a HR Manager to cover maternity leave for 11 months, starting early January 2026. The role involves overseeing employee relations, implementing HR policies, and managing recruitment. Candidates should have experience in HR management, strong leadership, and understanding of UK employment law. The position offers a salary of GBP24,000–GBP24,500 annually for 25 hours per week and includes benefits like casual dress and wellness programs.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Experience in a HR generalist/HR Manager role or managing people.
- Strong leadership and people management skills.
- Working knowledge of UK employment law.
- Experience in manufacturing or family-owned business.
Responsibilities
- Oversee employee relations cases and provide expert advice.
- Review and implement HR policies in line with employment law.
- Support recruitment and control agency spending.
- Promote employee engagement and wellbeing initiatives.
- Prepare reports on HR KPIs and headcount.
Skills
Education
Talent-UK are recruiting for a HR professional on behalf of their client to join a family owned business to cover maternity. They have over 100 employees across a few sites. The role would be great opportunity for someone looking to gain experience in a HR Manager role, working 25 hours over 5 days and will work alongside the HR Assistant.
- Oversee all employee relations cases, providing expert advice and ensuring consistent and legally compliant outcomes.
- Continuously review and implement HR policies and procedures in line with employment law and business requirements.
- Ensure appropriate documentation and processes are followed in line with company policy and UK employment law.
- Manage recruitment costs and control agency spending
- Support delivery of the company's training and development activities, ensuring statutory, compliance, and development needs are met.
- Support the Production Manager with ongoing apprenticeships and continuously drive training opportunities.
- Manage the salaried staff changes and finalise reporting for payroll processing.
- Promote employee engagement and wellbeing initiatives, supporting a positive and inclusive culture.
- Ensure full compliance with employment law, data protection and audit requirements.
- Monitor HR KPIs and prepare reports on headcount, turnover, absence, performance etc.
- CIPD Level 5 advantageous not essential
- Experience in a HR generalist/HR Manager role or experience of managing people.
- Strong leadership and people management skills.
- Working knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
- Excellent interpersonal, coaching, communication, and influencing skills.
- Experience in a manufacturing or family-owned business environment.
- Comfortable working hands-on while also contributing strategically.
- Understanding of payroll and basic finance processes.
- Fixed Term, 11 months to cover maternity leave
- Reporting directly to the Finance Director
- New year start date, early January 2026
- Pay: GBP24,000.00-GBP24,500.00 per year
- Hours: 25 per week
- Bereavement leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Profit sharing
- Sick pay
For immediate consideration for this role please "click apply" and attach a copy of your CV.
We are an equal opportunities employer, your application will be sent to us for review, at which stage we will be in touch to discuss your details further. We will not submit your CV until you have been briefed on the position and we have your consent to do so.
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