HR Manager

Blair West are supporting our County Durham based client in their search for a HR Manager. This is a new role for a rapidly scaling business with an emphasis of recruitment.

This is role you can make your own and would suit someone who has previous worked in a stand alone position and has experience of recruiting trades people.

The opportunity:

Recruitment:  

• Develop a recruitment strategy to support the business as it grows both in numbers and geographical locations.  
• Succession planning – create a robust strategy that allows roles to be filled quickly with minimum disruption to the business.  
• Employee Lifecycle – manage the entire journey from onboarding to offboarding and everything in between.  

HR Strategy: 

• Working with the owners to develop a HR strategy to create a happy and effective workforce. Looking at benefits and culture. 
• Employee Relations – Manage all employee relations. 

Administration: 

• Manage all HR admin tasks, contracts and paperwork. Leadership – Sitting within the SLT, providing regular people updates. Policy and procedures – Harmonise existing policies and procedures. 

You’ll be the ideal candidate for this position if you have:

• Previous experience in a stand alone role. 
• Strong recruitment background. 
• Experience with succession planning and recruitment strategy. 
• Good ER experience.
• Ability to build a HR function fit for a growing business.

Our commitment

Blair West is an equal-opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and inclusion at every stage of the recruitment process. We are committed to fairness, equality, and ongoing diversity training for our team to give our candidates and clients a feeling of belonging during their experience with us. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during their experience with us, please speak to their consultant.