Job type
PermanentLocation
BedfordshireWorking Pattern
Full-timeSpecialism
Hr ManagementIndustry
Manufacturing & ProductionPay
£55,000 - £60,000
Permanent HR Manager, £55,000-£60,000, Bedfordshire, 5 days on site
Excellent opportunity, Permanent HR Manager (Standalone Role)
Location: Bedfordshire (5 days on-site)
Role Overview
As HR Manager, you will take full ownership of the employee life cycle from attraction to exit, within a fast-paced commercial manufacturing environment. This is a standalone role, offering the autonomy to shape and deliver a high-impact people agenda.
Acting as a trusted advisor to leaders, you’ll combine strategic thinking with hands-on delivery to build organisational capability, enhance engagement, and support business growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with leadership to develop and deliver a people strategy aligned to business goals
- Build strong, trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and managers across the organisation
- Lead end-to-end recruitment, developing robust talent pipelines and succession plans
- Drive performance and development, including performance management, training, and career progression initiatives
- Provide expert HR advice on employee relations, using a pragmatic and commercially focused approach
- Support organisational design and change, improving structure, engagement, and effectiveness
- Develop and maintain HR policies in line with best practice and evolving employment law
- Champion employee wellbeing, engagement, and recognition initiatives
- Oversee HR systems and data, ensuring accuracy, GDPR compliance, and meaningful reporting
- Deliver onboarding and HR inductions, creating a strong employee experience from day one
- Manage HR metrics and casework, providing insights for decision-making and audit readiness
- Continuously improve HR processes, modernising and streamlining operations
- Support benefits administration and partner with Finance to review offerings annually
About You
- A commercially minded HR Manager /HR BP, ideally with experience in manufacturing or a fast-paced blue-collar environment
- Proven ability to operate in a standalone HR role, managing both strategic and operational priorities
- Strong generalist HR expertise across the full employee life cycle
- Confident influencer with the ability to coach and challenge leaders
- Ideally qualified to level 5 of the CIPD or above or equivalent.
Why Join Us?
This is a fantastic opportunity to own and shape the HR function within a dynamic, on-site manufacturing environment. You’ll have real autonomy, visibility, and the chance to make a tangible impact on the success of the business.
What you need to do now
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