HR Manager

Responsibilities

Job Title: HR Manager

Location: Darlington

Full-time: Permanent

Salary: £45,000 - £55,100

Are you an experienced HR professional looking to make a meaningful impact in an innovative and dynamic organisation? We are seeking a passionate and strategic HR Manager to lead our human resources efforts! In this vital role, you will cultivate a thriving workplace culture, foster employee development, and drive initiatives that align with our company’s vision.

If you thrive in a collaborative environment, are proactive in resolving challenges, and have a proven track record in recruitment, employee relations, and compliance, we want to hear from you!

Our Darlington DC is ready to go live and we are now looking for a HR Manager to join our new team, supporting the DC to achieve operational excellence.

You can read more about our Darlington DC here.

Position Summary: The HR Manager will have responsibility for providing HR, people and culture expertise across their designated Martin Brower site and departments within the UK and Ireland network. The role will deliver excellence in people solutions to drive performance and achieve key performance indicators to ensure world class service to our customers.

This role will:

Ensure a ‘people first’ vision and approach

Play a key role in driving the overall business objectives

Effectively partner and collaborate with the site General Manager, Assistant General Manager, site leadership team and other senior leaders in designated remit to drive excellence

Work in collaboration with managers regarding people related issues arising within designated departments, including involvement (and playing a lead role) in complex Employee Relations (ER) cases and protecting the business against ET claims

Support the business in the management and implementation of a number of key people projects, concerning systems, customer, legal compliance and ER

Ensure site and departments in designated remit operate in compliance with Company policies, UK legislation and any specific requirements from Reyes Holdings or our Customers including all internal and external audits

Work collaboratively with the HR team to administer the starter, leaver and change processes and all other life cycle activity

Coach Managers on how to deal with performance management issues and drive a true people first culture

Work with Senior Managers to ensure there is strength and depth in the talent management process ensuring that the people pipeline is well maintained with high performing and well-motivated employees

Develop and implement consistent policies and procedures for day-to-day management activity and continuous improvement

Advise and deliver on all aspects relating to the people strategy, including but not limited to, retention, training and development, employee engagement and culture of care

Provide expertise in the field of organisational design to ensure consistency and agility in people structures

Carry out any other reasonable duties, as required, commensurate with the role

Qualifications

Technical Competencies:

Experienced senior HR professional with a proven track record in fast moving, customer-focussed and unionised environments

Up to date and in-depth employment law knowledge

Proven ability to deal with high volume and complex ER matters

Proven ability to coach Line Managers

Experience in Line Management of HR professionals and proven ability to manage through a team

Analytical and data driven

Strong attention to detail

Strong commercial acumen

Highly organised

Ideally CIPD qualified

Full UK driving licence – regular UK travel is required

At Martin Brower UK and Ireland, our commitment to our employees is unwavering. We believe in fostering a people-first culture where every individual is valued, supported, and empowered to succeed. We prioritise creating a supportive and inclusive environment where everyone's voice is heard, respected, and valued. From our leadership team to our frontline workers, we're dedicated to ensuring that each person feels appreciated and empowered to bring their best selves to work every day.

Apply Today: Take the next step in your career and join us in making a difference.

Essential Information for Our Employees

At the Reyes Family of Businesses, our Total Rewards Strategy prioritizes the holistic well-being of our employees, and our compensation philosophy embraces diverse factors for fair pay decisions, valuing skills, experience, and the needs of our business. Company policy prohibits discrimination and harassment against any applicant or employee based on any status or basis protected by applicable law. In addition, the Company is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees in accordance with applicable law. Please note, if you are an employee in the US moving from one position to another, you may be subject to additional background screening based on the requirements of the new role.

Regular Full-Time