Senior HR Manager

JOB OBJECTIVE

The Senior HR Manager will partner with the HR Director in driving and executing comprehensive HR strategies that align with the company’s overall business objectives, fostering a culture of dignity, respect, and inclusion. This role will champion initiatives that promote high performance, employee engagement, and continuous improvement, while ensuring legal compliance and maintaining strong relationships with union representatives. The Senior HR Manager will lead efforts to resolve complex employee and industrial relations issues, negotiate collective bargaining agreements, and leverage data-driven insights to enhance organisational development. By developing and coaching the HR team and delivering strategic training programs, this role will build management capability, support GDPR compliance, and drive key HR metrics to influence informed decision-making and promote a positive, inclusive workplace culture.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the HR Director in developing and implementing HR strategies and initiatives that align with overall business objectives and promote a culture of dignity, respect, and inclusion.
• Collaborate with the HR Director to provide guidance and support to senior management on strategic HR matters, including workforce planning, talent management, and organisational development, with a focus on building an inclusive and engaging workplace.
• Foster a high-performance culture by setting clear expectations, providing regular feedback, and promoting continuous improvement across HR practices, ensuring all initiatives support a respectful and inclusive work environment.
• Support the development and implementation of strategic initiatives to manage and resolve employee and industrial relations matters, ensuring they align with the organization’s goals and promote a culture of respect and inclusion.
• Oversee and manage complex employee relations (ER) and industrial relations (IR) cases, including grievances, disciplinary actions, and disputes, ensuring timely, consistent, legally compliant resolutions that uphold dignity and respect.
• Support H&S Manager in implementing best practice policies to support the health, safety and welfare of our employees.
• Lead and negotiate collective bargaining agreements, striving for balanced outcomes that support both business objectives and employee rights, while fostering positive relationships with union representatives.
• Design and implement strategic employee engagement programs that enhance job satisfaction, retention, organisational loyalty, and promote a positive, inclusive workplace culture.
• Utilise data-driven insights from employee surveys, feedback mechanisms, and engagement metrics to inform and refine strategies that improve workplace culture and employee satisfaction.
• Develop and deliver comprehensive training programs on company policies, employment law, diversity and inclusion, and best practices in managing employee and industrial relations, to promote a respectful and compliant workplace.
• Ensure best practice in GDPR compliance and act as Local Integrity Manager (LIM) for Manor Farm, adhering to Scandi standards and fostering a culture of transparency and trust.
• Develop, monitor, and analyse key HR metrics, such as turnover rates, employee engagement scores, absenteeism, and ER/IR case trends, providing actionable insights to the HR Director and leadership team to drive data-informed decision-making.
• Support and develop the HR team through continuous learning, guidance, and coaching, encouraging a culture of growth, respect, and inclusivity.
• Ensure the HR Manager and wider HR team are supported in driving forward initiatives across all HR functions, focusing on employee engagement, DE&I, and continuous improvement, to enhance the overall workplace culture.

Competencies

• Creates a climate in which people want to do their best as part of a cohesive, cooperative group effort.
• Promotes confidence and positive attitude through honesty and professionalism in all interactions.
• Builds and maintains relationships with others at all levels to develop mutually beneficial outcomes. Uses diplomacy, tact, and interpersonal skills to support others in reaching consensus.
• Effectively conveys information and expresses thoughts and facts in a manner that will constructively persuade, convince, and influence others.
• The ability to make informed, effective, and timely decisions in a manner that is both collaborative & empowering to employees and inclusive of internal and external customer needs.
• The ability to understand and consider the Production Unit’s long-term vision and objectives when carrying out and overseeing week-to-week activities.
• Communicates ideas and information in an engaging manner. Works co-operatively with others and builds relationships within and outside of the organisation.

Skills

• Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal & communication skills.
• Exceptional facilitation skills.
• Strong skills as a negotiator in order to resolve conflicts within the workplace.
• Sound organisation and time management skills.
• Highly motivated and proven ability to work on own initiative with a focus on results.
• Understanding of organisational psychology is an advantage.

Experience

• A minimum of 7 years’ working experience in HR and management is required for this position.
• FMCG/Manufacturing HR experience is preferred.
• Must have highly excellent HR, ER and IR experience in a unionised environment.
• Experience in Change Management is required.
• Transformation Experience is preferred.
• Must have experience of effectively managing projects and/or programmes on time and with agreed budget parameters.
• Solid understanding of HR functional areas and practices.

Educational Qualifications

• Must possess a HR qualification at a Masters level in HR Management or Business.
• Employment Law Diploma or higher is preferred.
• Qualification in Strategic People Management is an advantage.

Manor Farm are an equal opportunity employer

Location: Shercock Co Cavan

Application deadline: 24 Sep 2024