HR Specialist (35hrs weekly) UK

Hello and welcome to Sungrow in the UK. Were excited to introduce a people-focused role for an HR Specialist who helps create a fair supportive and high-performing workplace while connecting local teams with our wider European HR journey.

Curious what this role looks like in practice Heres what you would be doing:

• Act as a trusted HR contact for employees and managers offering practical guidance on people topics and helping foster open transparent communication.
• Manage employee relations matters across the UK and Ireland including disciplinary grievance capability conflict resolution and workplace investigations.
• Partner with managers to support performance team dynamics and employee engagement while providing coaching and sound HR advice.
• Support key moments across the employee lifecycle including onboarding development discussions probation follow-up and offboarding.
• Provide backup support for UK and Ireland payroll processes and help ensure accurate compliant HR administration.
• Work closely with Talent Acquisition the broader HR team headquarters and the Office Manager to deliver smooth hiring transitions and people-focused culture and wellbeing initiatives.

All right all right - this one is an important people role and to thrive in it your background should look a little like this:

• You have the legal right to work in the UK and cancommute to the Milton Keynes office at least 3 days per week.
• You bring solid experience in a UK-based HR generalist role including hands-on employee relations case management and workplace investigations.
• You have strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice and familiarity with Ireland employment law would be a strong advantage.
• You have experience supporting payroll processes in the UK and any exposure to Ireland payroll would be a plus.
• You are confident advising and coaching line managers on performance conduct and team-related matters.
• You have supported the full employee lifecycle from onboarding and probation to development performance reviews and offboarding.
• You hold a degree in Human Resources Business Law Psychology or a related field and you have CIPD Level 5 or above are working toward it or bring equivalent HR experience.
• Your English is fluent at C1 level in speaking and writing and additional European languages would be a plus.
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Our HR team plays a key role in shaping the employee experience and supporting business growth in a fast-moving international this role you would join a collaborative team that values practical problem-solving strong partnerships and a people-first mindset. You would have the chance to influence employee experience locally while working closely with regional colleagues and headquarters on meaningful HR initiatives that support culture wellbeing and operational excellence.