HR Manager Vacancy, Sheffield 12 Months FTC Hybrid, 35 hours per week HR Recruit is currently seeking an experienced HR professional to join our SME on a 12 Months maternity cover. The role is a stand alone role and will report directly into the CFO. There is the opportunity to WFH 1 day per week. You will act as the first point of contact for day-to-day HR matters while driving consistency, accuracy, and effectiveness in our core people operations, and ensuring a strong culture is promoted and maintained. If you are someone who takes initiative, solves problems fast, and gets things done with rigour and care, this could be the role for you. Role Responsibilities Confidently handle ER cases, including disciplinaries, grievances, performance and absence cases Champion employee engagement by delivering initiatives that build connection, purpose, and positivity across our teams, in line with our People Strategy. Support recruitment, onboarding, and probation processes working with managers to deliver a smooth and welcoming experience for all new hires. Act as a trusted advisor on all HR matterssupporting managers, navigating complex cases, and ensuring a fair and inclusive workplace. Effectively manage all HR admin processes, systems and provide routine people metrics and reports to Executives, to guide decision-making. Maintain compliance across HR practices, staying ahead of employment legislation and upholding company policies. Support the management of monthly payroll processes and manage all benefits administration with precision and confidentiality. Person Specification Demonstrate a strong career history within a HR generalist role. Have solid knowledge of employee relations processes Demonstrate a proven ability to foster and support a positive, inclusive, diverse and highly collaborative employee culture. Be confident working in a standalone HR role. Be capable at building strong working relationships across all levels and functions of the business. Demonstrate strong analytical, problem solving, communication and decision-making skills. Thrive in a busy environment and be able to manage multiple, simultaneous priorities. In return you will receive a salary of between £43,000-£45,000. This role would suit an experienced HR Manager or a Senior HR Advisor looking for their next move. HR Recruit are a national HR focused recruitment agency.We have a team of focused, expert HR executives, proven amongst the leaders in the marketplace. HR Recruit work diligently and meticulously on behalf of a wide range of organisations to secure leading talent. With a proven track record of delivering outstanding results to industry-leading clients our extensive experience as an HR recruitment company means we possess the contacts, specialised knowledge, agility, tactfulness, motivation, trustworthiness and innovative approach to deliver for our clients. We recruit for permanent, interim and part-time roles across the UK.