Mpeople are recruiting on behalf of a well-established, manufacturing company who are looking to recruit for an experienced HR Manager to be based at their office in Greenfield, Oldham, and having responsibility for 200+ employees.

This is a stand-alone, generalist role, requiring a hands on, practical approach and a broad experience of the HR function, so you must comfortable operating in this capacity.

Hours: this is an office base role, Monday – Friday, 35 hours per week.

Salary: £40,000

Holidays: 31 days annual leave (including bank holidays) with the option to buy extra days.

Enhanced pension contribution after two years service.

Death in Service scheme

Free parking

Primary responsibilities:

• Deal first hand with any HR related queries and correspondence.
• Support and guide in all areas of HR ensuring legal compliance and promotion of best practice.
• Keep up-to-date with changes and developments in employment legislation and case law, implementing changes as required.
• Develop and continuously monitor and review HR policies and procedures.
• Manage the recruitment, terms and conditions, contracts and the onboarding process.
• Ensure all HR documentation is processed efficiently and updated on the system.
• Manage all employee relations casework including disciplinary and grievances, absence management, and redundancies, including the procedural administration and minute taking.
• Monitor and Maintain the attendance System (using the Bradford Formula) and carry out  necessary follow up actions.
• Process and administer any ongoing and historical EL insurance claims, liaising with the relevant Insurance Loss Adjusters.
• Supporting (but not administering) the payroll department with any changes.
• Manage benefit schemes including the pension and health care schemes.
• Ensure risk assessments and other relevant health and safety requirements are in line with statutory guidelines.
• Help manage and monitor the performance of employees.

To be successful you will need:

• Experience of working in a similar role.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and legislation.
• A professional approach, respecting confidentiality.
• Excellent communication, relationship building and organisation skills.
• A high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• To be qualified to CIPD Level 5.
• Strong IT skills in Outlook, Excel and Word.

Please note that Mpeople cannot respond to all applicants due to the high volumes of CV's received on a daily basis. Should you not receive a response within 5 working days please accept that on this occasion your application hasn’t been successful. Mpeople wishes you all the best in your job search.