- Report to the Finance Director and lead the HR function, supporting approximately 140 FTE.
- Oversee the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and departures.
- Ensure compliance with employment law, manage HR casework, and provide advice on complex employee relations issues.
- Maintain payroll accuracy, ensuring correct calculations for variable payments and adherence to company policies.
- Develop and implement HR initiatives, including learning and development, employee engagement, and succession planning.
- Manage HR systems, occupational health processes, apprentice programmes, Works Council meetings, and internal communications.
- Level 5 or higher CIPD qualification
- Previous experience within manufacturing/engineering SME environments
- Excellent employment law knowledge
- Previous experience of mapping and delivering redundancy programmes and change management activity
- High levels of commercial acumen
- Ability to build effective working relationships at all levels but confident to challenge when necessary
- Ability to manage multiple changing priorities
- Experienced in dealing with employee relations issues to include disciplinary, grievance and investigations
- Payroll experience particularly with hourly paid Payroll elementsÂ
- Pension – 5%
- 25 days Holiday plus Bank Holidays
- Incentives         Â
- Private Medical Insurance