HR Generalist

Brand new hybrid role, joining our HR team as a Human Resources Generalist, working closely with the UK HR Manager to provide support to our multi-site, manufacturing, sales and service operations across the UK and Nordic regions.

Great training: well support you through CIPD Level 5 / 7.

Basic salary:
Up to GBP 38,000.

• Hybrid role (3 days office / 2 days working from home) at our Dudley or Northampton office.
• Annual Bonus paid on a range of company performance and KPIs worth up to 10% of the basic salary.
• Excellent company pension (8% company contribution).
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, rising with service.
• Access to full company benefits package including life assurance.
• Big focus on training and upskilling: support through CIPD Level 5 or Level 7 if desired.

Hybrid role with a base in either our Dudley or Northampton office.

Dudley, Birmingham, Kidderminster, Telford, Bromsgrove, Coventry, Bedworth, Nuneaton, Hinckley, Leicester, Kenilworth, Leamington Spa, Rugby, Northampton, Wellingborough, Milton Keynes, Banbury, Daventry.

This is a brand new HR Generalist role introduced to support the current UK HR Manager offering a true hybrid (2 days WFH / 3 days at Dudley or Northampton site). The role supports the UK HR function for a multi-site, manufacturing, sales and service company (~180 staff) and involves a mix of HR support/administrative tasks and ownership of broader projects such as developing new policies, processes and training while learning the corporate side of HR within a multi-site, multinational manufacturer.

This role will develop in terms of salary and responsibilities as you progress, with huge scope for development and growth across a global company.

• Review, update and maintain the UK HR policy and procedure framework to align with current employment legislation, best practice and company standards.
• Develop and maintain manager guidance toolkits to support consistent people management and policy application.
• Ensure HR processes, templates and letters are accurate, consistent and legally compliant.
• Review current state of UK HR GDPR and implement new administrative processes for HR documentation collection, storage and deletion.
• Provide administrative support for UK HR.
• Provide advice and guidance to UK managers on HR related matters.
• Identify opportunities to streamline HR processes, reduce administrative burden and improve manager and employee experience.

• HR related qualification (degree or equivalent) or CIPD Level 3 with an interest or progress toward CIPD Level 5.
• Previous experience in an HR or HR-adjacent administrative role.
• Ideally some exposure to a multi-site operation with varied functions.
• Experience in manufacturing organisations or larger corporate structures/environments would be a good grounding for this role.
• Ability to work independently, manage and prioritise multiple projects, and organise and analyse data into a functional, presentable and easy-to-interpret form.
• Competent, skilled, switched on individual who can be trained on how to complete a task and then work without micromanagement.
• Understanding, exposure or keen interest in employment law and its practical application at work would be a distinct advantage. Hands-on experience of SAP would also be good.

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