HR Lead

Position Title:

HR Lead Position Type:
Temporary - Full-Time

Requisition  About McCain. At McCain, we're feeding the world: from French fries to Smiles, we contribute to the important role food plays in people's lives. That's why we're dedicated to ensuring our core values-Family, Authentic, Trusted, and Quality-shine through every day. As a privately owned family company with over 60 years of experience, a presence in more than 160 countries, and a global team of 22,000 people, our values and culture are at the heart of everything we do.

We believe that we can work together, along with our business and community partners, to bring sustainable growth and positive change today, tomorrow, and for generations to come. Join us and see how you can MAKE IT at McCain! Why join the McCain family. Your Life - we're here to help you fulfil your potential, flourish, and thrive in work and life.

Your Success - work alongside passionate individuals who are committed to supporting your career ambitions, drive, and success. Your Impact - we want you to make a meaningful, lasting impact for you, for your colleagues, and for the business. About the role. In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and interested in helping each other create good work experiences. We think about the customer and make doing business with McCain easy.

We have ambitious growth business plans at McCain, but we can't achieve those without our people. Our HR team play a huge part in driving our winning culture and it's the role of our HR Lead at Hull to get under the skin of the people behind the potatoes. As HR Lead it's your job to work alongside your our people leaders across our Hull Manufacturing Plant to make McCain a great place to work.

This covers many elements of HR including Employee Relations, Recruitment, and day-today HR Employee Lifecycle processes and compliance. Our ideal candidate will already be living and breathing a HR generalist role so you'll already have a good idea of what this role will entail. Leadership Principles. Our principles, each with related practices, guide our actions across the organisation. Together, they address how McCain interacts with our customers and employees, and how we work as individuals and collectively to find success.

While each role adheres to the Leadership Principles, individual roles may focus more on a specific principle or principles. We are customer obsessed. Customers are our starting point. By understanding their needs and leveraging data and consumer insights, we drive mutual success. We think big and plan ahead. Through ambition, curiosity, and smart risks, we can accomplish goals, refine processes, and innovate to scale success.

We bring out the best in our people. We create safe spaces for our people so that trust and empowerment come naturally. Inclusion is about listening first, showing humility, and working together. We act like owners. Together, we clear obstacles and do the work that makes us all successful and proud to be part of McCain. Accountabilities. Partner with leaders and employees to navigate people matters - from employee relations and investigations to managing appeals, misconduct, and disciplinary actions, including suspension or termination when required.

Drive local recruitment with energy and ownership by managing job requisitions in Success Factors, hosting job events and fairs, proactively sourcing talent, and nurturing strong local talent pools - with a spotlight on early careers. Own employee movement and contract management, ensuring seamless updates to personal information and smooth transitions for all employees. Spot trends and share meaningful insights with stakeholders to elevate the impact and efficiency of HR service delivery.

Champion HR compliance, including right-to-work checks, GDPR data practices, and internal audit requirements. Keep the employee experience at the heart of everything, continually identifying and implementing improvements that make our HR processes smoother, smarter, and more human.

Qualifications:

You'll be a HR generalist ideally with experience in a manufacturing environment (FMCG would be advantageous!)…