REGIONAL HUMAN RESOURCES BUSINESS PARTNER – MANUFACTURING DIVISION (FULLTIME 5 DAYS OR PART TIME 4 DAYS AVAILABLE)

“Excellent opportunity for Generalist HR professional to join manufacturing division of global plc.”

C£35-40000 + Car Allowance + Benefits

Location: West Midlands 

Commutable from Walsall, Wolverhampton, Telford, Stourbridge, Halesowen, Shrewsbury, Bromsgrove, Lichfield,  Birmingham, Kidderminster, Stafford, Stone, Tamworth, Stoke on Trent, Droitwich, Redditch, Worcester, Coventry, Sutton Coldfield, Coleshill 

Our client, a division of a global plc, is a market leader in the specifications sales led manufacture and supply of mechanical security and service access solutions to the industrial and commercial sector.  They are seeking to appoint a Regional Human Resources Business Partner who will be based from our client’s head office in the West Midlands.  You will also be required to travel to a manufacturing facility in Warwickshire on a once or twice weekly basis for meetings and with occasional once per month visits to two other facilities in the Home Counties.  You will report to the Group HR Director and also the Managing Director of the division, as an integral part of the divisional leadership team.

This is a fantastic career development opportunity for a confident, self-motivated and ambitious HR generalist keen to take on a regional role within a growing division.

The HR Business Partner is required to deliver a comprehensive, high quality, proactive and value adding HR service to the division and its three manufacturing and production facilities.  The HR Business Partner will provide professional HR support to the site management teams, advising on a range of HR issues including employee relations, statutory/mandatory training plans, talent management, succession planning, supporting employee development, driving and supporting effective communications, employee engagement, performance management, dealing with disciplinary and grievance cases, managing sickness absence.  The HR Business Partner will also be part of a national HR team, working on a range of cross functional projects, and will be responsible for implementing and operationalising Group HR policies and initiatives throughout the division.  

The Role:

• Deliver a comprehensive HR service to the division and its three manufacturing/production facilities, ensuring the effective application and full compliance with people policies, practices and procedures.
• Directly support the divisional leadership with HR advice and coaching, being seen as a “trusted advisor”, able to objectively assess, influence and constructively challenge when necessary.
• Successful management of employee relations e.g. managing absence, disciplinary matters – conduct and capability, compliance, grievances. 
• Drive effective performance management through the coaching of line managers on dealing with performance management issues.
• Responsible for providing the business with regular management information reports to support improvement of measures e.g. sickness, overtime. 
• Delivery of appropriate contractual documents relating to terminations, appointments and employment variations through liaison with the HO HR function.
• Advising and supporting line managers on selection and recruitment decisions including the completion of the necessary recruitment requests, creation of job descriptions/person specification, management of vacancy advertising, selection process, and interview panel participation. 
• Ensure that there is fairness and consistency in reward and benefits across the site in recruitment and promotions.
• Participating in training activities, encouraging and supporting staff in their training and development needs
• Undertaking safety and healthy duties commensurate with the job and working with Safety, Health and Environmental function to ensure site compliance.
• Support divisional succession and talent planning to compliment Group picture.
• Responsibility for the administration of employee surveys and feedback processes 
• Support the collation, analysis, and implementation of the annual training plan to ensure delivery against statutory and business requirements.
• Proactive in supporting safe working through Safety, Health and Environmental initiatives.

The Ideal Candidate:

• University degree educated in a relevant business or HR related subject (ideally but candidates with degrees in other subjects and relevant HR experience will also be considered)
• Qualified to/currently working towards CIPD level 5 as a minimum.
• HR Generalist experience gained within an industrial manufacturing unit or FMCG or engineering or possibly logistics environment
• Computer Literate in MS Office packages and use of Databases 
• Excellent interpersonal skills.  Accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent Written & Verbal communication skills, including Report writing.
• Able to create a positive site team culture and demonstrate leadership and influence within the business.
• Able to think ahead and take action to ensure team skills and capabilities meet future business needs; understand the aspiration and potential of the teams and identify and develop potential.
• Strong capability to influence others, sell your own ideas by linking them to other people’s values, goals or ideas; willingly and confidently communicate issues and ideas to gain senior management support; sell the benefits behind decisions and changes.
• Able to build a positive team culture; build relationships with other teams across the business to share ideas, break down silos and maximise performance; must put the ‘company good’ before any individual ‘local gain’; must implement ideas to improve team dynamics and team spirit.
• Have a relentless desire and hunger to improve and innovate. Encourage the wider business to improve performance.
• Able to demonstrate confidence with a wide range of colleagues, stakeholders and shareholders; maintain confidence and stay calm during difficult situations; make decisions that will be unpopular whilst explaining the rationale for these.
• Flexibility with ability to adapt team approach in line with a more strategic perspective; take a proactive approach, to think ahead and across the business.
• Able to step back from a complex situation in order to gain a better understanding; understand the impact of problems and solutions on yourself and others; anticipate obstacles by solving the problem and to implement solutions.
• Will possess a full driving licence.

Our client offers excellent training and support and the opportunity to really make your mark in a fast paced, high performing and dynamic market leading environment.  Career prospects are excellent.
 

TEAM LEADER - Testing and Certification Services 

“Career development and leadership opportunity for commercially focused Test & Certification specialist with best in class experience gained in mechanical or electrical test engineering or other disciplines, Eg biochemical, metallurgical, forensics etc to UK and International Standards”

Salary:  c£28500 + Excellent Large Company Benefits 

Location:  Wolverhampton 

Commutable from Birmingham, Kidderminster, Stafford, Stone, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Wednesbury, Stourbridge, Halesowen, Bromsgrove, Lichfield, Tamworth, Stoke on Trent, Telford, Shrewsbury, Droitwich, Redditch, Worcester, Coventry, Warwick, Sutton Coldfield, Coleshill, Stockport, Crewe

Our client is a well-established and respected manufacturer of fixtures, fittings and components both mechanical and electronic in the home and building infrastructure products sector. Highly acquisitive and experiencing excellent growth, the company is based in a brand-new office, distribution centre and test centre complex in the West Midlands close to the M6/M54 but has operational facilities and subsidiaries nationally and globally.   

They are now seeking to strengthen their Test Centre team with the appointment of a Team Leader to supervise daily testing services operations.  Our client provides testing and certification services on an in-house basis to internal group companies and also to external customers including other manufacturers of mechanical, electrical and electronic components and products, in line with industry and national and international standards and certifications.  The role also encompasses involvement in product certification schemes to ensure continuity of compliance and to maximise value from product certifications.

Testing equipment is pneumatic, hydraulic and electrical/electronic and would cover tensile testing as well as a wide range of other tests.  

You will supervise day to day activities of a small team of test engineers ensuring that internal and external customer needs are met, providing an exemplary service, managing product certification schemes to ensure continuity of compliance and maximum value from product certifications.

 THE ROLE

• Schedule the daily and weekly tasks for the testing team to meet external and internal customer requirements. 
• Promote and maintain professional standards of service. 
• Establish and manage the progression of the development objectives for the test engineering team. 
• Provide professional and timely communication of test scheduling and manage the timely and accurate generation of test reports. 
• Ensure routine inspections, calibration, safety and maintenance processes are effectively performed. 
• Provide support to the Testing & Certification Manager ensuring ongoing compliance and accreditation to all relevant testing and laboratory management standards.
• You will work with Test Engineers, Field Service Engineers, Design Engineers, Sales Team, Product Manager and Quality Engineers. 
• Ensure compliance with all health, safety and environmental requirements and safe systems of work and maintain and update safety, health and environmental provisions as required. 
• Prepare Monthly KPI’s including Activity Report, Testing Services Schedule, Testing Services booking Log and Record of component performance issues. 

KEY SKILLS and BACKGROUND

• A background in mechanical engineering or manufacturing and ideally, but not essentially, with experience of mechanical testing. You might be involved in prototype/new product development or other disciplines Eg. Biochemical, forensics, metallurgical etc. 
• Proven capability to manage a fluctuating & variable workload to firm deadlines. 
• Competent to manage a small team, including task allocation and development. 
• Good motivation, supervision and coaching skills in order to get the most from a disciplined team.
• Ability to promote professional conduct at all times. 
• Good communication skills with all stakeholders including customers, accreditation bodies, suppliers and colleagues.
• Capability to interpret and perform test specifications within disciplined processes and procedures and with an innovative/questioning manner. 
• Competent with IT systems including MS Word, Excel & Powerpoint. 
   

TEST LABORATORY MANAGER - TESTING & CERTIFICATION 

 “Career development and leadership opportunity for commercially focused Test & Certification specialist with best in class experience gained in mechanical and electrical test engineering or other disciplines, including chemical, metallurgical, forensics etc to UK and International Industry Standards”

Salary:  c£Very Competitive + Excellent Large Company Benefits 

Location:  Wolverhampton 

Commutable from Birmingham, Kidderminster, Stafford, Stone, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Wednesbury, Stourbridge, Halesowen, Bromsgrove, Lichfield, Tamworth, Stoke on Trent, Telford, Shrewsbury, Droitwich, Redditch, Worcester, Coventry, Warwick, Sutton Coldfield, Coleshill, Stockport, Crewe

Our client is a well-established and respected manufacturer of fixtures, fittings and components both mechanical and electronic in the home and building infrastructure products sector. Highly acquisitive and experiencing excellent growth, the company is based in a brand-new office, distribution centre and test centre complex in the West Midlands close to the M6/M54 but has operational facilities and subsidiaries nationally and globally.   

They are now seeking to strengthen their Test Centre team with the appointment of a Manager to head up their brand-new Test & Certification facility.  Our client offers testing and certification services both on an in-house basis to internal group companies and also to external customers including other manufacturers of mechanical, electrical and electronic components and products, in line with industry and national and international standards and certifications.  The role also encompasses management of product certification schemes to ensure continuity of compliance and maximise value from product certifications

Testing equipment is pneumatic, hydraulic and electrical/electronic and could cover tensile testing as well as a wide range of other tests.  

The Role:

You will manage our client’s brand-new Test Engineering Centre, ensuring that internal and external customer needs are met, providing an exemplary service, managing product certification scheme to ensure continuity of compliance and maximum value from product certifications.

• Promote and maintain compliance with procedural requirements and best practice for safety, health and environmental factors associated with testing operations, ensuring suitable provision is made for the identification of hazards and management of risks
• Develop & maintain the necessary systems and competencies within the testing team to manage daily operations, testing scheduling, and quote and report generation 
• Promote and maintain professional standards of service.
• Manage the testing capacity to suitably cater for customer indicative, UKAS accredited, competitor analysis, development and audit test requirements.
• Develop & maintain the necessary systems and competencies within the testing team to manage daily operations, testing scheduling, and quote and report generation 
• Preparation of audit test samples for our client’s certified product testing.
• Maintain a test quotation and booking service with transparent lead times and manage the provision of testing to agreed service levels.
• Maintenance and development of UKAS accredited ISO 17025 Laboratory management system, manuals, procedures and accreditation requirements.
• Identification and implementation of testing service improvements including scope of service and efficiency
• Promotion of our client’s testing services within the industry to maximise value.
• Development and maintenance of our client’s product certifications including CE marking, Kitemark and Certify product schemes, and product specific testing evidence.
• Monitor and evaluate developments within industry testing and product standards, identifying threats and opportunities and liaising with key stakeholders.
• Represent our client’s testing services at the Test House Studies Group.
• Manage and develop the Test Engineers and Team Leader to ensure flexibility and quality of service.
• Maintain good relationships internally with key members of executive team as well as customers and external bodies.

The Ideal Applicant:

• Degree/HNC/HND educated in Mechanical or Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Metallurgy, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Forensics or similar.
• Experience of Electrical/Electronic Engineering advantageous. Experience could be gained in mechanical, electronic, chemicals, biological, metals sectors or forensics. 
• Currently working within a similar specialist testing team or alternatively as part of a quality or product development function within a manufacturing environment but keen to develop career further into testing and certification.
• Experienced leading and motivating a team of engineers including apprentice engineers.
• Experience of BSI standards essential.
• Customer facing experience essential – this could be external customers or internal customers within different product or manufacturing divisions of the same organisation.
• •Experience of planning resource allocation and creating and presenting reports.
• Structured problem-solving techniques, including analysis and corrective and preventative action identification
• Ability to technically appraise company and competitor products.

In return our client offers a very competitive salary plus pension, 25 days holiday and the option to choose from a wide variety of other benefits offered by our client.