Site Human Resources Officer

Site Human Resources Officer

Manufacturing / Engineering Environment

45,000- 50,000 + Benefits + Career Development

Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire

On-Site HR Generalist Full Employee Lifecycle Responsibility Standalone Site HR Role

This is not a traditional HR role operating within a highly corporate environment supported by large HR teams and shared service centres. Instead, this is a highly operational, site‑based HR Generalist opportunity embedded directly within a growing engineering and manufacturing business operating across advanced technology and high‑reliability sectors including defence, aerospace and advanced engineering.

The organisation has experienced significant growth and operational investment in recent years and is continuing to scale capability, strengthen processes and invest in its people infrastructure. As a result, there is now a requirement for a visible, relationship‑focused and commercially aware HR professional capable of supporting managers and employees across the full employee lifecycle.

This is a fully on‑site role based in Tewkesbury and will suit somebody who genuinely enjoys being operationally involved, visible across the workforce and closely engaged with employees and leadership teams on a day‑to‑day basis.

Working closely with the Group HR Director, who remains highly operational within the business and is regularly on site, the Site Human Resources Officer will operate as the standalone HR presence supporting the day‑to‑day HR function across the site.

Key Responsibilities:

• Employee relations
• Recruitment and onboarding
• Absence management
• Performance management
• Employee engagement
• HR administration and documentation
• HR reporting and systems
• Manager coaching and support
• Continuous improvement of people processes
• Involvement in ongoing organisational development and people initiatives, including apprenticeship programmes, employee engagement activity, leadership capability development, Investors in People implementation and wider workforce improvement projects

The role requires a practical, fast‑paced and highly collaborative manufacturing environment. Approximately 70% of the workforce operates within blue‑collar production functions across a 24/7 operation and managers value visible, approachable and pragmatic HR support.

Success in this position will result in the following:

• Day‑to‑day HR presence on site
• Trusted support partner to operational managers
• Visible point of contact for employees
• Important contributor to workforce engagement, communication and organisational development

Key Attributes:

• Approachable
• Organised
• Resilient
• Commercially aware
• Highly collaborative
• Comfortable operating within a fast‑moving manufacturing setting where priorities can shift quickly

Qualifications and

Experience:

• Previous HR generalist experience within manufacturing, engineering, logistics, industrial, technical or similarly operational environments
• Must hold CIPD Level 5 qualification as a minimum

Benefits and Development:

• £45, salary dependent on experience
• Pension
• Life assurance
• Wellbeing support
• EV salary sacrifice scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Ongoing career development and mentoring

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly operational HR professional who enjoys visible, relationship‑led HR and wants to build a long‑term career within a growing manufacturing and engineering organisation.