Site Head of People

Site Head of People

About the Role

Location United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Kingston up Hull Cit Kingston Upon Hull Remote vs. Office Office / Site only Company Siemens Energy Limited Organization Labor Director Business Unit Human Resources Full / Part time Full-time Experience Level Not defined A Snapshot of Your Day

As the Site Head of People and HR at the Hull Blade Factory, you will assume the position of senior leader with overall responsibility for the People Plan and the employee experience at our state-of-the-art, 24 / 7 manufacturing facility. In this capacity, you will be a core member of the Senior Leadership Team, serving as a trusted advisor to the Plant Director and their leadership colleagues. Your remit will span the entire employee lifecycle, including workforce planning, attracting and developing talent, overseeing comprehensive employee relations, and offering direct leadership to the local HR team. Additionally, you will be a key contributor to the Country HR Leadership Team, reporting directly to the UK&I HR Director. It will be essential to ensure that our HR operating model is upheld with the highest integrity, while simultaneously enhancing the business’s capability to achieve its strategic objectives. This responsibility will at times require balancing competing priorities, but your authority and extensive experience will enable you to effectively manage the challenges of operating within a complex, matrixed organisational structure. How You’ll Make an Impact

• Act as a trusted partner to the Senior Leadership Team, translating business requirements into a measurable and actionable People Plan for which you will be fully accountable as the designated leader within the Senior Leadership Team (SLT).
• Play an active and committed role within the Country HR team, safeguarding the integrity of the company’s HR operating model (ONE HR), and resolving conflicts and escalations as they arise.
• Provide functional HR leadership, clear direction, and a sense of purpose to the local HR team, supporting them in the delivery of the People Plan and in building line manager capability within the factory.
• Offer expert advice and counsel to the Plant Director and the wider SLT regarding sensitive people matters, complex cases, and serious disputes.
• Maintain a thorough and up-to-date understanding of employee relations practices and legal requirements relevant to the day-to-day management of staff in a high-paced, 24 / 7 manufacturing environment.
• Lead the factory’s employee relations strategy, including regular engagement with local Trade Union representatives and management of the annual pay and conditions negotiation process.
• Drive the implementation of organisational development initiatives and change management efforts at the Blade Factory.
• Work closely with the Country and global Centres of Excellence to implement global HR policies, strategies, and tools at the site level, while providing constructive feedback and challenge where adaptations are required to suit local realities. What You Bring
• You have bachelor’s or master’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Proven, senior human resources leadership experience including experience of working dealing with employee relations topics and Trade Unions.
• You have proven success in inspiring and driving change in business.
• You have demonstrated the ability to challenge and influence at all levels.
• Highly resilient and flexible, with the ability to work in a matrixed environment and manage the demands of different stakeholders.
• Calm, composed and a good relationship builder, you will thrive in a demanding environment and be comfortable with change and ambiguity.
• Be committed to being present on site with flexibility afforded on an ad hoc basis to work remotely. Your opportunities for personal growth
• We offer good career and development opportunities, both domestic and international.
• Collaborative and supportive work environment with a team of dedicated professionals
• Varied tasks and the opportunity to influence your everyday work. We offer competitive wages and conditions.
• You are eager to be a part of an inspiring organization that gives you an opportunity to create innovative solutions for our projects and customers, and that you will get the opportunity to influence people’s days, environment and future through technology. Who are Siemens Energy? At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. We meet the growing energy demand across 90+ countries while ensuring our climate is protected. With more than 98,000 dedicated employees, we not only generate electricity for over 16% of the global community, but we’re also using our technology to help protect people and the environment. Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation. Our Commitment to Diversity Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.