**Location:** Redhill (due to location, must be a driver)
**Salary:** £37,000 - £45,000
**Hours:** Full time – office based
**Benefits:**
* 23 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
* Additional holiday entitlement after 2 years' service, increasing to 30 days
* Enhanced pension scheme
* Staff product discounts
Our client is a well-established and highly respected business with a genuine passion for the products and services they provide. Due to continued growth, they are seeking an experienced HR Manager to join their team in a newly created role.
Reporting to the Chief Commercial Officer, you will be responsible for delivering a comprehensive HR service across the business, providing practical support to managers and employees while ensuring HR processes remain effective, compliant, and aligned with company values.
## Tasks
**Key Responsibilities**
* Maintain and develop HR policies, procedures, and employee handbooks.
* Ensure compliance with UK employment legislation and HR best practice.
* Manage the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, probation, contractual changes, and offboarding.
* Partner with managers on recruitment activities, job descriptions, and talent acquisition.
* Act as the first point of contact for employee relations matters, including performance, absence, conduct, and grievances.
* Coach and support managers in handling people-related issues.
* Support performance management, employee development, and training initiatives.
* Oversee HR administration, employee records, and absence management.
* Produce HR reports and management information, including headcount, turnover, and recruitment activity.
* Identify opportunities to improve existing HR processes and systems.
## Requirements
**About You**
* Proven HR generalist experience, ideally within an SME environment.
* Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
* Experience managing employee relations cases and the full employee lifecycle.
* Confident conducting interviews and one-to-one HR meetings.
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
* CIPD qualification desirable but not essential; relevant experience is valued most.
## Benefits
**Benefits:**
* 23 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
* Additional holiday entitlement after 2 years' service, increasing to 30 days
* Enhanced pension scheme
* Staff product discounts
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced HR professional seeking a varied, hands-on role where they can make a real impact within a successful and growing organisation.