HR Manager

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Job description

Adept Resourcing are exclusively partnering with a leading global engineering and manufacturing business to recruit a UK HR Manager.

This is a pivotal role within a dynamic and evolving organisation that employs over 700 people across multiple UK entities and is on a journey of exciting growth and transformation.

The Opportunity

This is more than a typical HR Manager role - it's an opportunity to reshape and elevate the HR function into a true strategic business partner. You'll be joining a forward-thinking business that delivers high-quality engineered solutions to industries across the globe, built on a strong culture of innovation and teamwork. The business has been through a significant period of change and is now looking for a confident and experienced HR professional to continue that momentum - someone who can build on the great foundations already in place, drive positive cultural and process change, and provide robust support to the leadership team.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading a small HR team (3 direct reports), supporting and developing them.
• Acting as a key partner to the board and senior leadership team - confident in presenting data, insights, and solutions.
• Overseeing all HR operations - including employee relations, performance management, absence management, policy development, and legal compliance.
• Providing hands-on leadership and coaching to departmental managers across the organisation, holding them accountable and empowering them to succeed.
• Driving data-led decision making - analysing key people metrics (absence, attrition, performance) and reporting insights with clarity and commercial awareness.
• Supporting the implementation (and potential transition) of HR systems - strong knowledge of PeopleHR, WorkDay or similar platforms would be an advantage.
• Leading full-cycle recruitment for senior roles and implementing long-term succession planning.
• Enhancing the employee experience through engagement initiatives and people-focused process improvements.

What We're Looking For

• A proven HR leader with end-to-end HR experience.
• Confident working across a busy manufacturing or engineering environment (or similar industrial sectors).
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills - able to influence without causing disruption, and build trust at all levels.
• Experience managing and mentoring an HR team.
• Strong analytical skills - comfortable working with data, interpreting trends, and reporting to the board.
• Solid HR systems knowledge - with hands-on implementation experience (PeopleHR familiarity is a bonus).
• Able to manage complex employee relations issues and ensure legal compliance and best practice across the function.
• CIPD Level 5 qualified as a minimum (Level 7 desirable).

Why Join?

• A chance to be part of a global business with long-term growth and career development opportunities.
• A positive, respectful culture with strong values and a commitment to continuous improvement.
• Excellent benefits package and competitive salary up to 70k.
• Office location just off the M1 with strong public transport links.