HR Specialist

In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and interested in helping each other create good work experiences. We think about the customer and make doing business with McCain easy. Our HR team plays a huge part in driving our winning culture and it’s the role of our HR Specialist to work alongside our people leaders across our Hull Manufacturing Plant to make McCain a great place to work. This covers many elements of HR including Employee Relations, Recruitment, and day-to-day HR Employee Lifecycle processes and compliance.

Leadership Principles: Our principles guide our actions across the organisation. Together, they address how McCain interacts with our customers and employees, and how we work as individuals and collectively to find success.

• We are customer obsessed. Customers are our starting point. By understanding their needs and leveraging data and consumer insights, we drive mutual success.
• We think big and plan ahead. Through ambition, curiosity, and smart risks, we can accomplish goals, refine processes, and innovate to scale success.
• We bring out the best in our people. We create safe spaces for our people so that trust and empowerment come naturally.
• Inclusion is about listening first, showing humility, and working together.
• We act like owners. Together, we clear obstacles and do the work that makes us all successful and proud to be part of McCain.

Accountabilities:

• Partner with leaders and employees to navigate people matters - from employee relations and investigations to managing appeals, misconduct, and disciplinary actions, including suspension or termination when required.
• Drive local recruitment by managing job requisitions in SuccessFactors, hosting job events and fairs, proactively sourcing talent, and nurturing strong local talent pools.
• Own employee movement and contract management, ensuring seamless updates to personal information and smooth transitions for all employees.
• Spot trends and share meaningful insights with stakeholders to elevate the impact and efficiency of HR service delivery.
• Champion HR compliance, including right-to-work checks, GDPR data practices, and internal audit requirements.
• Keep the employee experience at the heart of everything, continually identifying and implementing improvements that make our HR processes smoother, smarter, and more human.

Qualifications:

• You’ll be a HR generalist ideally with experience in a manufacturing environment (FMCG would be advantageous).
• A professional HR qualification.
• Experience of working within a FMCG Manufacturing plant.
• Solid ER experience, with previous knowledge of managing conduct, absence etc.
• Strong stakeholder management.
• Experience of working at pace in a high pressured, and demanding environment.
• Strong recruitment experience.
• Good administrational skills with a knowledge of Microsoft Office particularly Excel.
• The ability to work well on your own, and self-motivated.
• A self-starter and able to work independently.

About McCain: At McCain, we’re feeding the world: from French fries to smiles, we contribute to the important role food plays in people’s lives. That’s why we’re dedicated to ensuring our core values Family, Authentic, Trusted, and Quality shine through every day. As a privately owned family company with over 60 years of experience, a presence in more than 160 countries, and a global team of 22,000 people, our values and culture are at the heart of everything we do.

Your Life: We’re here to help you fulfil your potential, flourish, and thrive in work and life.

Your Success: Work alongside passionate individuals who are committed to supporting your career ambitions, drive, and success.

Your Impact: We want you to make a meaningful, lasting impact for you, for your colleagues, and for the business.

Benefits:

• An excellent pension where we will pay double what you do, up to a maximum of 12% of your pay.
• Flexible holidays - where you can buy & sell up to 5 days holiday per year.
• Optional health cash plan.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• ‘Chips In’ Volunteering Day Off - to make a positive impact to the competitiveness, resilience, and long-term development of McCain communities across the globe.

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process, we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.