HR Manager (Chilled) - 12 Month Fixed-Term Contract

Location: Airdrie, Scotland
Contract: 12 Month Fixed-Term Contract
Working Pattern: Monday-Friday- Hours between 8AM-5PM- Onsite
Department: Human Resources

Join Albert Bartlett

Albert Bartlett is the UK's leading grower and packer of potatoes, supplying retailers and customers across the UK and beyond. We are looking for an experienced and proactive HR Manager to join our Chilled Operations team in Airdrie on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting a fast-paced manufacturing environment, partnering with operational leaders to deliver an effective people strategy while ensuring the highest standards of employee engagement, compliance, and performance.

About the Role

Reporting into the senior HR leadership team, you will provide hands-on HR support across our Chilled operation, delivering both strategic and operational HR initiatives. Working closely with managers and employees, you will be responsible for fostering a positive workplace culture and ensuring HR best practice is embedded across the site.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with operational managers to provide expert HR advice and guidance.
• Lead, coach and develop a team of two HR Advisors, providing guidance, support and direction to ensure the delivery of a high-quality HR service across the Chilled operation
• Lead and support employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, absence management and performance management cases.
• Drive employee engagement initiatives and support organisational change projects.
• Coach and develop managers in people management best practice.
• Support workforce planning, talent management and succession planning activities.
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation, company policies and HR procedures.
• Analyse HR metrics and provide insights to support business decision-making.
• Support recruitment, onboarding and retention initiatives across the Chilled operation.
• Contribute to HR projects and continuous improvement activities.

Requirements

• CIPD Level 5 qualification as a minimum (Level 7 advantageous).
• Proven experience in an HR Manager or Senior HR Advisor role.
• Previous HR experience within a manufacturing, production, FMCG or food manufacturing environment.
• Strong employee relations experience with the ability to manage complex casework.
• Up-to-date knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• A proactive, commercially minded and collaborative approach.
• Experience leading HR projects and change initiatives.
• Knowledge of food manufacturing or chilled production operations.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work for one of the UK's most recognised food manufacturing businesses.
• A varied and rewarding role supporting a key operational site.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Collaborative and supportive working environment.
• The chance to make a real impact during an important period for the business.

If you're an experienced HR professional passionate about supporting people and driving business performance within a manufacturing environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and become part of the Albert Bartlett team.