Location
Poole, Dorset, England
Industry sector
Human Resources, Training
Job type
Permanent | Full Time
Job start date
ASAP
Posted date
07/08/2026
Closing date
04/09/2026
HR Manager | Poole | £42,000
As 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 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 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 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 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.