Hr generalist

Position

Brand new hybrid role, joining our HR team as a Human Resources Generalist, working closely with the UK HR Manager to provide support to our multi‑site, manufacturing, sales and service operations across the UK and Nordic regions.

Basic Salary

Up to £38,000

Benefits

• Hybrid role (3 days office / 2 days working from home) working at our offices in either Dudley or Northampton.
• Annual Bonus paid on a range of company performance and KPI's worth up to 10% of the basic salary
• Excellent company pension (8% company contribution)
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays rising with service
• Access to full company benefits package including life assurance

Training

We offer a big focus on training and upskilling our team. We will support you through your CIPD Level 5, or Level 7 qualification if desired.

Location

Hybrid role with a base in either our Dudley or Northampton office

Commutable Locations

Dudley, Birmingham, Kidderminster, Telford, Bromsgrove, Coventry, Bedworth, Nuneaton, Hinckley, Leicester, Kenilworth, Leamington Spa, Rugby, Northampton, Wellingborough, Milton Keynes, Banbury, Daventry

Job Description

HR Generalist, HR Advisor, CIPD – Multi‑site, Manufacturing. This is a brand new HR Generalist role introduced to support current UK HR Manager offering a true hybrid (2 days WFH / 3 days at Dudley or Northampton site). You will be supporting the UK HR function for a multi‑site, manufacturing, sales and service company (circa 180 heads). The role will be a varied mix of HR support / administrative tasks and taking ownership of broader projects such as developing new policies, processes and training whilst learning the corporate side of HR within a multi‑site, multinational manufacturer. This role will develop (in terms of salary and responsibilities) as you progress, with huge scope for development and growth across a global company.

Key Responsibilities

• Review, update and maintain the UK HR policy and procedure framework to align with current employment legislation, best practice and company standards.
• Develop and maintain manager guidance and tool‑kits to support consistent people management and policy application.
• Ensure HR processes, templates and letters are accurate, consistent and legally compliant.
• To review current state of UK HR GDPR and implement new administrative process for HR documentation collection, storage and deletion.
• Provide administrative support for UK HR.
• Provide advice and guidance to UK managers on HR related matters.
• Identify opportunities to streamline HR processes, reduce administrative burden and improve manager and employee experience.

Person Specification

• Have a HR related qualification (degree or equivalent) or have CIPD Level 3 (with an interest or progress working towards CIPD Level 5).
• Previous experience in an HR or HR adjacent administrative role.
• Ideally, some exposure to a multi‑site operation with varied functions.
• Any experience of manufacturing organisations or larger corporate structures / environments would be a good grounding for this role.
• Ability to work independently, manage and prioritise multiple projects and organise and analyse data into a functional, presentable and easy to interpret form.
• Competent, skilled, 'switched on' individual, able to learn and perform tasks without micromanagement.
• Any understanding, exposure or a keen interest in employment law and its practical application at work would be a distinct advantage. Hands‑on experience of SAP would also be good.

Company

We have 50 years in business as a very successful innovator and manufacturer of precision components and powertrain. We are now part of a multinational, billion dollar corporation with its own track record and sales successes, and we are now looking to expand our HR function in the UK and Nordic regions.

Prospects

It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets, and worked with the following products and/or services: HR Manager, HR Advisor, Human Resources, HR Generalist

Equal Opportunity

We embrace diversity, champion equality, and foster inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives.

Recruitment Partner

Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us directly.

Reference

REF: SP18517, Wallace Hind Selection