HR Manager

HR Manager

Location :  Birmingham / Bridgend (South Wales)

Reports to :  Managing Director

Team :  Management (with direct line management responsibility for an HR Administrator)

Level :  Management

About the Role

We are seeking a proactive and commercially minded HR Manager to join our management team. This is a full generalist HR role within a manufacturing environment, offering the opportunity to shape and deliver best practice HR while acting as a trusted partner to the Senior Leadership Team (SLT).

As HR Manager, you’ll be the key contact for all HR matters — providing strategic advice, managing employee relations, supporting recruitment and development, and ensuring compliance across all people-related activities. You’ll also manage and mentor an HR Administrator, while working closely with Group HR colleagues to deliver consistent, high-quality HR support across the business.

What You’ll Do

Training & Development

Deliver HR inductions for new starters and ensure probation reviews are completed.

Support succession planning and functional team development.Resourcing & Recruitment

Benchmark salaries and contribute to workforce planning.

Issue contracts of employment and manage onboarding.Employee Relations

Provide expert advice on ER issues including disciplinary, grievance, and performance management.

Ensure employment policies are applied fairly and consistently.Generalist ...