Outstanding HR opportunity! Offering the chance to make the role your own, bring ideas and solutions to employee challenges, lead the HR team from the front and establish an effective HR service to the business covering all key areas of day-to-day HR and the chance to work on exciting new HR initiatives. THE ROLE The HR Manager will work with the operational senior leadership team to provide solutions to employee challenges and continue to build a positive forward-thinking environment and build HR credibility at all levels. Supporting the HR team and taking them along for the journey, the HR Manager will lead, develop and inspire the HR team members whilst continuing to build strong relationships, mentor and support key operational stakeholders across the business. The role covers all areas of day-to-day HR covering employee relations, policies, GDPR, performance management, absence management, working with Unions, TUPE, redundancy, Tribunals, settlement agreements, appeal hearings, Talent management, succession, training, conducting grievance, disciplinaries, ER (complex casework), working on HR projects and initiatives, wellbeing, developing and embedding HR admin management processes, data management and compliancy. THE CANDIDATE The ideal candidate will be CIPD level 5 or 7 qualified. 3 - 5 years operational HR generalist experience (ideally in blue/white collar environments). Worked at HRBP or HRM for at least 1 - 2 years (in blue/white collar environment). Previous experience of unionised working environments (union exposure). Experience in leading and managing an HR team (demonstrating successfully leading and mentoring). UpToDate knowledge of employment law. Strong ER background. Experience carrying out grievance, disciplinaries, redundancies, performance management. Data management processes. Excellent communication, written and verbal skills. Good IT skills, spreadsheets, data / report writing. Strong leadership skills, good business acumen. Experience of working with operational stakeholders. Strong operational HR generalist background experience (manufacturing, FMCG, service driven focused businesses). BENEFITS: Salary £57,000 plus benefits Hybrid working (3 days on site 2 home based) Location: East London (inside M25 corridor) THE CONSULTANCY: Edwards & Pearce acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Edwards & Pearce is an Equal Opportunities Employer.