HR Manager (12-Month Fixed-Term Contract)

To support the Corporate HR Function effectively and professionally in line with key strategic objectives, helping to make the UK HR team a highly efficient, valued and well-regarded resource for managers and employees.The role will support the Swindon site including operational, manufacturing, customer service and commercial functions and provide support across the UK South Region.This is a fixed term contract for 12 months.POSITION SUMMARY:Leverage all areas of the HR Model (BPs, Field HR, Platforms, Colleague Services) and Technologies) to improve value of collaboration to enhance the colleague experience!Providing exceptional advisory capabilities and partnership to the business to enable strategies to improve the overall work experience through enhancing Role Model Leadership capabilitiesLeverage Country & Regional Talent Plans to accelerate the Company's path to best-in-class representationAct as a change agent and support key initiatives (site, regional and country level)
operating in a sophisticated and collaborative structure.Leverage HR & Management Information to identify trends and risks in order to support business leadership in the management of diversity, attraction, retention, career development, performance, engagement and compliance.Adopt the deployment strategy by working across sites and regions aligning to the overall UK Strategy.Leadership Responsibilities Develop a successful team by:Attracting, hiring, and developing exceptional, diverse talent who will autonomously excel in the company cultureSetting clear performance expectations and holding your team & others accountable for achieving desired resultsDefining and employing performance management and retention strategies by providing open and timely feedback to ensure performance improvement, team stability and focusEncouraging suggestions for improvement and recognizing exceptional performanceEngaging in career discussions and ensuring each colleague has a meaningful career
development planCreate a Successful Work Environment by:Creating an environment where individuals feel valued and different views are encouraged and respected.Cultivating a culture where your team feel physically and emotionally safe and can raise difficult issues.Promoting a culture of learning and information sharing.Empowering and encouraging team members to take intelligent risks.Assessing local environments to understand negative drivers (ex. turnover, morale, productivity) and implements remediation plans as appropriate.Understands root cause of targeted organizational challenges and removes barriers to success.Move Strategy to Action by:Aligning work priorities to business, functional and company goals.Communicating a clear plan and motivating the team to achieve goals and defined success metrics.Regularly reviewing team's priorities. Have the courage to prioritise the critical few and stop on/low-value-added work.Prioritising and deploying resources
optimally.REQUIREMENTS:Ideally CIPD Qualified or equivalent with HR Generalist experience operational and commercial environments;Successful in working within a sophisticated matrixed organisationStrong knowledge of employment laws, HR policies, and best practicesValidated interpersonal, communication and presentation skills;Ability to work on own initiative to deliver projects and implement new initiatives;Ability to research, analyse and reason logically within tight and conflicting time frames;Ability to adopt and handle change in a fast-paced environment handling high levels of ambiguity at times;Ability to navigate matrix structures and organisational relationships;Confident in engaging and collaborating with managers and business leaders;Consistently demonstrates our 4i Values of Integrity, Intensity, Innovation & Involvement;Puts the Customer First;Owns their ResultsFinds a Better Way Every DayExperience in manufacturing/scientific industry preferred