HR & Data Protection Manager in Poole

Salary: Competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience, with potential to grow as the role and business develop.

Location: Poole, Dorset – Local Candidates Only - with an ability to travel as required between our 4 manufacturing sites.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE: To take ownership of HR operations and data protection across PRF Composite Materials, ensuring compliant, consistent and professional people and data frameworks in line with business standards, culture, and long-term objectives.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Human Resources & People Management: Lead recruitment end-to-end: sourcing, interviewing, hiring, and onboarding.
• Ensure reference checks and legal right-to-work checks in the UK are completed for all hires prior to confirmation of employment.
• Conduct inductions, probation reviews, and ongoing employee check-ins.
• Manage disciplinary, performance, and absence processes in collaboration with the Head of Operations.
• Support managers with people matters, ensuring consistency, fairness, and professionalism.
• Maintain and develop HR policies, frameworks, and employment documentation.
• Support leadership in implementing structured onboarding, development, and cultural initiatives and take active role in this.
• Visit PRF sites periodically to engage with teams and address people-related matters.

• Data Protection & Compliance: Take full responsibility for all of PRF’s data protection activities.
• Maintain data protection policies, registers, and compliance documentation.
• Advise the business on data handling, privacy, and risk management.
• Act as the internal point of contact for data protection matters.
• Support awareness and good practice across the business.

• Culture & Communication: Work closely with the Marketing Director and HoO on induction communications and culture initiatives.
• Help translate company values and standards into clear, practical people processes.
• Support leadership in maintaining a professional, respectful, and standards-driven working environment.

You should be fully independent in day-to-day execution of this role, working within the senior management team and liaising as required. This job description is an outline of your duties and responsibilities; it is not intended to be an exhausted list and may change from time to time to meet the changing needs of the business. The job description will not form part of your contract of employment.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Knowledge & Experience

• Essential: Proven HR management experience within an SME or hands-on environment.
• Solid experience managing data protection compliance.
• High competence with Windows-based software (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Strong judgement, discretion, and professional credibility.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

• Desirable: Experience working in engineering, manufacturing, or technical environments.
• Experience supporting organisational culture initiatives.
• Experience using LLM-based AI tools such as Copilot.

Qualifications

• Essential: Relevant HR qualification or equivalent professional experience.
• Desirable: CIPD qualification; Data protection or GDPR-specific training.

Technical & Personal Attributes

• Essential: Practical, calm, and reliable approach; Comfortable operating independently and taking responsibility; Strong focus on standards, accuracy, and confidentiality.

• Desirable: Experience developing structured processes and frameworks; Confidence working closely with senior leadership.

Recruitment privacy notice: PRF uses AI‑assisted tools (Microsoft 365 Copilot) to support human review of applications. All recruitment decisions are made by people; no automated decision‑making or candidate scoring is used. Personal data is processed in accordance with UK GDPR and our recruitment privacy notice.