HR Generalist

Company Description

ITW Construction Products UK/Nordics is a division of ITW, innovating, designing and manufacturing advanced industrial technology. We are industry influencers and market leaders in our fields with five high quality brands at the front of technology and enterprise. At all levels in our organisation, we are encouraged to embrace our inner entrepreneur to drive actions, focus on what matters and share ideas so that every individual can have an impact on the business. In return we are rewarded, supported in our development and given the opportunities to grow within a large multinational organisation

**Job Description**:
**Position Summary**:
Reporting to the HR Manager, you will work closely with business leaders and line managers to build their people approaches that achieve shared organisational objectives. You will act as the point of people expertise for your business area and be the local people expert for UKI demonstrating a strong and practiced knowledge of employment law. The HR Generalist will be responsible for the management and execution of HR, Compensation and Benefits Systems.

This role is a critical part of the Divisional HR team succession planning, with scope to progress at pace.

**Primary responsibilities**:

- With support from the HR Manager, work closely with business leaders and line managers to build their people capability, plan, talent focus and develop approaches to achieve organisational objectives.
- Develop meaningful relationships with key people in your business area, and wider business, to be a credible partner that challenges and questions to deliver business change.
- Coaching and providing feedback to key stakeholders to help improve business efficiency.
- HR advisory and employee relations support to managers as and when required within defined business areas.
- Intentional and focused responsibility for D&I and CSR activities within the division.
- Delivery of HR projects, such as succession planning and business re-organisations.
- Autonomously drive HR processes such as talent reviews, performance calibration and compensation cycles for defined business areas.
- Ownership of Division HRIS system, HR data analytics and monthly HR Scorecard Reporting.
- Analysis of data to answer business questions and identify trends to support key business stakeholders.
- Administration of monthly payroll and benefits offerings for division (UK) with outsourced partners.
- Supporting the HR Manager and Divisional HR Team on key HR Projects.
- Role model for ITW values: Integrity, Respect, Trust, Shared Risk and Simplicity.

**Experience and skills**:

- CIPD qualified or other relevant HR qualification or experience
- Minimum of 2 years HR generalist experience, ideally within the manufacturing industry
- Experience of leading, or being heavily involved in business transformational projects
- Excellent knowledge of UK and Irish employment law
- Proven ability of taking full ownership of responsibilities and delivering results
- Willingness and ability to have an impact on the business
- Comfortable to challenge
- Proactive in their approach
- Keen attention to detail
- Receptive and open minded
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Highly self-motivated and directed
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment, feeding back to stakeholders in timely fashion
- Highly competent with Microsoft Excel