Hr Manager

HR MANAGER GBP50K based in Newbury working with in the retail/hospitality industry.

Ideally you have experience in retail or hospitality industry/

This is a standalone HR Manager position where you will implement sound HR practices and processes. This role is a HR generalist position supporting the managers and employees in all aspects of the people strategy. You will lead on recruitment, onboarding, personnel files, and payroll for new and existing employees. You will also lead on culture, staff performance, staff retention and staff engagement, and will aim to improve all areas of the employee cycle.

This is a new department, so you will take full ownership of implementing the HR function of the business.

The HR Manager will also take ownership of the overall Health & Safety practices in liaison with 24/7 professional advice from Peninsula H&S, using the online Brightsafe portal as our H&S communication and records tool.

You will need sound HR experience and knowledge to ensure best practice is in place across a range of HR areas.

This is an organisation which is growing quickly, and you must be excited to contribute to journey. You'll need to be flexible, energetic, personable and organised.

This role will be supported by a HR Administrator (currently recruiting for this role also) and will report directly to the Managing Director. We would envisage this department to grow in tandem with the growth of the business.

Health & Safety

• In conjunction with Peninsula Health & Safety, you will be responsible for ensuring that all offices comply with H&S protocols and new offices are set up with Peninsula H&S.

Payroll

• Ensure all new starters are correctly set up on payroll and that all information required has been delivered.
• Continually review staffing costs across all offices to ensure rotas are efficient and stores are not over-staffed.

General HR

• Provide advice and guidance to employees and managers on all aspects of HR case work activity (disciplinary, grievance, sickness management, performance management, redundancy)
• Attend disciplinary and grievance meetings where required, taking notes and issuing outcome letters.
• Attending other offices to provide all employees with HR visibility and support.
• Develop and maintain job descriptions for new and existing roles, ensuring that staff are aware of the expectations of the role.
• Effective communication to smanagers and staff on all HR news via our store app.
• Review and update our Employee Handbook in partnership with Peninsula HR to ensure all policies are up to date.
• Assist store managers with staff appraisals and continually strive to improve and streamline this process.
• Plan and implement staff incentive schemes.

A successful candidate should:

• Minimum 2 years' experience as a HR Manager (preferably a retail background and experience in a fast growing company).
• Strong experience in recruitment and developing/delivering a successful onboarding programme.
• Experience in leading on the people strategy and culture within a growing company.
• CIPD Level 5 minimum.
• Experience with online recruitment platforms (example Indeed)
• Be organised and thorough with good attention to detail.
• Be able to motivate and engage staff and be flexible in your approach to work.
• Be a quick learner and be willing to develop new skills and show initiative.
• Be confident dealing with all HR and H&S issues.
• Be a team player and willing to assist colleagues and the business where needed
• Be willing and able to travel to other stores for new store openings when required, induction training and to champion ongoing staff engagement in existing stores.

For further information please contact Katie on Tel: or email

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