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Darwen, England, United Kingdom

Preston, England, United Kingdom

Preston, England, United Kingdom

Actively part of a busy HR Department, supporting sites across the UK, with approx 650 employees in total. Monitoring and supporting a HR triage inbox where managers and employees would raise their queries and these would be actioned by a member of the team.Supported and advised on many Employee Relations areas where conflict resolution, within process, was key. Was also asked to advise on Performance Management and Coaching scenarios whilst in this role.

Homeworker

I focus on how key stakeholders – employees, line managers and HR Function members – experience the HR Function, and take ideas through multiple iterations to achieve optimum resultsI am a key player in the collaborative approach of continual improvement of the HR function – management and operational – through the delivery of improvement projects globally and within the UK I incorporated the ‘New Ways of Working’ HR Operating Model with a legacy of a continuously improving processes, managed collaboratively with the Process Owner TeamCollation and analysis of a broad range of data metrics to measure results of ongoing transformation and continually review and improve process components for maximum performanceKey ProjectsMain point-of-contact during the design and roll-out of the business HR Intranet, improving the employee access and experience with key HR informationImplementation of business-wide GDPR processes that tailored with regional variations according to local legislative applicationDesign and implementation of the new HR Record Retention Schedule, compatible with HRIT architecture and paper-based HR records aligned to current HRIS data retention protocolsOversight of SharePoint migration to new MS Office platform, with a 50% reduction in retained SharePoints following performance of a comprehensive analysis and reviewFacilitated the Process Owners Group [senior stakeholders] tasked with ongoing identification of areas of the HR function that warrant innovation and continuous improvementDesigned and implemented ‘One-Stop-Shop’ digital solutions to restructure elements of the HR function and Line Manager experience, including new SharePoints and Intranet pages to serve UK colleaguesOngoing work to improve the Communications and Engagement within the UK HR FunctionContinuously innovating ‘Low-cost-maximum-yield’ strategic initiatives for increasing effectiveness of current IT systems

Kalzip - Haydock, England, United Kingdom

Representing our HR Function in an Operations Role, I worked with the HR Business Partner who was based at our sister company in Koblenz, Germany. The job was a hybrid where I managed delivery of projects UK wide and all the elements of HR Operations locally, at the site. After the retirement of the Operations Director the Management Team experienced a steep learning curve and it was an opportunity that they relished - the coaching and guidance I had the opportunity to provide contributed to improving their knowledge and along with the new General Manager that joined at the time, people management within the business improved continually.Key representative for off-site HR Operations function within a non-unionised environmentUK point-of-contact supporting the Germany-based HR Business Partner, developed a multi-regional understanding of legislative implementation of HR policies and processesCreated a culture of learning and development within a Management Team with limited HR expertise, equipping the team with the tools to effectively manage HR across the teamLed the Annual Plan process for Downstream Operations business [c. 3K employees / global reach] for 3 consecutive years Oversight of a portfolio of HR projects designed to augment the UK HR Function

Blackburn, England, United Kingdom

Successfully delivered the ‘New Ways of Working’ process in conjunction with new established HR Model including international HR Business PartnersCreated 10 new HR Process Streams, each process assigned to a Process Owner with a supporting team of Process Champions aligning to a single process within the UKAuthored an Implementation Plan with a key function that flagged training needs, included controls to ensure training delivered within agreed timeframes in line with the ‘no surprises’ frameworkCreated mechanisms for tracking progress to be conveyed to Functional Senior Management Team according to agreed frequenciesCollaborated with the colleague tasked with performance of the ‘Business as Usual’ reviews to consolidate initial staff training and generated appropriate reviews following handover

Blackburn, England, United Kingdom

Providing up-to-date guidance on a comprehensive range of HR matters to representatives across 16 depots from the West Midlands to Northern ScotlandFull accountability for managing all available time resources with full ownership of rendering sound judgements and decision-making, including extensive travel – reporting to 2 Line ManagersPerformed complete analysis and testing of a newly established HR Model concept, reporting findings and recommendations to Management Team

Blackburn, England, United Kingdom

Oversight of the HR Plan Project from compilation stage to execution and roll-out of the planMonitored and successfully managed expenditure of site-wide training budget to deliver regulatory, performance management, talent progression, induction and ad-hoc development plansEffectively managed multiple work-flow encompassing the entire Administration function – Credit Control, Purchase and Sales Ledger, HR and Training advice, IiP accreditation and Quality Audits

Blackburn, England, United Kingdom

This role was part of the Management Team within the business, which gave me direct experience in line management as well operationally based HR responsibilities.

Employment Law Diploma, Practical Employment Law For Human Resource Professionals

Chartered Institute Of Personnel And Development, Employee Resourcing / Employee Development / Employee Relations, Pass

Institute Of Personnel And Development, Core Personnel And Development & Employment Law, Pass

Hnc In Business & Personnel, Merits & Distinction

London Chamber Of Commerce, Private Secretarial Certificate, Pass & Pass With Credit

Nvq Business Admin, Level 2

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