We’re recruiting a Human Resources Manager on behalf of an established, design-led manufacturing business based in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. This is a permanent position reporting directly to the Managing Director, and a standalone HR leadership opportunity for an experienced generalist who wants real ownership of the people function.
You’ll be responsible for implementing and maintaining HR practice across the business, keeping policies and procedures compliant with current employment law and supporting an employee-oriented culture that underpins the production of quality products. This is a hands-on, broad role: you’ll advise and support managers, run investigations and complex employee relations cases, oversee recruitment and onboarding, and keep the Managing Director and Senior Management Team informed with clear, timely reporting. If you are a credible, approachable HR professional who is comfortable working independently and wants to make a visible difference, this is well worth a closer look.
Main Responsibilities:
- Ensuring HR policies and procedures, including disciplinary and grievance, remain compliant with current employment law and are accessible to all staff
- Producing a monthly report for the Managing Director summarising employment law changes and ongoing employment and staffing matters
- Managing and maintaining HR personnel files, electronic and hard copy, in line with UK legislation
- Liaising with the Finance Manager on wage-related matters ahead of payroll processing
- Managing investigations and complex employee relations issues, including grievance and redundancy, in line with best practice
- Advising and guiding managers on HR policy and procedure, maintaining an open-door approach
- Supporting the Senior Management Team in implementing new procedures and attending the monthly SMT meeting
- Owning and maintaining the HR Risk Register
- Reviewing and updating job descriptions and managing the recruitment process alongside hiring managers
- Developing effective hiring procedures and maintaining relationships with recruitment agencies
- Supporting consistent, fair onboarding and maintaining leaver procedures
- Monitoring maternity, paternity, absence and sickness records and supporting managers accordingly
- Supporting the annual performance appraisal process and coordinating ongoing training with managers
- Benchmarking market data to review salary, compensation and benefits competitiveness
- Managing HR notice boards and internal communications
- Maintaining and developing your own professional knowledge
Skills/Experience:
- Proven experience in a senior or sole-charge HR role, ideally within a manufacturing environment
- Strong working knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice
- Experience managing investigations, disciplinary, grievance and redundancy processes
- Confident advising and influencing managers and senior stakeholders
- Experience managing recruitment, onboarding and leaver processes
- Excellent written communication, including clear and concise reporting
- Sound judgement and discretion when handling confidential and sensitive information
- Able to work independently and manage a varied workload
- CIPD qualification (Level 5 or above), or equivalent experience: desirable
Salary & Working Hours:
Salary is competitive and dependent on experience. Permanent position based in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. Further details on hours will be provided upon application.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary dependent on experience
- Standalone HR leadership role with direct access to the Managing Director
- Genuine scope to shape HR policy, process and culture
- Varied remit covering the full employee lifecycle
- Opportunity to develop professionally within an established, design-led business