HR Officer

JOB PURPOSE Love HR? Love chocolate? Looking for a new challenge? Then we have

the role for you! You will be joining a highly successful business, manufacturing site in Telford, one of the biggest hollow moulding chocolate factories in Europe.

You will have a HR generalist background and be able to demonstrate the skills to be able to support both managers and employees, referring more complex issues and reporting to the Head of HR.

You will work closely with our teams and managers and be responsible for delivering a proactive, efficient, and effective HR service. With great people and communication skills, and a passion for all aspects of the role, you will be a very important cog within our business. This role would suit an individual who has experience within a generalist role who also enjoys in house recruitment and delivering improvements.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide excellent generalist HR advice, guidance & support Senior Leadership Team, Managers, and Supervisors on a range of employee relations matters, including:
• Disciplinary investigations, meetings, and appeals (up to Final Written Warning) Grievance investigations and meetings
• Actively participate in the development, simplification and continuous improvement of HR policies and practices, assisting with HR projects and initiatives as required.
• Report on evidence found to enact change of continuous improvement, providing trackers and statistics to site management and the HR function.
• Establish and build collaborative and productive relationships with management and employees to understand business needs.
• Undertake regular audits of personnel files to ensure compliance with Employment Law and company policies.
• Keep up to date with developments in employment legislation and HR best practice.
• Provide cover when other team members are on annual leave or absent.
• Any such duties as reasonably requested by the HR Manager.

What Knowledge, Skills & Abilities do you require?

• CIPD level 5 qualified or HR qualification is preferred with experience of generalist HR in a corporate private sector business.
• Sound knowledge of employment law with a good record in complex ER case resolution. With the ability to work well under pressure with excellent attention to detail.
• Proactive, able to act as a change agent and continually improve ways of working.
• Excellent team working, relationship building and influencing skills.
• Not precious, happy to roll up your sleeves and just get on with whatever needs doing from projects to HR admin to complex ER resolution.
• Great organisational skills with a proven ability to prioritise.
• Confident, with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to liaise with managers at all levels within a business.
• Discretion and the ability to work with sensitive information/ data while maintaining the highest levels of confidentiality.
• Ability to meet deadlines and respond positively to pressure.

And in return you will receive!

• Competitive salary based on experience.
• 25 days annual holiday (after years’ service) plus 8 Bank holidays.
• Demanding working environment with a supportive team
• The opportunity to develop your skills and progress in your HR career.
• Pension scheme
• Discounts and benefit schemes
• Life and health protection
• Health cash plan scheme

How to Apply

If you are driven by job satisfaction in a results-oriented company, thrive on autonomy, and wish to make a positive contribution to the future success and direction of a business, please apply attaching your full CV and quote your current remuneration details.

You can apply via our company website https://magna.co.uk/careers/

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Company pension
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Telford: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Human resources: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• CIPD level 5 qualified or HR qualification (preferred)

Work Location: One location

Expected start date: 03/04/2023