Senior Human Resources Director

4 weeks ago


Gloucester, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom MacGregor Black Full time £75,000

Transformative HR Leadership Opportunity in Food Manufacturing

MacGregor Black is partnering with a leading food manufacturing business to find an experienced Interim Senior HR Manager. This pivotal role will lead the HR function across multiple sites, ensuring alignment with strategic goals during a period of transformational change.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the HR function across several sites, ensuring consistent implementation of HR policies and initiatives.
  • Translate corporate transformational change directives into actionable HR strategies and processes at the site level.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to senior management, providing HR insights and solutions that support operational objectives.
  • Drive and oversee significant cultural and operational transformation projects across the business.
  • Engage with employees at all levels to foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and high performance.
  • Work closely with the leadership team to embed new ways of working and improve overall employee engagement.
  • Upskill and mentor HR Managers at each site to enhance their capability in handling operational HR issues, policy implementation, and strategic initiatives.
  • Foster a collaborative and high-performing HR community across all sites, encouraging best practice sharing and consistent HR delivery.
  • Lead union negotiations and manage industrial relations issues to ensure a constructive and productive working environment.
  • Develop and maintain effective relationships with union representatives, balancing business needs with employee rights and interests.
  • Bring extensive experience in HR within manufacturing and operational settings, ensuring that HR initiatives are aligned with business priorities, such as productivity, cost management, and workforce efficiency.
  • Ensure legal compliance in all areas of employment law, while proactively addressing risks related to employee relations and workforce planning.

Requirements:

  • Proven track record as a senior HR professional, with significant experience in a manufacturing or operational environment.
  • Extensive experience in leading HR teams across multiple sites, ideally within a unionised workforce.
  • Strong expertise in change management, culture transformation, and improving employee engagement.
  • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with senior management teams to align HR with business strategy.
  • Experience in union negotiations and a deep understanding of employee relations within an industrial environment.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence, engage, and manage stakeholders at all levels.
  • Degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field (CIPD qualification or equivalent preferred).
  • Extensive experience in a senior HR leadership role within food manufacturing or a similar industrial sector.

Salary up to £75k + benefits.



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