Job Description

PEOPLE MANAGER

Metador is one of the UK's leading brands of high-performance steel hinged doorsets, serving hundreds of loyal door installation companies with a broad offering of products designed to meet the most demanding operating environments. For over 20 years, we have helped our customers grow by developing market-leading products and standing behind our quality promise. Much more than a door company - we are a leader in providing business solutions and growth opportunities to our loyal customers. As one of the fastest growing door companies in the UK, we have a mission to provide best-in-class service to our customers, from onboarding to after-sales support. We are a dynamic, entrepreneurial organisation that offers exciting growth opportunities for talented professionals searching for a new challenge. We are currently searching for an experienced

People Manager

to join our business. This role, reporting into the Managing Director, will be responsible for the creation, development and investment into the people function and people activities across the organisation as we continue our growth journey.

Responsibilities and duties of the role include, but are not limited to:

Day to day running and management of the HR & People function

Employee relations - Be the "go to" for all people related enquiries and issues

Absence Management - Track, report and support with improvements

Performance management - Communicating and clarifying job responsibilities, priorities, performance expectations, and development planning that optimise employee performance and alignment with the business' strategic goals and growth.

Recruitment & retention

Candidate attraction

Liaising with agencies for senior appointments

Retention and engagement of existing employees

Development and roll out of Employee Value Proposition

Succession planning and talent mapping for the future

Employee training & development

Management of staff appraisal system, continuous professional development, qualifications, onboarding of new employees

Delivery of in-house training to the management team and employees

Identify training needs - creation of training and delivery (where appropriate)

Creation and maintenance of HR systems / processes

People policies & procedures

People process

Employee handbook

Keeping employee records up to date and in line with employment legislation

Track key statistics including absence, starters, leavers, return to work days to provide reports to Managing Director and Board

Legal

Keep handbook up-to-date working with external providers (where needed)

Identify policies that are required; write, train and roll out these policies internally

Coaching & Development of Line Managers

Proactive development of line managers - Walking the management team through questions they could ask to ensure investigations and situations are dealt with in the right manner (supportive to the employee and business)

Coaching about difficult conversations, performance management, mental health

Establish clear outcome-based goals capturing what success looks like for that team and for individual people and ensure that plans are in place for meeting those goals and priorities.

Payroll

Collate and manage data for external payroll provider (liaising with finance where appropriate)

Apprenticeships

Design and organise apprenticeship programmes.

Liaise with the college to ensure satisfactory progress.

Support apprentices to succeed.

HR Projects

Lead on becoming an employer of choice - Explore better health at work and other initiatives to support this.

Lead on employee engagement activities and surveys

Employee Value proposition and branding

Who You Are

You are ready for a bold and energising career move, where you will be awarded the latitude and the opportunity to work in a dynamic business with strategic growth plans reporting directly to the Managing Director.

You are driven by the need for change, and undeterred by early failures. You are a collaborator and learner, and you will dive into our existing workflow, customer dynamics and team culture - to understand Metador's brand and company DNA. You believe that progress comes from thinking big and working hard to achieve an audacious goal. You show up as your authentic self to work, taking on new challenges with purpose and enthusiasm. You recognise yourself in our motto: "Designed to Protect".

What You Will Build

You will work closely with the Managing Director and Senior Leadership team to help achieve the vision and strategic business growth plan, focusing on a streamlined and methodical plan to deliver on Metador's brand promise more efficiently.

You will deliver results for our directors and shareholders by actively engaging with them to understand their overall needs, including product and sales growth.

Your Profile

You have proven experience operating in a generalist HR Manager position.

You maintain excellent written and verbal communication skills.

You are up to date with employment law / legislation and commit to upkeep.

You live and breathe our core values throughout your work.

You lead, coach and inspire our team.

Stand behind business decisions and work passionately toward their realisation.

Be a safe place for employees to go when they need support - proactively help others to solve issues / problems.

You have an analytical mindset and can use data to produce insights and drive action.

You demonstrate strong time management and organisational skills.

You have a proven attention to detail and confidence in decision-making abilities.

You have an exceptional ability to communicate and foster positive business relationships.

You can work under pressure and adapt to change.

You consistently display a positive attitude and high level of enthusiasm.

You are willing to continuously reinvent and reflect on both systems and yourself.

You can demonstrate continuous improvement in all key performance indicators.

You will possess a can-do attitude.

Education and Skills

CIPD level 5 / 7 qualification or a relevant HR degree

Generalist HR experience - Happy operating in a "top to bottom" HR position across all aspects of HR

Willing and eager to learn new skills.

What's on Offer

Competitive basic salary - Depending on experience.

21 days annual leave, plus public holidays.

Annual leave increase by 1 day with every year's service, up to a maximum of 25 days.

Further qualifications & professional development available for the right candidate.

Pension

Free parking

Location: Onsite, Middlesbrough office

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 7:30 - 4:30pm (1 hour for lunch)

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From 48,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Free parking Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking
Work Location: In person