HR Generalist (Part-Time)

Reporting directly to the HR Business Partner the HR Generalist plays a pivotal role in shaping a high performance engaged and compliant workplace. Acting as a trusted advisor to leaders and employees this role delivers expert HR guidance across all aspects of the employee lifecycle ensuring that people practices not only meet legal and policy requirements but also enable the organisation to achieve its strategic objectives. 

This is a part-time role working 4 days a week. This is an onsite role with the flexibility to work from home one day per week. 

Responsibilities:

• Ensure full compliance with organisational quality standards and uphold all Division/Group HR policies procedures and governance requirements.
• Maintain ownership of local HR policies ensuring all Group/Division policies are up to date accessible and aligned with current local employment legislation.
• Contribute to the development review and implementation of HR policies and procedures ensuring consistent application and effective communication across the site.
• Provide expert day-to-day HR guidance to managers and employees particularly on employee relations matters such as performance conduct and capability; proactively recommend enhancements to policies and practices where required.
• Support consultation and communication activities associated with organisational change legislative updates and broader employee relations initiatives.
• Lead and support delivery of the annual HR cycle including benefits enrolment performance management merit and incentive processes and related programmes.
• Deliver local training briefings and coaching sessions for employees and managers to embed HR initiatives covering policy updates employee engagement wellbeing reward and recognition performance management and career development.
• Provide operational HR support across the full employee lifecycle including recruitment coordination onboarding employee changes promotions salary amendments parental leave exits and exit interviewing.
• Manage or support investigations into policy breaches or compliance concerns conducting endtoend case management from intake to resolution with professionalism and rigour.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition and hiring managers to support local recruitment needs including reviewing applications and participating in interviews.
• Liaise closely with HR Shared Services to ensure timely and accurate completion of HR transactions and maintenance of HR master data.
• Promote effective use of HR Shared Services tools (e.g. MyHelpdesk) to support efficient resolution of employee and manager queries.
• Support leaders with planning and delivery of communication events engagement activities team building initiatives and approved community involvement events.

• Champion a safe and compliant workplace actively supporting site Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) initiatives and promoting a culture of wellbeing.

Qualifications :

Technical Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Extensive HR Generalist experience within large complex multisite global organisations with a strong track record of independently leading HR casework and initiatives.
• Proven expertise in managing and leading ER matters from investigation through to resolution including grievance disciplinary performance management sickness/attendance management and capability processes.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex HR projects such as organisational change restructures redundancy processes and other workforce transfers ensuring compliance and effective stakeholder management.
• Strong capability to advise coach and influence employees and leaders on HR policies best practice and all aspects of employee relations delivering timely well-reasoned and solution-oriented guidance.
• Experienced in supporting senior leaders with sensitive strategic and career impacting employee decisions providing sound judgement and balanced recommendations.
• Ability to manage confidential data with absolute discretion and professionalism.
• Highly organised capable of managing multiple priorities and delivering key HR calendar activities while maintaining high-quality day-to-day support.
• Proficient with HRIS and related systems supporting data management recruitment learning compensation wellbeing and performance processes.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with an approachable credible and trusted presence across all levels of the organisation.
• Up to date knowledge of national and regional legal and regulatory environments and requirements
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Degree in Human Resources or related field preferred or equivalent HR qualification/certification.
• Fluency in English and the primary language of the supported region.

Additional Information :

Diversity & Inclusion:

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin economic status disability age or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics where we celebrate support and embrace diversity.

At no time during the hiring process will Smiths Detection Smiths Group nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation including but not limited to interviews or testing. Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our careers website (Careers - Smiths Group plc)

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin economic status disability age or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics where we celebrate support and embrace diversity.

At no time during the hiring process will Smiths Group nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation including but not limited to interviews or testing. Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our careers website (Careers - Smiths Group plc)

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Part-time