HR Manager

MEDITE SMARTPLY is a market leading manufacturer of sustainable timber construction panels. Our award winning brands MEDITE and SMARTPLY are renowned for delivering the highest quality products, customer led innovation and industry leading customer service.

An opportunity has arisen for a HR Manager based across our MEDITE plant, Redmondstown Clonmel and our SMARTPLY plant, Belview, via Waterford.

THE ROLE:

The HR Manager is a key role across Medite Smartply; the role has responsibility for developing a people-centred high-performance culture. The successful candidate will lead the HR team, ensure the delivery of consistent and effective employee relations across the business and will implement strategies to enable the business to attract, retain and develop high quality people for the business.

RESPONSIBILITIES:Leadership

• Drive a high performance culture with people at its centre and with high levels of staff engagement. Provide leadership and guidance to all people managers so they are aware of their role in creating a people-focused, modern, diverse and inclusive culture.
• Liaise effectively with Coillte Group (parent company) to ensure all Group requirements are fully met.
• Oversight of the payroll function for Ireland, UK and Europe.

HR Policies and Positioning

• Develop HR policies & procedures ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation relating to employment, while also ensuring that the policies are attractive, progressive and business aligned.
• Advise on HR Policies and consult with front-line management on Medite Smartply policies and best practices.

Organisation Design and Talent Management

• Play a key part with outside organisations, colleges and bodies to influence the external market to deliver long term sustainable people solutions for Medite Smartply.
• Oversee the recruitment processes to ensure they are effective and attractive.
• Plan and lead the development of suitable learning and development processes to deliver company-wide business success and career fulfilment.

Employee and Industrial Relations

• Lead the management of employee and industrial relations for Medite Smartply including union negotiations, grievance & disciplinary cases and representation of Medite or Smartply at third parties etc.
• Proactively deliver a comprehensive sounding board and service to people managers across Medite Smartply on all matters relating to employee and industrial relations.
• Support the UK sales & marketing office in all HR related activity.

Staff Engagement

• Develop the Medite Smartply culture to ensure that employees are engaged and that core Medite Smartply and Coillte values are embedded.
• Develop effective internal communication channels for managers and staff that engender high levels of trust and confidence.

People, Leadership, Organisation, Culture

• Manage, coach and develop the HR teams in Medite and in Smartply while helping them to develop and support ever-increasing ownership of people matters by line managers.
• Ensure the HR function can deliver quality data analytics about its people for the business. Analyse and present key insights to the Director of HR & Sustainability, Medite Smartply and the leadership team as required.
• Partner with the Director of HR & Sustainability, Medite Smartply and wider group HR team to execute the People Strategy.
• Identify opportunities to enhance HR processes and drive their implementation.

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

• People Leadership: Understanding the importance of managing and developing people; creating a climate in which people can do their best.
• Strategic Agility: The capacity to think big picture and be future oriented when driving the execution of the business deliverables.
• Managing Change and Ambiguity: Openness to change and the capacity to deal comfortably with risk and uncertainty.
• Drive for Results: The drive to exceed goals and push self and others towards high levels of performance.
• Delegation and Decision-making: The capacity to make good decisions in a demanding environment and delegate responsibility and accountability to the appropriate level.
• Strong Communicator and Listener: Highly developed interpersonal skills that engender trust and are reflective of high levels of integrity and personal credibility.
• Project Management: Proven project management skills with the ability to engage stakeholders effectively and deliver work on schedule.

DESIRED TECHNICAL/PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES:

• Education and Experience: HR degree or relevant equivalent qualification and at least 3 years’ experience working in a senior HR role in a manufacturing environment.
• HR Expertise: Strong knowledge and experience of employee relations, employment law, talent management, people development, change management, performance management, and employee engagement.
• Industrial Relations Expertise: Strong knowledge and experience of industrial relations including working through the various state dispute resolution agencies.
• Disposition: Strong people-centred approach and mindset, combined with relevant knowledge of best practices in successful people-focused organisations.