People Manager

5 days ago

Northwich CW EB, United Kingdom Amivet Exports Ltd Full time

Job Title People Manager

Location Northwich, Cheshire

Reports to Managing Director

Role Purpose

Lead the people function and support organisational change. Deliver strong employee experience, structure, clarity, and culture. Provide advice to managers, manage the ER, and ensure all people processes comply with UK employment law. Guide the organisation through continued growth and transition.

Key Responsibilities

People Operations

  • Manage the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, probation, performance reviews, development, and off-boarding.
  • Maintain accurate employee records and ensure GDPR compliance.
  • Provide advice and support to managers on all HR matters.
  • Oversee payroll inputs each month and resolve payroll queries.

Employee Relations

  • Act as first point of contact for staff queries.
  • Manage disciplinary, grievance, and capability processes in line with UK employment law and ACAS guidance.
  • Maintain a fair, respectful workplace and uphold equality and inclusion.

Learning and Capability

  • Identify skills gaps and training needs across the business.
  • Coordinate mandatory training and track compliance.
  • Support managers to build strong, clear, confident teams.

Change Management

  • Lead people-related elements of organisational change.
  • Deliver structured communication and consultation during changes.
  • Support managers to adopt new ways of working and ensure changes are understood and embedded.
  • Demonstrate previous experience implementing change, such as restructuring, role redesign, new processes, new systems, or culture initiatives.
  • Track outcomes and adjust plans to keep changes on target.

Compliance and Reporting

  • Ensure all people practices meet UK employment law and internal governance.
  • Maintain HR metrics such as absence, turnover, and training completion.
  • Review and update policies and processes.

Person Specification

Essential

  • Strong experience in a People Manager or HR Manager role in the UK.
  • Demonstrated change management skills and evidence of leading successful change.
  • Strong employee relations experience, including complex cases.
  • Working knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
  • Strong communication skills and the confidence to guide managers.
  • High attention to detail and strong organisational capability.
  • Experience preparing payroll information.
  • Ability to manage confidential information with discretion.

Desirable

  • CIPD Level 5 or working towards.
  • Experience in a fast-paced environment or multi-site service-based business.
  • Experience supporting operational managers.

Key Competencies

  • Clear decision-making.
  • Problem solving.
  • Change leadership.
  • Relationship building with staff at all levels.
  • Adaptability in a changing environment.
  • Analytical thinking and confidence with data.

Please note, we will review and interview applicants on a rolling basis, and therefore reserve the right to close applications for this position at any time.

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates who currently have the right to live & work in the UK. Regrettably, we're not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Amivet are a subsidiary of IVC Evidensia.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From £42,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Additional leave
  • Bereavement leave
  • Casual dress
  • Company pension
  • Employee discount
  • Enhanced maternity leave
  • Enhanced paternity leave
  • Free flu jabs
  • Free parking
  • Health & wellbeing programme
  • On-site parking
  • Private medical insurance
  • Sick pay

Work Location: In person

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