Head of Human Resources

Head of Human Resources - St Columb Major / Hybrid - £55-65,000 + car

Well Placed HR have been exclusively retained by a long-standing client, a highly successful and expanding engineering business, that has grown at an extraordinary speed and shows no sign of slowing down. With a head count that has increased from less than 20 to over 100 in a little more than a few years, it now turns over in excess of £15M and produces products for industrial customers throughout the UK.

The company seeks a Head of Human Resources to join them in what is a position of pivotal responsibility. Headed up by an energetic and extremely entrepreneurial board of directors, this is a business which is poised for continued growth and this is an opportunity to shape and develop a seriously efficient people management function to facilitate this. The role is offered with a generous hybrid working arrangement, (2 days in the office, 3 from home) with some travel required to be discussed.

Managing a small team, key responsibilities will include:

- Maintaining a robust people management function to provide a high quality HRM service to existing and incoming employees

- Maintaining modern digital people management systems

- Ensuring compliance with UK people management legislation and best practice

- Taking a lead role in talent attraction, recruitment and onboarding of skilled UK and internationally based employees working to ensure that the business is considered to be the “Employer of choice”

- Liaising with the finance team to ensure that the payroll function operates with 100% efficiency

- Mentoring and developing junior colleagues

- Reviewing current time management system to accommodate the changing requirements of this growing company

- Maintaining and developing high quality employee relations policy and practice

- Working closely with the senior management team to develop road maps for staff, including L&D programs and CPD

- Liaising with Health & Safety focussed stakeholders.

- Managing rewards and benefits schemes

- Acting as a first line of support for disciplinary procedures

- Managing the company equality, diversity and social responsibility practices

The role requires a Head of HR with at least 3-5 years of recently gained experience in a similar role and with some/all exposure gained within a busy manufacturing or services environment, ideally a larger employer. Applicants should be qualified to CIPD Level 5/7 or equivalent and possess good generalist HRM knowledge, ideally gained within a fast-growth nationally operating business. Good general IT experience as well as experience using modern HR software essential. This is a highly communicative and visible role where the successful candidate will develop strong relationships with stakeholders throughout the business, so great team working and communication skills will be a prerequisite!

In addition to a generous base salary, the company offers a range of non-financial benefits to include a flexible, hybrid working arrangement.

For further details and to apply, please contact Carly Kellow quoting reference CK10712 as soon as possible. All expressions of interest will be treated in the strictest of confidence.