HR Manager

Join Our Team as an HR Manager based in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

Salary: £55,000 to £60,000 Annum

Hours:

Full Time, Permanent

A career at Davenham Switchgear offers far more, including the combination of the stability and resources of being a brand of Legrand, with the close‑knit, agile team we’ve built  also provide exciting opportunities to work on cutting‑edge switch gear powering data centres for some of the biggest tech companies in the world.

Our Dublin operation has thrived for 40 years and we are now expanding into the UK with a new state‑of‑the‑art site in Nottingham.

• Death in service x 3
• 25 days holidays
• EAP
• Christmas shutdown

The HR Manager is a stand‑alone, hands‑on HR professional supporting a growing electrical manufacturing business. The role is the senior HR presence on site, working closely with a central corporate HR function in a fast‑paced environment.

The role combines operational HR delivery, site‑level people leadership, and the implementation of corporate HR initiatives, ensuring alignment with group standards while tailoring approaches to the realities of a fast‑paced electrical manufacturing environment and embedding a strong performance culture.

You will act as a trusted partner to site leadership, support a mixed shop‑floor and professional workforce, and collaborate with HR colleagues across other group sites to embed consistent people practices.

• Stand‑Alone HR Leadership (Site Level)
• Recruitment, Workforce Planning & Growth
• Employee Relations & People Advisory
• Payroll & Reward

• Proven experience in a stand‑alone or highly autonomous HR role
• Background within electrical manufacturing, engineering, industrial, or technical environments
• Strong employee relations experience with confidence managing cases independently
• Experience supporting shop‑floor and salaried employee populations
• Strong understanding of UK employment legislation
• Proven ability to work with senior stakeholders and operational leaders
• Comfortable operating independently while working within corporate structures
• Experience working within a group, or multi‑site organisation
• Exposure to organisational growth, change, or integration
• Experience embedding corporate initiatives at site level
• HRIS experience

• Opportunity to own and shape HR at site level
• Exposure to corporate HR strategy and multi‑site collaboration
• Broad, hands‑on remit with real impact in a growing business
• Close partnership with leadership in a technical manufacturing environment

If you’re an experienced HR Manager looking to work with a forward‑thinking, people‑focused business, we’d love to hear from you.