Human Resources Manager

HR Manager Vacancy – 12 month FTC (Maternity Cover)

🟡 Circa. £50,000 p.a. basic salary

🟡 + Car allowance and discretionary bonus

🟡 100% onsite role, based nr. Warrington (Cheshire)

🟡 Start date April 2025

🟡 CIPD Level 5 or equiv. is essential

We are delighted to be supporting a long-standing client in their search for a HR Manager, to cover a maternity leave period of 12-14 months, to commence in April 2025.

This is a fully onsite role based just west of Warrington, Cheshire

Reporting into the MD, and working alongside 1 direct report, you will take charge of all generalist and ER duties on behalf of a workforce of circa. 370 heads. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced HR Manager to really roll their sleeves up, get hands on, and actively contribute to the business\’ ongoing success.

Key duties will include:

• Supporting Divisional Managers with recruitment and staff development

• Maintaining HR policies, ensuring compliance with UK employment legislation

• Monitoring and help drive employee engagement

• Managing investigations and complex employee relations issues including disciplinary and grievances

• Management ad mentorship of HR Assistant

Ideal candidate profile:

• CIPD level 5 (or equivalent professional HR qualification) as a minimum

• Ideally 5+ years post qualification experience in a senior HR role

• Operationally excellent, and happy to jump in wherever needed; no job to big or small

• Tenacious, self-starter, committed to working with honesty and integrity

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Manufacturing experience highly advantageous but not essential

In return you will receive a base salary in the bracket of £45,000 to £55,000 p.a. dependent on experience, plus a £6k car allowance and discretionary bonus.

My client is unable to consider candidates requiring sponsorship and / or those that would need time to relocate, due to the tight timescales involved.