HR Manager

Department: Human Resources
Job Title: Human Resources Manager
Reports to: CEO

The Role:
The HR Manager leads a team handling all HR activities within the manufacturing facility and all related functions with particular focus on ensuring that a pro-active and strong employee relations culture exists and is continually cultivated.

Responsibilities:

• Provides leadership and direction to a small and agile Human Resources team, including effective mentoring and training.
• Day-to-day Human Resources support for all Irish-based employees.
• Responsible for ensuring that systems and processes for payroll, healthcare, pension, bonuses and other benefits support accurate provision to colleagues and appropriate governance
• In conjunction with management colleagues, ensures that the organisation promotes and practices a culture of open, fair and progressive employee engagement and relations on site.
• Partners closely with senior, middle and front-line management to ensure a consistent approach to people management and related issues, advising on issues as they arise.
• Developing plans for learning and development for colleagues across the business and promoting the comoany as a place to start and grow careers at all levels.
• Works with management to initiate and maintain effective policies & practices that enables the attraction & retention of staff at all levels within the manufacturing facility.
• Acts as sensor of potential employee relations issues and proactively works with management to address same and to address grievance, disciplinary and other matters in a timely and consistent manner.
• Acts as the lead in helping to fill open vacancies within the production team.
• Builds strong relationships with HR practitioners in the community to ensure access to best practices and other industry & functional trends and initiatives.
• Ensures that the necessary HR processes & policies are in place and effectively communicated to all employees.
• Works closely with the Manufacturing Operations Manager, Director of Manufacturing and the CEO to ensure a regular cascade of communication exists across the site. Acts as a key confidante on potentially sensitive people management issues.
• Acts a key member of the overall HR team continually helping to build the profile of the function as an effective & efficient business partner.
• Keeps up to date on any changes in Labour legislation and ensure related policies are updated and fit for purpose.
• Partners with senior management to support organisational design, workforce planning, and leadership development.
• Drives performance management, succession planning and talent development.

The Person/Qualification:

• A proven track record of working as Senior HR Generalist or HR Manager in an manufacturing organisation.
• Minimum of 5 years appropriate experience in a senior HR role in a fast-moving environment.
• A proven track record in relationship building, strong communication and influencing skills.
• Is approachable, demonstrates sensitivity, empathy and integrity.
• A self-starter who can apply their own initiative in most situations.
• A capacity to make sound judgements, seeking advice & counsel from others where required.
• Is highly confidential and effectively able to deal with sensitive & difficult situations while remaining calm.
• Ability to act as an ambassador for the company in promoting it as a great place to work.
• Strong knowledge of Irish employment law and HR best practices.

This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the responsibilities and requirements for the position. For full job specification and a confidential conversation about the role contact Owen Clancy at +353 86 060 2922 or oclancy@sterlingengineeringeu.com
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