Head of HR / HR Business Partner

Diverse and varied senior HR Appointment.  Long standing customer, sole agency assignment.  MUST have manufacturing/heaving engineering HR experience.  Fast pace, going through major change (in a good way) so transactional, hands on and project work - good team structure in place.

Head of HR / HR Business Partner – £55-60k (negotiable) + excellent benefits

 SPECIALIST MANUFACTURING

Main Responsibilities will include: (reporting to the HR Director, you will be managing a team of two)

• Lead HR activities across the site

• Manage and develop employee relations

• Human Capital Planning including succession planning, key talent development and talent pipelines

• Implement staffing plans and manage recruitment and development

• Ensure corporate governance and compliance, investigation of complaints

• Develop communications across the site

• Manage and support Performance Management activities

• Manage the compensation and benefit systems

• Development of employee engagement

• Contribute to and implement HR programmes and special projects

• Contribute to the senior management team business agenda

• Coach key members of the management team

• Contribute to the broader group HR team ensuring the sharing and application of accepted best practice

• Disciplinary & Grievance Management

Applicant Requirements:

• Degree + CIPD qualification

• 10 years in HR with a minimum 5 years experience in a leadership/senior HR management/advisory role

• Experience in a fast paced manufacturing (or similar) facility

• Experience of working with Unions

• Excellent people skills, a can do attitude, a strong sense of urgency

• Ability to manage a diverse and busy workload

• A strong mindset for continuous development and improvement

• Good practical knowledge of HRIS and MSOffice

About The Benefits:

Annual salary of £55-60k, Private healthcare.  Pension (employer contribution up to 10%).  25 days leave plus bank holidays.  Other salary sacrifice schemes including childcare vouchers.  Usual working hours 8.30am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday.