JOB TITLE - GROUP HR MANAGER

Location: East Yorkshire

Type: Permanent

Salary: £40,000-£50,000

Job Summary:

* We are currently representing a role on behalf of our food manufacturing client based in the East Yorkshire region.

* This is a hands‑on, multi‑site role where you will own the HR agenda across both sites - managing day‑to‑day HR activity while putting in place the basic people processes, policies and frameworks the group needs as it scales.

Main Duties:

* Act as the first point of contact for all HR matters across multiple sites, supporting employees, supervisors and managers.

* Manage the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, probation, changes to terms and leavers.

* Lead and advise on employee relations cases (performance, disciplinaries, grievances, absence management and investigations).

* Work closely with Operations and site leadership teams to ensure HR supports production, shift patterns and business needs.

* Review, update and implement HR policies, procedures and the employee handbook in line with UK employment law.

* Develop basic HR metrics and reporting (headcount, turnover, absence, ER activity) for the leadership team.

* Contribute to ongoing improvements around people processes, culture, engagement and communication as the group grows.

Person Specification:

* Proven HR generalist experience at HR Advisor / Senior HR Advisor / HR Manager level.

* Background in manufacturing, ideally food manufacturing or a similar shift‑based environment.

* Strong working knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.

* Experience managing ER cases end‑to‑end (disciplinary, grievance, absence, performance).

* Highly organised, with the ability to put simple, effective processes in place where they do not yet exist.

* Resilient, hands‑on and comfortable in a fast‑paced, change‑heavy environment