Senior HR Specialist

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McCain Foods Limited

Senior HR Specialist

There’s nothing beige about McCain…
Except our potatoes — and we’re extremely passionate about them. 

When you join McCain, you’ll be joining the biggest player in the frozen potato game, bringing people together around the nation for over 60 years by sharing simple, delicious planet friendly food.
We’ve partnered with thousands of the country’s supermarkets, pubs, restaurants, hospitals, and schools to change the way people see the humble spud. It’s all about elevation and creating something better. 

So, come and make your career at McCain Foods.

ABOUT THE ROLE.

Come and shape the future of HR at McCain!

We have ambitious growth business plans at McCain, but we can’t achieve those without our people. Our HR team play a huge part in driving our winning culture and it’s the role of our HR Specialist to get under the skin of the people behind the potatoes.

The Senior HR Specialist will support and oversee day-to-day HR Employee Life Cycle Processes, having the Employee Experience at the Centre of driving HR Services and effective HR support to the GB Business.

Working in collaboration with the HR Business Partners to deliver the GB Winning Culture Strategy and in line with the GB Growth Plans. Providing advice and support to People Leaders from a solution focused perspective. Having a proactive approach to driving engagement, talent and succession, diversity, equity, and inclusion and Organisation effectiveness in partnership with Client group. 

Using a continuous improvement mindset, the Senior HR Specialist will create impactful connections between Local HR Specialists and our Global Employee Experience Centre in order to provide a world class service to our Employees.

Our ideal candidate will already be living and breathing a HR generalist role so you’ll already have a good idea of what this role will entail.  Reporting into the Director, HR Manufacturing for the UK, you will also…

Responsibilities

Working in partnership with People leaders to enable the everyday engagement of their teams. To build people leader capability within client group to develop effective management and leadership behaviours, giving people leaders the tools to succeed as managers / leaders
Oversee and advise People Managers and Employees with Employee and Labor relations issues (activities may include conducting investigations, managing appeals, addressing misconduct, issuing discipline, suspension, and / or termination)
To lead local recruitment efforts, such as maintaining job requisitions, running talent acquisition events, proactively sourcing candidates, and developing / maintaining the local candidate pool(s)
Manage candidate assessment and selection process working in collaboration with the HRBP to ensure a pipeline of diverse talent to meet local business needs / succession plans.
Conduct behavioural based interviews through the recruitment and selection process.
Support the development and review of HR Procedures, to ensure compliance with legislative updates and best practice changes. Whilst playing a key role in the coordination of the HR aspects in Audits.
Oversee the employee absence process, providing the business with accurate data and insight. Working with People Managers and HR Specialists to adherence to process and drive appropriate action plans.
Collaborate with the HR Service Delivery Manager to analyse the data available through the HRNow platform by identifying and taking insight driven actions. Whilst enhancing our Self-Service content and Communication to Employees to continually improve the Employee Experience.
Lead and or participate in Regional and Globally driven HR Projects
Work with HRBP to support People Leaders in driving a continuous improvement mindset towards everyday engagement
Support regional implementation of CoE-driven processes, policies and initiatives.  
We are a team of connectedness – which means you will create impactful relationships between HR Specialists and our Global Employee Experience Centre to provide a world class service to our employees. And because we have a one team approach you will also have the opportunity to ‘chip in’ and partner with other departments outside of your normal business areas.

This is a great opportunity for someone looking to grow their career in HR. We have a clear career path to HR Business Partner with opportunities locally… and globally. The ‘fries’ the limit at McCain! 

ABOUT YOU.

You’ll be a HR generalist ideally with experience in a manufacturing environment (FMCG would be advantageous!) You will also have…

CIPD Level 5 qualified or equivalent
Breadth of HR Experience working in a fast-paced environment with proven experience in delivering priorities across multiple sites
Comprehensive HR policy and process knowledge
Extensive Employee Relations experience with strong knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations
Ability to understand and apply HR compliance requirements
Strong ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing with impact and handle confidential information
Proven teamwork capabilities; strong relationship management and interpersonal skills
Strong business acumen coupled with project management and analytical skills
HR Project delivery with a continuous Improvement Mindset
Working knowledge of HR systems, particularly SuccessFactors and Service Now  

Competencies (Essential)

Being resilient Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations.

Collaborates Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.

Customer focus Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer -centric solutions.

Drives results Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?

You’ll be pleased to know we don’t pay you in ‘chips’. As well as a competitive salary we also have some ‘a-peeling’ benefits including:

A great pension plan — and we’ll pay double what you do, up to a maximum of 12% of your pay
Flexible holidays — with the option to buy & sell up to 5 extra days per year
‘Chips In’ Volunteering Day Off — to make a positive impact in McCain communities across the globe
Optional health cash plan
Cycle to work scheme
Opportunities to relocate in the future — we’re a worldwide business, so the opportunities are there for those who seek them  

Where will i work? 

Being in the office every single day is a thing of the past. Here at McCain, we champion hybrid working. This means we don’t have a set expectation of exactly when you need to be in the office – however we would like to see you on a weekly basis as that’s the best place for us to build and maintain our connections. Our head office (Customer Experience Centre) is on the outskirts of Scarborough – 1.5 hours away from Leeds City Centre, and about an hour from York. We have lots of colleagues who travel to and from our Experience Centre (even if it is just for a good coffee!) and because hybrid really does mean hybrid at McCain, they get the opportunity to collaborate with their colleagues when they’re in the office, and balance that with working from home to ensure they get a good life-work balance