HR Manager – Warehousing & Logistics in Wellingborough

Location: Wellingborough

Department: W&L

Reporting to: Head of warehousing & logistics

Join Segen for an opportunity to help change the world with every action you make. It’s fast paced, challenging, dynamic and incredibly rewarding, because changing the world isn’t easy!

Company Profile

Segen Ltd was formed in 2004 and is the UK’s largest Wholesale Distributor of Solar PV, Energy Storage Systems and EV-charging. With a growing European and international focus, Segen is now part of the Labora Group since 2021. Segen Group turnover is more than £300m and growing at over 50% per year.

Role Purpose

The HR Manager will provide hands-on, operational HR support to warehousing and logistics operations, ensuring compliance with employment legislation, supporting managers with people matters, and helping to drive engagement, performance, and retention in a fast-paced environment.

This role requires a pragmatic, visible HR professional who understands frontline operations, shift-based workforces, and the commercial pressures of Warehousing.

Key Responsibilities

• Employee Relations & Case Management
  • Advise and support line managers on employee relations issues including absence management, disciplinaries, grievances, performance management, and capability processes.
  • Lead and manage ER cases end-to-end, ensuring consistency, fairness, and legal compliance.
  • Support investigations, hearings, and appeals, producing clear documentation and outcomes.
  • Act as a first point of contact for HR queries from employees and managers.
• Warehousing & Operational Support
  • Build strong working relationships with warehouse managers, supervisors, and shift leaders.
  • Provide on-the-ground HR support aligned to operational demands (shift-based environments).
  • Support peak planning, onboarding, and workforce flexibility initiatives.
  • Advise on labour planning impacts such as overtime, agency usage, and shift changes.
• Policy, Compliance & Best Practice
  • Ensure company policies are applied consistently across sites and shifts.
  • Support compliance with UK employment law, ACAS guidelines, and internal procedures.
  • Maintain accurate employee records and ensure data integrity.
  • Assist with audits, inspections, and compliance reporting where required.
• Absence, Attendance & Wellbeing
  • Monitor absence trends and support managers with return-to-work processes.
  • Advise on long-term sickness cases, OH referrals, and reasonable adjustments.
  • Promote wellbeing initiatives aligned to a physical, operational workforce.
• Recruitment & Onboarding
  • Support operational recruitment campaigns (permanent, temporary, and agency labour).
  • Assist with interviews, onboarding, inductions, and probation reviews.
  • Liaise with agencies to ensure compliance, cost control, and performance standards.
• Engagement & Culture
  • Support employee engagement initiatives and communication forums.
  • Assist with employee representative engagement where applicable.
  • Provide HR input to toolbox talks, briefings, and site communications.
• HR Projects & Continuous Improvement
  • Contribute to HR projects such as policy updates, engagement surveys, or system improvements.
  • Use people data to identify trends and make practical recommendations.
  • Support change management initiatives including restructures or TUPE where required.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Essential

• Proven HR Manager experience, ideally within warehousing, logistics, manufacturing, or similar operational environments.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and employee relations.
• Confident advising managers and challenging constructively where needed.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple cases simultaneously.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

Desirable

• CIPD Level 3 or Level 5 qualified (or working towards).
• Exposure to change management or TUPE processes.

Personal Attributes

• Pragmatic and solutions-focused.
• Approachable, resilient, and credible with operational teams.
• Comfortable being visible on the warehouse floor.
• Commercially aware and customer-focused.
• Calm under pressure and adaptable to change.

Working Environment

Warehouse office based role. May require flexibility to support shift patterns, including early starts or occasional evenings.

Pay: £35,000.00-£40,000.00 per year

Employee benefits

• 25 days holiday
• Hybrid Working
• EV Car scheme
• Pension
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Exposure to fast paced warehousing and logistics operations
• Supportive, collaborative working environment
• Life Assurance
• Discounted company products
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Career Development
• Employee Assistance Scheme
• Staff events and surprises

At Segen, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where every individual feels valued, respected, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. We believe that diversity drives innovation and creativity, and we actively seek to build on our already inclusive culture.

We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics, disability. We are dedicated to creating equal opportunities for all, and we encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply. Join us in shaping a workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone can thrive.

Work Location: In person