Manufacturing & Engineering £55k Bonus & Excellent Benefits ⏱️8am - 4pm - Monday to Friday Exeter - Fully On Site This business plays a crucial role in some of the world's most advanced industries, where precision, performance, and innovation lead the way. Operating on a global scale, l ocal leadership matters here. There's real scope for HR to shape the culture, develop people strategies, and support a skilled workforce doing complex, critical work every day. The Opportunity: We're looking for a proactive, hands-on HR professional ready to step into a leadership role. Acting as the right hand to the HR Manager, you'll help drive the HR strategy, offer guidance and support to the team, while influencing the broader people agenda. What You'll Be Doing: Providing guidance on employee relations (ER) cases, ensuring a consistent, proactive approach Acting as a trusted partner to managers -advising on ER, people management, workforce planning, and HR best practice Supporting monthly reporting -headcount, attrition, absenteeism, payroll checks Driving HR process improvements -policies, systems, forms, and recruitment workflows Mentoring and coaching leaders to build their capability and confidence Developing the HR team -overseeing daily workflow, helping with priorities, and providing hands-on support to the team in all areas Supporting HR projects that drive engagement, development, and operational excellence Deputising for the HR Manager in their absence and contributing to leadership meetings What We're Looking For: Experience & Skills: Strong generalist HR background -ideally in manufacturing, engineering, or logistics Proven ability to lead day-to-day HR operations and oversee team workflows Excellent knowledge of employment law and ER case management Leadership and coaching skills -you know how to develop managers and HR colleagues Confident managing payroll processes, recruitment, and compliance Experience working in a unionised environment A pragmatic, solutions-focused approach-you can flex your style to influence at all levels Interested? If this may be of interest to you or someone you know - please email me for an informal chat HRJobs HRLeadership People Hiring ManufacturingHR HRExeter