HR Manager in Leicester

We're delighted to be partnering with a well-established food manufacturing business to recruit an experienced HR Manager to join their leadership team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping culture, driving employee engagement, and supporting operational excellence within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Reporting directly to the Site Director, you'll be a trusted business partner responsible for leading all aspects of HR across the site. You'll have the opportunity to influence business strategy, develop people initiatives, and build high-performing teams while creating a positive and inclusive workplace culture.

This role would suit a proactive and hands-on HR professional who enjoys balancing strategic HR initiatives with operational delivery and is looking for a position where they can make a genuine impact.

• Acting as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on all people-related matters
• Driving employee engagement initiatives and fostering a culture where people are at the centre of everything the business does
• Leading the development and implementation of HR policies, procedures, and people strategies aligned to business objectives
• Managing employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, and conflict resolution processes
• Establishing and leading development initiatives, including management development programmes to build leadership capability
• Supporting training needs analysis and promoting continuous learning and career progression across the workforce
• Creating and delivering effective employee communication programmes, engagement forums, surveys, and town hall events
• Overseeing performance management processes and supporting managers to drive accountability and high performance
• Managing compensation, benefits, payroll administration, and reward initiatives to ensure fairness and value
• Ensuring compliance with UK employment legislation, industry standards, and statutory obligations
• Leading end-to-end recruitment, onboarding, and induction activities while building strong partnerships with local agencies and training providers

• CIPD Level 5 qualified (or working towards qualification) or equivalent experience
• HR experience, ideally within manufacturing, FMCG, food production, or a similarly fast-paced operational environment
• Strong knowledge of UK employment legislation and HR best practice
• Experience managing a broad generalist HR remit, including employee relations, recruitment, engagement, and performance management
• Confident working both strategically and operationally with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and relationship-building skills
• Practical, hands-on approach with the ability to balance day-to-day priorities with long-term business objectives
• Experience within SME environments and knowledge of food manufacturing compliance standards would be advantageous

This is more than just an HR role, it's an opportunity to help shape culture, influence business performance, and create an environment where people can thrive. You'll join a business that values collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement, and employee development.

If you're an ambitious HR professional looking for your next challenge within a dynamic manufacturing environment, we'd love to hear from you.