HR Manager
Location: Ipswich
Salary: -50,000pa- -55,000pa
Type: Full-time, Permanent, 4 days a week in the office, 1 day from home
A well-established, family-oriented business is seeking an experienced HR Manager to lead and deliver a professional, commercially focused HR function. With a strong emphasis on people, collaboration and long-term relationships, the organisation prides itself on maintaining a supportive culture where employees are valued and encouraged to develop their careers.
Reporting into the senior leadership team, this is a standalone role with administrative support and offers the opportunity to influence both operational and strategic people initiatives across the business.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a trusted advisor to leaders and employees on all HR matters.
- Provide coaching and guidance to managers on employee relations, performance management and HR best practice.
- Lead complex employee relations cases, including disciplinary, grievance, absence management and flexible working matters.
- Oversee recruitment and onboarding activities, ensuring the attraction and retention of high-calibre talent.
- Identify workforce development needs and support succession planning initiatives.
- Produce and analyse HR metrics, reporting trends and insights to senior stakeholders.
- Review, develop and implement HR policies and procedures in line with employment legislation and best practice.
- Support organisational change projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Promote employee wellbeing, engagement, equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Ensure compliance with employment law, GDPR and other regulatory requirements.
- Coordinate training initiatives and support organisational learning and development programmes.
- Manage HR systems and employee records, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality.
- CIPD Level 5 qualified as a minimum, with higher-level qualifications advantageous.
- Significant HR generalist experience, ideally operating at HR Manager or Senior HR Advisor level.
- Strong employment law knowledge and practical employee relations experience.
- Experience managing the full employee lifecycle independently.
- Commercially minded with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.
- Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Experience within a construction, engineering or operational environment would be beneficial but is not essential.
- Full UK driving licence required. -
- Opportunity to shape and develop the HR function within a successful business.
- Exposure to strategic projects and senior leadership.
- Supportive and collaborative working environment.
- Hybrid working available following probation.
- Career development opportunities within a growing organisation.