My client is a world class manufacturing business in Littlehampton, they have created a new role to assist the MD and Directors with operational HR issues, this role is Monday - Friday with no option to WFH although  they may consider reduced daily hours to fit in with external commitments. 

You do not need to be CIPD qualified although it would be beneficial and the salary can be made to accommodate this - but you must have worked in a similar HR role in the UK (you must be familiar with UK employment law) for minimum of 2 years. This role is available immediately. 

 

The Role

-Responsibility for all HR related activities within the business

-Managing the records and electronic profiles of each staff member through Breathehr – ensuring breathehr is fully utilised

-Ensuring sickness, appraisals, disciplinaries and grievances and managed according to appropriate legislation and recorded appropriately

-Headhunting and recruitment, arranging interviews and following through a recruitment process working in partnership with our recruitment agencies

-Particular focus is placed on training and development of staff. This is not just educational but operational, health and safety and ongoing process and refresher

-Ensuring that all training is recorded appropriately in breathehr

-Assisting with the company training matrix to ensure training is always refreshed well before its expiry date

-A particular focus on health and safety of staff

-Working closely with owners of the business to move the company forward from a staff resourcing and training and development perspective

-Writing and issuing contracts of employment

-Working with department managers to ensure appraisals, pay reviews, disciplinary’s are completed and recorded

-Implement HR policies and procedures to ensure an organised and efficient workforce

-Develop and maintain effective apprenticeship programmes in line with our current offering

-Act as point of escalation for all learning & development queries from the business; work closely with managers in training needs analysis, identifying skills gaps and develop training and development requirements to resolve gaps.

The person

-Must have a strong HR Generalist background - ideally c.3-5 years. As HR Administrator, HR Advisor possibly HR Business Partner etc

-Experience in the full recruitment process

-Ability to work across teams to product training materials such as inductions and skills matrix’s

-Proven competence of identifying the need, improving and/or establishing new People processes

-Conscientious, consistent & self-motivated with a creative flair to improve current processes and identify new technologies

-Ability to work in a heavy industry environment

-Strong personality and leadership skills would be advantageous

-A very hands-on person but with strategic decision-making abilities

-The ideal candidate wants a new challenge and is passionate about implementing new systems and processes in HR, training and recruitment to benefit the business

-CIPD qualification is desirable

-H+S qualification is desirable