Group HR Manager

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