HR Manager - Bedfordshire

Our client, a renowned multi-site food manufacturer with production facilities across the UK, have an exciting opportunity for a highly driven Human Resources Manager to join their team. Reporting to the Regional Operations Manager and working closely with the Group HR Director, you will help drive forward all aspects of HR across their Bedfordshire site.

The HR Manager will manage, and continually improve, the site HR function to deliver site, division, and group strategy in line with company policy, legislation and best practice. This is a key role within the business - you will be part of the Site Management Team and involved in major business decisions and plans for the site. You will be expected to build, and then maintain a strong understanding of both current, and potential HR, and staffing issues on the site – affording you the opportunity to play a key role in business forward planning.

What we are looking for:

• Experienced HR Manager
• Significant HR Generalist experience ideally including L&D
• Previous experience in a similar role gained in a Food / FMCG or a manufacturing environment 
• Experience in a standalone role in a large site
• Strong on Employee Relations ideally with skills in driving a partnership approach with Trade Unions 
• Skilled at working cross functionally and driving change.
• Ability to communicate and interact with employees at all levels within the business 
• Able to influence and persuade
• Ideally, candidates will be CIPD qualified 

In return for meeting the above criteria the successful candidate will be rewarded with a competitive basic salary and the chance to build a career within a well-established and highly respected food business. This is a great opportunity for a HR Manager with a combination of operational and strategic skills to come in and lead the HR function for the site.

Elevate Recruitment & Training Consultants Limited are a specialist food industry recruiter. This vacancy is one of a number of vacancies that we are working in the sector – please get in touch for further details.

To apply for this position, candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.