PurpleHouse Recruitment Hiring for Interim HR Manager (12m) at Avonmouth Full Time

Interim HR Manager (12m)

A new role has arisen for an experienced HR Manager to support one of our client’s state of the art Reprocessing Plants in Avonmouth. The site is currently in transition from commissioning to operation so the focus will be in supporting the site to become fully operational and meet its full potential.

Amongst other things you’ll oversee recruitment, training and development, employee relations along with the day-to-day HR support for ~130 people currently. This role will be busy, interesting and provides opportunity for you to make your mark with the support of the wider People and Culture Team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive and commercial HR Manager who’s looking to work with a fast paced, leading edge and growing businesses based in Avonmouth.

This role will suit a fast paced, solutions oriented individual who can communicate effectively at all levels. Someone with experience of a manufacturing, production, retail, or FMCG would be ideal.

Person Specification

We are looking for someone who can start immediately and evidence the following;

Strong Employee Relations experience

Experience of owning HR activities for an operational site, ideally in manufacturing or production

Experience of coaching managers on people processes and developing the tools and training necessary to embed this

Resilient and persistent, not afraid to have challenging conversations

Up to date Knowledge of employment law

Strong IT skills, particularly excel

Ability to balance the requirements of the site with central HR and Operations Strategy

Experience of managing, engaging stakeholders and driving forward HR projects.

Able to flex your approach to adapt to the needs of an evolving, growing and changing environment

Being proactive with excellent problem solving skills.

No airs and graces, willing to muck in and get on with whatever needs doing.

Able to plan and organise workloads effectively.

Excellent interpersonal, presentation and written communication skills.

Well-developed influencing and negotiating skills.

Good judgement; confident, persuasive, approachable and dependable.

This role will suit a commercially astute, Business Partner/Manager who wants to make a difference within an ambitious business within a fun, dynamic, fast paced culture.

Purple House works with clients and candidates from all HR disciplines across the whole of the UK. We are committed to resourcing, assessing and selecting the best talent available on behalf of our clients.

If you are interested in this role or would like to discuss it in more detail please forward your CV to Tom Mornement or call on 0117 957 4100. Please remember to quote the job reference number in all correspondence with Purple House Recruitment Ltd.