Location: Walsall, West Midlands / Hybrid

Employment type: Permanent, Full-time

Salary: £55,000 – £60,000 DOE

Are you an experienced HR or People & Culture professional who thrives in a fast-paced operational environment and enjoys being a trusted advisor to senior leaders? Do you have the confidence to work autonomously across a broad generalist remit while also thinking strategically about the people agenda from a local and international perspective? Are you someone who is excited by the prospect of joining a business at a genuinely pivotal moment, where growth, change and opportunity are all on the horizon?

We are proud to be retained exclusively on this search, working with a well-established precision manufacturing business. This is a genuinely exciting time to be joining. With strong growth ahead and further acquisitions expected, this is a career opportunity to embed HR operations within the UK and support leaders and employees, ensuring HR practices are aligned with business needs.

As People & Culture Manager, you will be the HR lead for the UK region, reporting to the Operations Director with a dotted line into the Global People & Culture Director. This is a hands-on, visible and impactful role for someone who enjoys owning the full people agenda and making a tangible difference to the business and its people.

The role will include:

• Leading and coordinating day-to-day HR operations including recruitment, onboarding, performance management and offboarding
• Acting as a trusted advisor to regional leaders on all people-related matters, providing coaching and guidance on people management, team development and organisational change
• Ensuring compliance with UK employment law and internal HR policies and procedures
• Supporting workforce planning and talent acquisition strategies as the business continues to grow
• Overseeing compensation and benefits to ensure the business is an employer of choice
• Serving as the first point of contact for employee concerns, supporting conflict resolution and fostering a positive and inclusive working environment
• Promoting employee wellbeing and engagement initiatives across the region
• Supporting succession planning and identifying talent needs in partnership with regional leaders
• Collaborating with regional and global HR teams to align practices, share best practice and lead or contribute to wider group HR projects and initiatives
• Ensuring consistent application of HR policies across the region

About you:

• Proven generalist HR experience, ideally within a manufacturing, engineering or factory environment
• Strong working knowledge of UK employment law and HR compliance
• Comfortable working autonomously and managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with HRIS systems and strong data management skills
• Solid understanding of compensation and benefits, including salary benchmarking and benefits administration
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build credibility at all levels
• An understanding of cross-cultural differences and the ability to communicate effectively with international stakeholders
• CIPD qualified or equivalent, a master’s degree or additional HR certification would be advantageous

If this role is of interest, please apply, or for a confidential discussion, please get in touch directly with Cressida Courtney at Sirius Search.

Due to the volume of applications we receive, we may not be able to respond to every applicant individually. Please know that we carefully review each application and will reach out if your qualifications align with the vacancy. Salary banding - To achieve the top end of the salary range, candidates must meet the minimum experience/qualification level required for the role as set out in the job description.

To evaluate your suitability for the position, we'll process your CV and personal data. Should we find potential matches for other roles, we will seek your consent before registering your details in our database. For more information on how we handle personal data, please refer to our privacy policy at: Sirius Search Privacy Policy

Location: East Kent / with travel to sites

Employment type: Fixed-term contract (Maternity Cover starting 23rd November – end of December 2027), Full-time

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 DOE + Car Allowance £4,500

Sirius Search is partnering with a long-established, multi-site construction business to appoint a People Advisor (Employee Relations). This is a pivotal role within a respected People team, ideal for an ER specialist who enjoys being out in the business, upskilling managers, rather than behind a desk.

The role

You'll be the go-to People Advisor for managers across the group. You'll guide them through disciplinaries, grievances, capability cases and consultations, with a real focus on resolving issues early and restoratively wherever possible. You'll coach managers to apply policy consistently, spot and manage risk, and know when a case needs escalating. Reporting to the Group Head of People, you'll also help shape consistent people principles across the business and get involved in wider projects.

The role also includes:

• Designing and delivering training that builds genuine management capability.
• Using absence, turnover and exit data to spot trends and drive improvements.
• Supporting onboarding and induction for new managers.
• Keeping a visible presence on site, building trust with operational teams.

About you

• At least three years' HR experience with a strong employee relations focus, ideally in a multi-site organisation.
• CIPD Level 5 qualified, or working towards Level 7.
• Experience of designing and delivering people-related training.
• Up-to-date knowledge of employment law and best practice, and the confidence to advise at all levels.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, well organised, and comfortable juggling competing priorities.

Why apply?

This is a chance to make a visible impact in a business that values practical, pragmatic HR. You'll have variety, autonomy and be working with a great team. Although experience in construction or manufacturing could be beneficial, this could also be an ideal opportunity for someone from a different sector who wants to use their Employee Relations experience in a new environment and broaden their skill set.

If this People Advisor Employee Relations opportunity is of interest, then forward your CV today to Cressida Courtney or follow the link and apply online.

Due to the volume of applications we receive, we may not be able to respond to every applicant individually. Please know that we carefully review each application and will reach out if your qualifications align with the vacancy. Salary banding - To achieve the top end of the salary range, candidates must meet the minimum experience/qualification level required for the role as set out in the job description.

To evaluate your suitability for the position, we'll process your CV and personal data. Should we find potential matches for other roles, we will seek your consent before registering your details in our database. For more information on how we handle personal data, please refer to our privacy policy at: Sirius Search Privacy Policy

Job: HR Manager

Location: East Kent / Office-based

Employment type: Permanent, Full-time

Salary: £50,000 – £55,000 DOE

Are you an experienced HR Manager who thrives in a busy, hands-on operational environment and enjoys being visible and present across a business rather than hidden away behind a desk? Are you someone who combines sound HR practice with genuine commercial judgement to make a real difference to the people and culture of an organisation?

We are delighted to be working exclusively with a well-established business at a pivotal and exciting point in their journey. Having navigated a period of change, the business is now firmly focused on positive growth, and this is a genuine opportunity to join at exactly the right moment, where the foundations are in place, and the future is full of opportunity.

You will lead the HR function day-to-day on site, with an HR Assistant reporting to you, supporting managers across office, warehouse, production and transport operations. This is a genuinely varied generalist role for someone who enjoys rolling their sleeves up, building relationships at every level of a business and making a tangible difference to people management capability.

The role will include:

• Leading the day-to-day HR function for the UK business, with a strong focus on supporting the main operational site
• Managing and developing an HR Assistant (including oversight of payroll), providing support, guidance and development opportunities
• Providing clear, practical HR advice to senior leaders, line managers and employees across all areas of the business
• Managing employee relations cases independently, including disciplinary, grievance, absence, capability and performance matters
• Coaching and upskilling line managers to handle people matters fairly, consistently and confidently
• Supporting recruitment, onboarding, probation reviews and workforce planning activity
• Maintaining and developing HR policies, procedures, contracts and employee documentation
• Ensuring full compliance with UK employment law and internal HR processes
• Supporting performance reviews, training needs analysis, succession planning and employee development
• Working closely with operational, transport and office-based managers to understand workforce challenges and provide practical solutions
• Maintaining accurate HR records and providing regular reporting on headcount, absence, turnover, recruitment and employee relations activity
• Supporting employee engagement, communication and a positive working culture across the site

About you:

• Comfortable and credible in an operational, hands-on environment, equally at ease on the shop floor as in the boardroom
• Strong communication, judgement and problem-solving skills
• Well organised, discreet and professional when handling sensitive and confidential matters
• Experience in manufacturing, distribution, logistics, steel or a similar operational environment would be a distinct advantage
• CIPD qualified or equivalent experience preferred

The package:

Alongside a salary of £50,000 – £55,000 dependent on experience, our client offers a company pension, life insurance and on-site parking. This is a fully site-based role requiring regular presence across the business.

If this HR Manager opportunity sounds like something you could add real value to, forward your CV to Cressida Courtney today or follow the link to apply online.

Due to the volume of applications we receive, we may not be able to respond to every applicant individually. Please know that we carefully review each application and will reach out if your qualifications align with the vacancy. Salary banding - To achieve the top end of the salary range, candidates must meet the minimum experience/qualification level required for the role as set out in the job description.

To evaluate your suitability for the position, we'll process your CV and personal data. Should we find potential matches for other roles, we will seek your consent before registering your details in our database. For more information on how we handle personal data, please refer to our privacy policy at: Sirius Search Privacy Policy