HR Manager

Reporting to the Head of HR, this is a highly operational role where you'll take ownership of the day-to-day people agenda, partnering with managers across both blue and white-collar populations to deliver a proactive, commercial HR service.

Client Details

This is an opportunity for an HR professional who isn't afraid to challenge, influence and drive improvements. You'll be comfortable operating in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, building strong relationships with stakeholders while ensuring people practices are consistent, compliant and aligned with business objectives.

Description

As HR Manager, you'll be responsible for delivering a broad range of operational HR activities, including:

Managing a wide range of employee relations cases, providing pragmatic and commercially focused advice.

Coaching and developing managers to improve people management capability, accountability and decision-making.

Building effective relationships with Trade Union representatives and supporting a positive industrial relations environment.

Leading on absence management, supporting managers to reduce long-term sickness and improve attendance.

Driving performance management processes, ensuring managers are confident in addressing performance concerns.

Reviewing, implementing and maintaining HR policies, procedures and employment contracts, ensuring consistency across sites.

Supporting wellbeing initiatives and helping to create a positive working environment.

Managing recruitment activity across operational and professional vacancies.

Supporting organisational change projects and workforce planning where required.

Ensuring HR compliance, accurate documentation and best practice across all employee lifecycle activities.

Using HR data and trends to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

Profile

We're looking for an experienced HR professional who thrives in an operational environment and enjoys being visible within the business.

You'll ideally bring

Previous HR experience within manufacturing, engineering, logistics or another operational environment.

Experience working within a unionised business.

Strong employee relations knowledge with the confidence to manage complex cases.

Experience supporting both blue and white-collar employees.

The ability to coach, influence and appropriately challenge managers at all levels.

A proactive approach to improving policies, processes and ways of working.

Experience managing absence, performance, wellbeing and recruitment activities.

Excellent communication skills with the ability to build credibility across the organisation.

A hands-on, resilient and solutions-focused approach.

Job Offer

A competitive salary ranging from £45,000 to £55,000 GBP.

Excellent benefits package.

Opportunity to work in a thriving industrial/manufacturing environment.

Permanent role based in Trafford Park.

Collaborative and professional company culture.

This is a business that values HR as a key operational partner. You'll have the opportunity to make a genuine impact by strengthening people practices, supporting managers, improving consistency across sites and helping to build a positive, high-performing culture.

If you're an HR professional who enjoys being close to the operation, isn't afraid to challenge constructively, and is passionate about delivering practical HR solutions that make a difference, we'd love to hear from you.