HR Generalist
SME
Location: Poole Office-based
Salary: £40k DOE
Hours: Full-time - 08:30am to 5:30pm
*12 MONTH FTC*
About the Role:
We're looking for a hands-on, practical HR Generalist to join a busy, owner-led business. This is not a corporate role - you will own and build HR systems, implement policies, manage employee relations, and support recruitment and onboarding in a fast-moving, high-pressure environment. Decisions need to be made quickly, and you will need the confidence and experience to act independently, advise managers, and drive results.
Key Responsibilities:
* Deliver end-to-end HR support across the business: recruitment, onboarding, payroll liaison, policies, ER, and L&D.
* Build and implement practical HR processes from scratch; adapt policies to suit business needs.
* Handle employee relations and performance issues with confidence and decisiveness.
* Support managers and the leadership team with pragmatic HR advice, reporting, and workforce planning.
* Maintain compliance, but with a hands-on, solution-focused approach
* Support high-tempo projects and rapid change initiatives, acting autonomously and decisively.
What We're Looking For:
* Proven experience as a hands-on HR Generalist, ideally in a mid-sized, founder-led SME.
* Comfortable working in a fast-moving, direct, high-tempo environment.
* Ability to build and run HR systems and processes from scratch.
* Strong ER, recruitment, onboarding, payroll, and L&D experience.
* Confident, decisive, resilient, and able to challenge when needed.
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