Human Resources Manager

Winsford (Hybrid) | 4 or 5 Days per Week | Permanent

Lead the HR function for a growing, multi-site operational business. Report directly to the CFO and influence senior leadership decisions. Manage and develop a small HR team. Blend strategic input with hands-on delivery. Drive people strategy, engagement, and organisational improvement. Regular travel to Solihull and UK site visits. Flexible working – 4 or 5 days + hybrid model.

This is a key leadership role within SRL Traffic Systems, offering the opportunity to shape and deliver the people agenda in a growing, fast-paced operational business. As HR Manager, you’ll lead the HR function, partnering with senior leaders to provide commercially focused advice while ensuring a consistent, high-quality HR service across all sites. You’ll balance strategic influence with day-to-day operational delivery, leading on complex employee relations, developing your team, and driving initiatives that improve engagement, performance, and retention.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and manage the HR team, ensuring a consistent and high-quality service.
• Act as a trusted partner to senior leaders, providing pragmatic and commercially focused HR advice.
• Lead on complex employee relations cases (disciplinary, grievance, absence, performance).
• Support workforce planning, organisational development and business change initiatives.
• Coach and develop managers to strengthen leadership capability.
• Oversee payroll processes, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Ensure HR policies and processes are legally compliant and fit for purpose.
• Work closely with recruitment to support hiring across the business.
• Drive engagement, wellbeing and retention initiatives.
• Use HR data and metrics to inform decision-making and identify trends.
• Promote a strong health, safety and compliance culture across all sites.

About You

• Proven experience in a senior HR generalist or HR Manager role within a multi-site or operational environment.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law.
• Experience leading and developing an HR team.
• Confident handling complex and high-risk employee relations cases.
• Able to influence and challenge senior stakeholders.
• Commercially aware, pragmatic and solutions-focused.
• Comfortable balancing strategic input with hands-on delivery.
• Willing and able to travel regularly to Solihull and other sites.

What’s in it for You

• Salary of £50,000 – £60,000 (dependent on experience).
• Flexible working – 4 or 5 days per week.
• Opportunity to shape and influence the HR agenda in a growing business.
• Work closely with a supportive leadership team.
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (increasing with service).
• Company pension scheme.
• Life cover.
• 24/7 Virtual GP service for you and your immediate family.
• Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling support.
• Loyalty scheme from 1 year’s service.
• Free financial, wellbeing and legal support via ‘Wisdom’.
• £500 employee referral scheme (terms apply).

SRL Traffic Systems is the UK and Ireland’s leading manufacturer and supplier of mobile intelligent transport systems (ITS). With over 25 depots, we’re a growing organisation operating in a fast-paced, operational environment where safety, quality and reliability are critical. Our people are central to our success, and HR plays a key role in supporting and enabling the business.

If you’re looking for a role where you can lead, influence, and make a tangible impact, we’d love to hear from you. Our process includes application screening, a first-stage interview, followed by a final on-site interview.

SRL Traffic Systems is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.