Currently recruiting an Interim HR Manager for a manufacturing business. This position is based in Edinburgh West (requires some travel) for a 12 month contract.

Client Details

Global manufacturing business

Description

Main Responsibilities

Infrastructure

• To coach and mentor Line Managers in Company processes and procedures
• To develop systems and processes that promotes an employee engagement culture
• Responsible for the deployment of Group and UK policies throughout the Region
• To manage the employee life cycle process in line with legislative requirements
• Develop meaningful KPI's to measure the success and contribution of the HR model

Planning

• Ensure all operational and transactional HR activities in the Region are planned and deployed efficiently in line with business needs to minimise loss of productivity
• Work with the Line Managers to ensure HR outputs are in line with and support overall business performance targets
• Maintain an HR presence at all Scottish sites on a regular basis
• Adhere to the Head office Payroll departments timetable in relation to Corporate and National activities

Improvement Activities

• Review, develop and improve the people process activities in line with the Employee lifecycle in the Region
• Benchmark employee handbook and current policies and procedures against legislative requirements
• Develop processes across the Region that supports the partnership working concept with the Trade Union

Employee Relations

• Support Line Managers with all aspects of formal and informal employee relations
• Preparation of the administration and attendance at investigation, disciplinary, grievance and absence review meetings

Administration

• To complete all administration in line with the employee lifecycle
• Other duties as reasonably required from time to time

Payroll and Month End Reporting

• Clear daily working time anomalies for staff and process using SAP system
• Complete all month end processes in accordance with payroll schedule
• Run and reconcile headcount and working time balance scorecards
• Training balance scorecard
• Prepare month end reports and KPI's and attend monthly HR meeting
• Prepare absence reports for Finance
• Prepare all starters and leavers for staff and process payrolls and check payroll each month
• Run SAP reports to provide data for payroll summary sheet and KPI

Occupational Health

• Meet with Occupational Health on a monthly basis to continually review the service level agreement
• Case management of long term sick cases
• Management referral to OH for long term sick cases
• Set up health surveillance, fitness for work and lifestyle assessments

Meetings

• Complete and implement actions arising from the Scotland Executive meetings
• To attend Operational meetings on an ad-hoc basis
• To facilitate all People related meetings in the region

Annual People Calendar

• Complete tasks relating to the annual people calendar; training plans, people review, appraisals, headcount budget, health surveillance, pension and data cleanse

Compensation and Benefits

• Liaise and manage all aspects of compensation and benefits in line with Company policy including the annual salary review for staff and process
• Calculate annual bonuses for staff and process

Profile

Skills and qualifications

• Member of Chartered Institute of Personnel or equivalent
• Previously operated in similar capacity
• Experience in Project Management and Change Management
• Management of Third Party Suppliers/ Unions
• Relationship building with Line Management
• High degree of business and commercial awareness
• Demonstrable resilience and drive
• Powerful communicator at all levels
• Insurpassable integrity and confidentiality
• People management

Job Offer

• 37.5 hours a week
• 12 month contract
• Based in Edinburgh with ad hoc travel required to Milngavie, Grangemouth and Livingston