Head of HR - Nottinghamshire
The rewards
- £60,000–£70,000 per year
- £8,000–£10,000 annual bonus
- £6,750 car allowance
- Permanent, full-time
Hours
- 60% UK travel, 40% home-based, plus ad hoc European travel
The role of Head of HR:
- Lead the HR function across a 400-headcount UK business
- Partner with the MD and SLT on people strategy, workforce planning, and organisational development
- Lead complex ER matters, settlement agreements, ACAS cases, and employment tribunals in-house
- Manage relationships with Unite and employee representatives within a unionised workforce
- Drive retention initiatives within a specialist engineering population
- Lead and develop a team spanning HR, Payroll, and Talent Acquisition
- Oversee payroll, benefits, and reward programmes including insurance, wellbeing, and life assurance renewals
- Partner with European HR teams and shared service functions
- Identify gaps, improve processes, and strengthen areas of HR that have historically lacked investment
- Build strong relationships across the UK through regular travel and face‑to‑face engagement
The ideal Head of HR:
- CIPD qualified
- Experienced in a senior HR leadership role within engineering, manufacturing, industrial, or similarly operational environments
- Strong employee relations and industrial relations expertiseExperience working within a unionised environment
- Comfortable managing risk, leading difficult conversations, and making commercially balanced decisions
- Confident influencing stakeholders at all levels
- Happy to travel extensively across the UK and build credibility on‑site
Candidates should be located within a reasonable commute of North Nottinghamshire. First stage interviews via Teams from w/c 15th July.
