Human Resources Generalist

5 months ago


Maidstone, United Kingdom Glenfield Invicta Full time

**VACANCY: HR Generalist**

**LOCATION**:Maidstone**

**ABOUT US**:
Glenfield Invicta is part of the AVK Group; who are market leaders in the design, manufacture and supply of valves, pipe fittings, hydrants and flow control equipment to the Water, Waste Water, Oil and Gas industries throughout the world. Glenfield Invicta’s end to end Project Solutions provide market leading valve and penstock engineering excellence across a multitude of water and non-water infrastructure projects.

Due to continued success and expansion, we are looking for an experienced HR Generalist to join us operating across our 2 Glenfield sites, based in Maidstone with occasional travel to Kilmarnock. This is a multi-faceted role focussing on Attraction, Development and Retention. Not only will you take a proactive role in Recruitment (at a significant business growth rate), you will also develop our teams to be the best they can be and focus on retention to ensure we continue to build and retain our workforce.

The team prides itself on supporting and driving our employees personal and professional wellbeing to ensure they can maximise their full potential. You will support and deliver a first-class HR service and be responsible for delivering a full generalist service to all employees within Glenfield Invicta.

**ABOUT THE ROLE**:

- Attract; Recruitment & Selection:

- Source and select best in class talent for a variety of roles
- Manage the preboarding process
- Produce correspondence relating to offers of employment
- Develop; Learning & Development:

- Plan and deliver inductions
- Develop a structured system to allow us to identify training
- Identify and organise training and providers
- Retain; HR / ER
- Produce correspondence relating to maternity / paternity / parental leave schedules’ annual leave quotas, process starters & leavers.
- Monitor probationary periods
- Record & report on employee absences, manage long-term & short-term issues
- Process contractual changes i.e. change of pay, transfers etc.
- Educate policies & procedures to guide the business to ensure “best-in class” HR practices are in place.
- Conduct Exit interviews
- Drive accountability to line managers to ensure compliance
- Establish and maintain a strong partnership with key stakeholders
- Drive a high-performance culture through talent management, performance management, and leadership development
- Maintain HR electronic data & records; ensure all records comply with the GDPR
- Ensure all line managers have a full understanding of HR processes
- To be first point of escalation for all queries and employee relations cases
- Support and upskill managers with conducting disciplinary & grievance procedures/performance management
- Educate policies & procedures in line with employment law recommendations & Group standards

**ABOUT YOU**:

- Previous experience working in a HR Generalist level role, preferably within a construction service environment
- Strong desire to recruit, develop and retain
- CIPD qualified; minimum level 3
- Full UK Driving Licence
- Demonstrable employee relations experience
- Excellent organisation / time management skills
- Attention to detail with the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- First class verbal and written communications skills
- Maintain absolute confidentiality and exercise discretion

**WHAT WE OFFER**:

- A culture of shared values, goals, attitudes and business growth
- Employee Assistance Programme (Welfare and Wellbeing)
- Competitive salary
- 33 days holiday (including statutory Public Holidays)
- Life Assurance plan (x3)
- Company pension plan
- Discounts and cashback across many high-street and online retailers (Supermarkets, Entertainment, Fashion, Days Out, Technology, Home and Travel)
- Companywide initiatives to share in our future success
- A blend of training to help your career development

**WORKING HOURS**:

- 37.5 hours per week
- Monday - Thursday 0830-1700
- Friday 0830-1600

We know that our people are the most important asset to the AVK Group and we are looking for skilled, passionate and driven professionals to work with our inspirational leaders; to promote our culture, enable change and champion a lean environment.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Application question(s):

- Do you have recent / relevant experience in a similar HR Generalist role?

Please detail....
- Are you CIPD Qualified?

Please detail...
- Are you willing to travel across the sites in the UK? Kilmarnock and Maidstone
- Please detail your salary expectations

Work Location: On the road



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