Based at Dunbia Cross Hands, the HR Manager will oversee both operational and strategic HR management for 750 employees. Leading a team of about 7 people, they will ensure a professional HR service. Reporting to the Site Director and collaborating with the Site Operations Manager and Senior Management Team, the HR Manager will handle all daily HR functions, enhancing people management practices and skills.
At Dunbia, we pride ourselves on being a leading supplier of high-quality red meat products to a global market. Our commitment to excellence and innovation has made us a trusted name in the industry, and we are dedicated to maintaining the highest standards in everything we do.
ResponsibilitiesAs a Site HR Manager, you will:
- Drive and then implement the agreed HR strategy across the business.
- Design and implement actions from the HR Roadmap, with a key focus on recruitment, retention and motivation of staff.
- To work with Site managers and Site recruitment team to identify areas of recruitment and retention difficulties (site hotspots) and develop and implement target strategies for recruitment.
- Coach, support and advise the Site Senior Management Team on all HR matters relating to people management.
- To provide information and support to all Site staff on employment, benefits, and welfare matters.
- Ensure that all Site learning & development is supported and training needs are met and evidenced.
- Lead and support the HR team on their HR tasks and any project related work.
- Responsible for the HR metrics and monitoring of this and implementing improvements.
- To act as a specialist resource, to the Site, providing advice on highly complex employee relation issues such as disciplinary, grievance, sickness absence, performance management, appeals, harassment/bullying issues.
- To be familiar with all computerised Dunbia HR information and input, retrieve and report information as required including overseeing the management of data input to the Dunbia HR Information System.
- To maintain high standards of work within the HR department
- To complete other duties as assigned by the Site Operations Manager / Head of HR UK / Group HRD.
- To adhere to and to positively promote the Dunbia Core Values.
The Candidate:
The ideal HR Manager will have:
- Extensive recent experience in a similar role within a manufacturing environment
- Demonstrable experience of leading and developing team members, ideally across multiple sites
- Experience of dealing with complex employee relations issues in a unionised environment
- Strong commercial awareness and leadership of “value added” initiatives to the business and the HR function.
- Strong organisational skills with ability to plan workloads effectively to meet deadlines
- Sound knowledge of current employment legislation
The Package:
As a HR Manger, you'll work 40 hours per week from Monday to Friday based at site, with 31 days of annual leave. This role offers the opportunity to be part of a leading company in the meat processing industry, contributing to our commitment to our people processes. With this responsibility comes the following benefits:
- Very competitive salary (To be discussed prior to first interview, but couldn't be advertised)
- Enhanced Holiday
- Free On-Site Car Parking
- Subsidised Canteen
- Pension Scheme
- Discounted Staff Shop
- Ongoing Training and Progression Opportunities
- Employee Engagement Activities
- Give Aways (Free meat seasonally)
- Retail discounts
- Health & Wellbeing App access
- Death in Service scheme
Dunbia UK is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all.
Skills Required
- Extensive recent experience in a similar HR Manager role within a manufacturing environment
- Experience leading and developing team members, ideally across multiple sites
- Experience handling complex employee relations issues in a unionised environment
- Strong commercial awareness and experience leading value-added business and HR initiatives
- Strong organisational skills and ability to plan workloads effectively to meet deadlines
- Sound knowledge of current employment legislation
What We Do
Dunbia is a Northern Ireland–headquartered food company and division of Dawn Meats. Founded as a family business, it processes cattle and sheep into beef and lamb products for national and international markets. Operating 13 UK sites, Dunbia supplies supermarkets, foodservice and restaurant businesses, exports to more than 50 countries, and emphasizes sustainable sourcing, consistent quality and new product development across its operations.
