HR Manager in Northampton

HR Manager

Location: Wellingborough / Hybrid

The experience expected from applicants, as well as additional skills and qualifications needed for this job are listed below.
Department: Warehousing & Logistics
Salary: £37,000 – £45,000 per annum

Shift: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
Job Type: Permanent

HR Manager Required – Wellingborough

Quest Employment are currently recruiting for an experienced HR Manager to join a busy warehousing and logistics operation based in Wellingborough.

This is a hands-on, operational HR position suited to an experienced HR professional who is confident supporting managers and employees within a fast-paced, shift-based environment.

The Role

As HR Manager, you will provide day-to-day HR support across the operation, ensuring employment legislation and company procedures are followed while supporting employee engagement, performance and retention.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide advice and support to managers on employee relations matters, including absence, disciplinaries, grievances, performance and capability.
• Manage employee relations cases from initial investigation through to hearings and outcomes.
• Act as the first point of contact for HR queries from employees and managers.
• Build strong working relationships with warehouse managers, supervisors and shift leaders.
• Provide visible, hands-on HR support within an operational warehouse environment.
• Support workforce planning, onboarding and peak-period recruitment.
• Advise managers on overtime, agency usage and shift changes.
• Ensure HR policies and procedures are applied consistently.
• Maintain accurate employee records and support HR audits and compliance reporting.
• Monitor absence and attendance trends and support return-to-work processes.
• Provide guidance on long-term absence, occupational health referrals and reasonable adjustments.
• Support permanent, temporary and agency recruitment campaigns, including interviews, inductions and probation reviews.
• Liaise with recruitment agencies regarding compliance, cost control and performance.
• Support employee engagement initiatives, communication forums and site briefings.
• Contribute to HR projects, policy updates, engagement surveys and system improvements.
• Use HR data to identify trends and make practical recommendations.
• Support organisational change and TUPE processes where required.

Skills & Experience

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• Proven experience working as an HR Manager, preferably within warehousing, logistics, manufacturing or another operational environment.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment legislation and employee relations.
• Experience confidently advising managers and challenging constructively where required.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple cases simultaneously.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working within a fast-paced, operational environment.

Desirable:

• CIPD Level 3 or Level 5 qualification, or currently working towards one.
• Experience with change management or TUPE processes.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for someone who is pragmatic, approachable and solutions-focused, with the confidence to work closely with operational teams.

You will need to be comfortable being visible within a warehouse environment, resilient under pressure, commercially aware and adaptable to changing business requirements.

Working Environment

• Warehouse/office-based role with hybrid working.
• Flexibility may be required to support operational shift patterns, including occasional early starts or evenings. xiskglj

If you have the HR experience required and are looking for your next opportunity within a fast-paced operational environment, apply today through Quest Employment.