HR Manager

We are seeking an experienced HR professional with strong Industrial Relations Management experienceto join our HR team on an interim 6–9-month contract, with part-time options considered, supporting a complex, unionised manufacturing environment. Reporting to the Group HR Director, you will help shape and deliver the industrial relations agenda for the Norwich-based Manufacturing Division.

You will work closely with senior stakeholders, trade unions and operational leaders to build strong relationships, support collective agreements and provide expert industrial relations advice in a commercially focused environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Support delivery of the Manufacturing Industrial Relations strategy.
• Build effective relationships with trade unions, managers and senior stakeholders.
• Provide advice on collective agreements, industrial relations matters and employment issues.
• Identify and manage IR risks, supporting practical and constructive solutions.
• Support operational leaders with complex employee relations and workforce matters.
• Produce clear communications, reports and guidance to promote consistency across the business.
• Strong HR and industrial relations experience, ideally in a unionised and operationally complex environment.
• Sound knowledge of UK employment law and experience working ...