Strategic HR Leader for Manufacturing Excellence

About the Role:

As a Strategic HR Leader for Manufacturing Excellence at Danpo A/S, you will play a pivotal role in driving comprehensive HR strategies that align with our company's overall business objectives. This position requires a seasoned professional to partner with the HR Director in fostering a culture of dignity, respect, and inclusion.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• 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.
• 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.

Competencies & 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 & Qualifications:

• 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.

Salary Range: €85,000 - €100,000 per annum, depending on qualifications and experience.

Location: Shercock Co Cavan