HR Manager

Barden are delighted to be working exclusively with a well-established manufacturing organisation in Cork who are looking to appoint an experienced HR Manager to join their site leadership team.

This is a highly visible, genuinely influential role, where you'll be sitting on the local leadership team, acting as the key HR partner to senior leaders on the ground, while also connecting closely with the VP of HR in the US and the General Manager in Cork.

The role itself is broad and hands-on in equal measure. You'll have real ownership of the people agenda across the site, from attraction and retention right through to development, engagement and employee relations - while also playing a key role in supporting the business through ongoing change and growth.

A strong focus of this role is employee relations in a unionised environment, and coaching and supporting managers to build real confidence and capability in handling people matters effectively.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

• Sitting on the site leadership team and acting as the HR lead for Cork
• Managing the full employee lifecycle - attraction, development, engagement and exit
• Leading on employee relations - investigations, disciplinaries, mediations and conflict resolution
• Building and maintaining an effective working relationship with union representatives
• Coaching and supporting managers on performance, conduct and day-to-day people matters
• Driving engagement, talent development and succession planning
• Leading workforce planning, performance reviews and talent reviews
• Supporting organisational change and ensuring consistent application of HR policy
• Using Fusion (HR system) to support reporting, processes and compliance

ABOUT THE PERSON:

• Solid HR Manager or HRBP experience in a fast-paced environment
• A background in manufacturing, industrial, engineering, pharma or similar
• Experience working in a unionised setting would be a real advantage
• Confidence operating at leadership level and influencing senior stakeholders
• A strong employee relations background with hands-on experience of complex cases
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build trust quickly at all levels
• Someone who's highly organised, adaptable and comfortable managing competing priorities

If you're an experienced HR professional looking for a role where HR genuinely sits at the heart of how the business operates day-to-day - this could be a really strong next move.

Feel free to reach out for a confidential conversation.