Role: Human Resources Manager
Reporting to: General Manager
Overall Objective:
The HR Manager is responsible for providing HR Leadership, guidance, and support to the Bellurgan site. This position is responsible for developing, implementing, and leading all operational HR activities and will also oversee and monitor Health & Safety compliance.
Hours: 39 hours per week
Responsibilities & Duties:
• Partner with the leadership team to develop and execute the HR strategy.
• Provide HR leadership and coaching to employees and leaders in the organization. Execute human resource initiatives, training and employee development programs, talent management, and organizational effectiveness and engagement.
• Lead and facilitate critical HR processes such as talent acquisition, onboarding, employee engagement, compensation and benefits, performance management, absence management and employee exit.
• Work with managers to drive major people initiatives including organizational redesign activities, change management, succession planning, career management, and utilizing effective reward and recognition structures to drive high performance, innovation, and creativity.
• Manage and shape the delivery of all policies and procedures across the HR function, ensuring these are effectively communicated to the wider business. Interpret policies or guidelines for individual employee situations. Provide training as needed about key policies.
• Ensure full compliance with employment law requirements and keep current with legislative changes which may impact company policy or employee practices.
• Identify and evaluate employee training needs. Recommend relevant training, maintain training plans and matrices, schedule and book courses, manage employee training records. Assist in the delivery of training initiatives.
• Liaise with education and training bodies including local colleges, training centres and Skillnet on training opportunities and upcoming courses.
• Identify the potential capabilities of the business for improvements or additional initiatives.
• Design and implement engaging development initiatives for the wider business.
• Report on and analyse HR KPIs, prepare presentations for the board and wider management team.
• Implement HR Information System in conjunction with the Program Manager. Own and maintain local HR systems, ensuring up to date and accurate employee records, holidays, and absence tracking and generate related reports.
• Represent the company at skills and employer events, such as job fairs and employer engagement. Promote employer brand.
• Primary employee relations contact for managers, supervisors and employees, providing effective coaching and counselling to resolve employee issues without escalation. Able to assess issues and develop an effective plan for resolution. Consult with internal and outside counsel as needed.
• Implement talent management strategies, ensuring that overall plans and processes are executed effectively, and monitor talent base. Analyse employee retention, turnover and exit interview data and make recommendations for improvements. Attract top talent to the company, continuously cultivating new outreach efforts and working with recruitment agencies as needed. Respond to CV’s and provide input to resource allocation and present creative alternatives.
• Oversee Health & Safety Legislation compliance and monitor the implementation and effectiveness of the various health & safety initiatives required to ensure full compliance.
• Ensures that the GM is informed of appropriate activities, risks, key HR updates and events.
• Participate in management meetings.
• Identify, research and secure funding and business support opportunities for the company. Stay up to date on available grants as well as establishing and maintaining relationships with business support agencies e.g. Enterprise Ireland, Intertrade Ireland and IMR.
Qualifications & Experience:
• The ideal candidate will hold a third level qualification in Human Resource Management or equivalent and will be CIPD accredited.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a HR Business Partner or Generalist role, experience in a HR manager role is desirable.
• Strong knowledge of Irish employment legislation and health and safety regulations.
• Experience working in a fast past manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Experience in change management will be advantageous.
Person/Skills Required:
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels, advanced interpersonal, team-working and leadership skills.
• Excellent organizational, planning & analytical skills are required.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities.
• Demonstrates agility and a willingness to embrace new systems, processes, technology, and ideas.
• Proficient in the use of IT systems
Benefits package includes:
• Competitive Salary (DOE)
• Annual bonus (dependent on company performance)
• Pension
• Life Insurance
• Health Insurance Discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
Click here to apply for this position or email your CV to careers@bellurgan.com