Graduate HR Manager at Müller

We’re looking for a HR Professional to join our Severnside dairy site. The Site HR Manager is responsible for the delivery of all aspects of the employee lifecycle from recruitment and onboarding, performance management through to employee exit. This is a great opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, manufacturing environment and enjoys being close to the operations.

In this role the key responsibilities will include:

• To support the HR people agenda for site working with key stakeholders.
• To build commitment for HR initiatives across site.
• Effectively communicate people related initiatives and strategy to the site workforce.
• Drive compliance against people KPIs, such as absence and turnover, to track and determine progress in addressing gaps.
• Participate in the implementation of HR projects, procedures and guidelines to help align the workforce with the strategic goals of the organisation.
• Deliver an engagement and wellbeing agenda and track progress against engagement action plans.
• Facilitate employee forums, focus groups and listening sessions.
• To collaborate with Centres of Excellence within the HR team including the ER team, recruitment and L&D teams.
• To work with the Reward team; implement and communicate incentive and recognition programmes ensuring that people understand the link between performance and reward/recognition.
• To act as a coach to management teams to improve the effectiveness of performance development.
• To ensure the performance management process is in place and operating effectively.
• Support and develop relevant stakeholder groups in the identification and development of talent and generate, review and deliver succession strategy. 
• To build leadership capability, by providing managers with skills, tools and techniques to manage change and employee issues.
• To manage recruitment in line with workforce plans; regularly review headcount with Finance colleagues to ensure budgets are appropriately managed.

Key skills & experience:

• CIPD qualified or relevant experience.
• Experience working within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience working in a business partner/matrix structure.
• Proven experience of leading HR project workstreams.
• Proven HR legislative understanding / knowledge and ability to apply this knowledge appropriately.
• Able to build trust, respect and openness.

Benefits:

• Up to 10% annual bonus
• 4 x Life Assurance policy
• Private Medical Insurance
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising with service) 
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Family Leave
• Enhanced Bereavement Leave
• Pension Employer Contribution Scheme (matched up to 8%)
• Exclusive access to Müller Rewards, offering a variety of online and in-store discounts