HR Director

Hays is pleased to be working with a leading manufacturing organisation to appoint an HR Director to join their team on a permanent, full-time basis.

Key responsibilities will include these 5 core areas:

• HR Strategy - Contributing to the development of the business strategy and building the people strategy in support of current and future needs of the business.
• Talent Management - Designing, implementing, and developing a talent management process which will systematically identify, develop, engage, retain, and deploy individuals across the business.
• Cultural Development - Liaising with the senior management team on the co-ordination and implementation of the company's DE&I strategy/social value initiatives in line with project/ planning requirements
• Recruitment & Selection - Ensuring that all recruitment is in accordance with that plan and agreed policies and budgets
• HR Policy, Compliance & Leadership - Have a thorough understanding of HR law in particular relating to contracts, terms and conditions, discrimination, fair dismissal, grievances etc.

What you'll need to succeed

Essential Criteria:

• A minimum of 2 years' experience working as an HR Director OR 5 years' experience working as an HR Resources Manager with CIPD Level 5 (Associate).
• Demonstrable experience acting as business partner for senior executives and ability to always uphold confidentiality, frequently dealing with highly sensitive information.
• An excellent communicator with the ability to communicate and engage with all levels of management.
• IT literate - proficient in MS package and managing HRIS systems.
• Experience of collating data to write reports and presenting it to senior management to influence business decisions.

Desirable Criteria:

• Professionally qualified (CIPD Level 7 - Chartered) or working towards this.
• Previous experience working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, delivering high quality service and results.

• A generous base salary
• Private Medical Insurance
• 1:30pm Friday finish
• 31-day holidays
• Plus, more

What you need to do now

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