HR & Training Manager
Salary: Up to £55k per annum | Permanent Position
Buckinghamshire
Are you an experienced HR professional looking for your next challenge? Do you enjoy developing people, supporting managers and creating a positive working environment?
We're working with an established manufacturing organisation looking to recruit a HR & Training Manager to take ownership of key HR functions, covering recruitment, employee relations and learning & development.
This is a varied management role where you'll have the opportunity to shape people processes, develop management capability and make a genuine difference to the employee experience across the business.
You will have two direct reports in this position.
The Role
Reporting to the Head of People & Development, you'll lead and support key people-related activities, working closely with managers and overseeing a small team of HR specialists.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Work with department managers to understand recruitment requirements and workforce needs.
- Ensure effective recruitment processes and a positive candidate experience.
- Lead, coach and manage two direct reports
- Oversee employee relations matters, including absence, disciplinaries, grievances and performance management.
- Provide practical HR advice and guidance to managers.
- Keep up to date with employment legislation and recommend changes to policies and procedures.
- Identify training and development needs across the organisation.
- Develop and deliver an annual learning and development plan.
- Coordinate training programmes and development initiatives.
- Oversee induction, probation, apprenticeship, internship and graduate programmes.
- Identify skills gaps and support succession planning.
- Support payroll activities in partnership with the Finance team.
- Support employee engagement, wellbeing and company culture initiatives.
- Produce HR reports and analyse people-related data.
- Maintain accurate and confidential employee records.
- Identify opportunities to improve HR systems, policies and processes.
What We're Looking For
We're keen to speak with experienced HR professionals who have a broad understanding of HR operations and enjoy working across multiple areas of people management.
Ideally, you'll have:
- Broad HR experience covering recruitment, employee relations and learning & development.
- Experience managing complex employee relations cases.
- Confidence advising and coaching managers on HR matters.
- Experience developing and delivering training initiatives.
- A good working knowledge of UK employment law.
- Confidence using Microsoft Office and HR systems.
- A CIPD qualification or equivalent professional experience would be advantageous.
- Experience with apprenticeships & graduate programmes,
What's on Offer?
- A permanent management position.
- The opportunity to lead and develop key HR functions.
- Responsibility for recruitment, employee relations and training.
- The chance to influence people strategy and employee development.
- An opportunity to make a real difference to the wider business.
HR & Training Manager employer: THE COLLECTIVE NETWORK LIMITED
Join a dynamic engineering business in Bedford that values your growth and offers a clear pathway from recruitment to broader HR roles. With a supportive work culture, you'll enjoy 26 days of holiday, a matched pension scheme, private medical insurance, and a share incentive plan, all while taking ownership of the recruitment function and collaborating with experienced professionals. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to make a meaningful impact in their career while enjoying a rewarding work environment.
Contact Details:
THE COLLECTIVE NETWORK LIMITED Recruitment Team
