About the role
Poole, UK
Rubicon Recruitment
Group HR Manager | Poole | £42,000
As Group HR Manager, you'll take full ownership of the HR function across the business, not just administer it. This is a standalone role, so you'll shape and run HR exactly as you see fit, backed by senior leadership.
As Group HR Manager, you will benefit from:
Private health and dental care
Discretionary bonus scheme
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Genuine autonomy to shape HR policy and process across the business
As Group HR Manager, your responsibilities will include:
Leading disciplinary and grievance processes, ensuring formal meetings are documented accurately, while providing day to day HR guidance to Managers across the business
Creating, maintaining and updating HR policies, the employee handbook, data protection documentation and employee records
Managing end to end recruitment, from drafting job specs and liaising with agencies through to interviews and offer stage
Overseeing new starter, leaver and probation processes, including contracts, inductions and review scheduling
Administering absence, holiday and payroll documentation, including back-to-work interviews and training certification tracking
Coordinating annual Workstation Risk Assessments alongside wider HR compliance activity
As Group HR Manager, your experience will include:
Proven experience as an HR Manager or senior HR Advisor, ideally within a manufacturing environment
Strong working knowledge of UK employment law and current HR best practice
CIPD Level 3 (or above), or equivalent experience
Confidence managing full-cycle recruitment and onboarding independently, without close oversight
A track record of handling disciplinary, grievance and performance cases without hand-holding
Experience using PeopleHR or a similar HR information system would be an advantage
If you're ready to step into a Group HR Manager role where your decisions carry real weight, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today with an up-to-date CV or call Grace Hearn at Rubicon for more information
Reference: https://diversejobsmatter.co.uk/job/25862437/hr-manager/ · Posted 4 hours ago · Closes 6 Sep 2026 · Listed via DIVERSEJOBSMATTER LIMITED