My client is a large manufacturing business and an employer of choice in the Dorset area, boasting a loyal customer base throughout the UK and internationally.

Your new role

Reporting to the HR Director, this role is a 9-12 month FTC to cover a period of maternity leave, taking responsibility for ER & Business Partnering, HR Shared Services and Reward. This position will manage 4 x direct reports and 6 x indirect reports.

• Deliver a variety of HR projects to support the business plan objectives.
• Lead the Company’s approach to managerial support, being the expert in employee relations matters.
• Manage the HR transactional services function, developing processes and adopting digital transformation where possible.
• Maintain HR policies and scan the external environment to ensure the Company remains up to date in respect of changes to social expectations and legislative requirements.
• Manage the Company’s Reward programme including; pay, pension schemes, health schemes, life assurances, EAP provision and annual leave.
• Track and produce dashboards for key HR metrics.
• Manage the Company’s method of measuring employee engagement and local action plan compliance.
• Support the Company’s effort to maintain its informing and consultation requirements.
• In tandem with colleagues, seek to develop self-service opportunities within the HR and Payroll systems.

This opportunity will suit an adaptable, empathetic person who has a strong knowledge of ER case work, current employment law and who has managed a HR / People team. You will ideally have a background in manufacturing, engineering or retail, but other sector experience will be considered.

Given that this is a 9-12 month FTC to cover maternity leave, you must be available on short notice (within 4 weeks).