HR Manager (Maternity Cover)
Position: HR Manager (Maternity Cover – 15 months)
Hours: Full time, 37.75 hours per week, flexible working – Hybrid
Closing date: 28th November 2025 | Starting: January 2026
About the Role
This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact in a respected engineering company. As their standalone HR Manager, you’ll lead all aspects of the HR function, ensuring their people feel supported, policies are up to date, and managers are empowered to lead effectively. You’ll balance hands‑on HR delivery with strategic input, helping to shape a culture where everyone can thrive.
Key Responsibilities include:
* Leading the review and implementation of HR policies, ensuring compliance and best practice.
* Providing professional advice on HR matters, employee relations, and employment law.
* Managing recruitment, onboarding, and right‑to‑work checks.
* HR Administration, overseeing payroll, pensions, and employee benefits administration.
* Maintaining accurate HR records and reporting via Tensor and Brightpay.
* Coordinating training and development, wellbeing, and health surveillance activities.
* Supporting performance management, development, succession planning and employee engagement initiatives.
* Empowering and partnering with managers to promote a positive, fair, and inclusive workplace.
* Projects include relocation of offices, benefit reviews and restructuring.
About You
You’ll be an experienced and approachable HR professional who enjoys a hands‑on, varied role. Confident in building relationships across all levels, you’ll bring commercial insight, emotional intelligence, and a focus on continuous improvement.
You’ll also have:
* CIPD Level 5 qualification (ideally Level 6 or above).
* At least 5 years’ HR generalist experience, preferably in a manufacturing or SME setting.
* Experience working in a standalone position and SME.
* Up‑to‑date knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.
* Strong communication and coaching skills, with a pragmatic and solutions‑focused approach.
* The ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with others.
About the Organisation
They are a leading engineering company based in Leicester, known for delivering innovative and high‑quality solutions to clients worldwide. They value integrity, teamwork, and continuous improvement. You’ll join a friendly, supportive environment where your expertise will be valued and your ideas encouraged.
Benefits include:
* Company pension scheme
* Life assurance (3x salary)
* Health cash plan
* Discretionary Bonus
Other roles you may have experience of could include:
HR Business Partner, Senior HR Advisor, People Manager, HR Generalist, HR Operations Manager, Employee Relations Manager, or Talent & People Lead.
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Human Resources, Business Development, and Other
Industries
Staffing and Recruiting, Manufacturing
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