HR Manager

Smurfit-Westrock; Munster; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock in Limerick is seeking a Site HR Manager to lead the HR function, provide guidance to site management, and oversee recruitment, policy implementation, and employment law compliance.

You will manage employee relations, performance management, onboarding, training, and apprenticeship programs while coaching managers and ensuring data protection and reporting standards.

Qualifications

• Good verbal and written presentation/communication skills.
• Knowledge of current employment law.
• IT literate; proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Exposure to a unionised environment is desirable.
• Demonstrable good communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site HR function, providing guidance on recruitment, policies, employment legislation, ER, and performance management.
• Oversee employee relations, disciplinary matters, attendance, grievances, and policy application.
• Coach managers and design induction/onboarding programmes; oversee apprenticeships.
• Administer HR processes, maintain employee records, KPI reporting and data protection compliance.
• Assist with organisational design and training needs and support salary review processes.

Skills

Communication skills

Employment law knowledge

Microsoft Office

Interpersonal skills

Organizational planning

Problem solving

Data handling

Auditing liaison

HR systems

Job description

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is the go-to leader and partner of choice in sustainable packaging. We are dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity and respect, we are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities where we operate.

Job Title

Site HR Manager

Reports To

General Manager with dotted line to Regional HR Manager Ireland

Number of Direct Reports

0

Position Location

Limerick

Opportunity summary:

To lead the site HR function in the provision of professional guidance, support and input to site management in matters relating to; recruitment and selection, implementation and adherence to policies/procedures; employment legislation; overseeing employee relations and performance management, training and development and organisational design.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Recruitment & Selection & Training

• Preparation of job descriptions, advertisement and monitoring effectiveness of each campaign
• Short listing where required and organising the appropriate selection method including conducting Interviews / Assessments
• Taking up references, dispatching offer letters and issuing terms and conditions of employment
• Designing and implementing induction and onboarding programmes
• Coaching managers
• Facilitating the identification of training needs, using group resources and designing bespoke programmes
• Overseeing the in-house apprenticeship programmes

Employee Relations

Responsibility for the provision of advice on employment legislation and industrial relations issues including:

• Provide expert HR advice, guidance and support to line managers on ER issues ranging from, disciplinaries, sickness absence and capability, performance management, managing attendance, grievancesand advising on application of policy and fair procedures and manage case work appropriately. Ensure that ER advice provided is in-line with Company values, policies and procedures, HR best practice.
• Identify trends in cases to provide insight to provide relevant training, policy and process recommendations.
• Contributing to in-house negotiations as required
• Engaging with unions and coordinating meetings to promote a positive working relationship
• Monitor both short and long-term sickness, advising line managers and ensuring that employees are managed in accordance with policy, to enable return to work at the earliest opportunity and that, where necessary, liaising with occupational health.

Performance Management -

Provide line managers with advice on managing performance and the performance management cycle

• Administer the PM process ensuring plan is on track and objectives are set and support calibration activities
• Administer any incremental changes in line with planned training as per site agreements and participate in the annual salary review process

Administration

Responsibility for the provision and maintenance of administration systems including:

• Maintaining employee records and updating the HR system as required
• Managing HR systems and co-ordinating workflows to raise changes and ensure this is completed in an accurate and timely manner
• Gather, collate, analyse and present information to a variety of target audiences e.g. calculating HR KPI’s, presenting KPI’s and preparing written reports or visual presentations and advising on relevant actions and improvement initiatives
• Provide an effective HR administration service when required ensuring that employee data/information is handled, stored, recorded, processed and retrieved in a professional, confidential, accurate and timely manner, in accordance with data protection
• Update knowledge by attending workshops and seminars and keep up to date with latest HR trends and thinking and legislation
• Support the provision of site specific people data and KPI information.
• Lead and support Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives
• Carrying out general administration duties as required

This list of duties and responsibilities is not exhaustive and the company would expect you to carry out any other reasonable duty which you are capable of being trained in or performing.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE

Minimum up to 3 years’ experience within the HR function

• Good verbal and written presentation/communication skills
• Knowledge of current employment law.
• IT Literate in use of Microsoft Office
• Exposure to a unionised environment is desirable
• Demonstrable good communication and interpersonal skills and evidence of good working relationships internally and possess professional aplomb when representing the company in front of auditors or visitors
• Demonstrable evidence of information handling ability and problem solving skills
• Ability to organize and plan

Critical Skills / Capabilities :

• Interpersonal Skills: Builds trust-based relationships with others by focusing on both professional and personal dimensions of the relationship; strong relationship strategist; recognizes and teaches others how to build trust-based relationships
• Communication: Influences and motivates multiple diverse stakeholders through effective writing and speaking; presents complex ideas to others in a way that demonstrates an understanding of their needs and motivates high level management to support organizational initiatives
• Accountability: Holds self and others responsible for actions and results
• Conflict Resolution: Encourages creative tension and differences of opinions; resolves conflicts arising due to competing objectives, limited resources, or differing perspectives; anticipates and takes steps to prevent counter-productive confrontations; generates consensus and buy-in on controversial issues; expertly manages and resolves conflicts and disagreements in a constructive manner
• Collaboration: Works effectively with others to complete a task or achieve a common objective; ability to cooperate in both interpersonal and team relationships to foster enthusiasm and maintain mutual trust, candor, and respect for others. Works through conflict constructively
• Problem-Solving: Improves organizational efficiency by developing, planning, and implementing a multi-tier solution to complex or unprecedented problems; synthesises information from internal and external sources to develop solutions for issues with broad organizational impact
• Customer-Oriented: Is oriented to “wow” the customer; builds, encourages, and/or creates a customer-first experience and culture; is empowered or enables empowerment to proactively assess, identify, and understand customer needs; responds quickly to changing customer needs and resolves issues effectively and efficiently; committed to providing quality products and services; anticipates growing customer needs and expectations to continuously improve product development and service delivery

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.