Overall responsibility for leading the HR function at both an operational and strategic level for 350 employees in a high tech dynamic organisation. • Management of the HR team, including developing, training and mentoring team members• Supporting the Executive Team and Senior Leadership Team in influencing & leading the business• Participation within Senior HR Team of parent organisation, Airbus• Leading the HR function on all aspects of employee relations, including facilitating & resolving people issues, managing disciplinaries, grievances, performance management, dismissals• Coaching and facilitating managers • Promoting and enhancing employee engagement with responsibility for annual submission of Employee Engagement Survey to Best Companies• Providing employment law advice in line with current legislation & HR Policy development• Responsible for renumeration & reward including the annual pay review process• Driving organisational wellbeing • Supporting organisational change in line with company strategy• Managing budgetary control for all aspects of HR and training • Identifying organisational learning and development needs in consultation with the Learning & Development Manager • Directing graduate, apprentice, training and talent programmes• Managing the delivery of the business resourcing requirements, including redeployment and mobility to address skills gaps

• HRBP working closely with line managers to facilitate & resolve a range of people issues• Managing disciplinaries, grievances and dismissals • Coaching line managers on a range of people issues• Managing performance management issues pro-actively • Managing absence management issues • Supporting the annual pay review process • Supporting recruitment process of key roles within business areas • Ensuring HR policies and processes are kept up to date• Supporting HR Director and HR Team in pro-active internal redeployment to address skills gaps and supporting the business workload changes • Supporting HR Team in day to day queries and issues• Supporting HR Team in identifying & implementing changes in HR processes and system (CipHR) • Responsibility for legal annual Gender Pay Gap reporting

• Employee relation advice to employees and managers • Management of employment benefits which included; pension, healthcare, re-tendering and implementing new benefits of the life assurance scheme, Cycle2Work scheme, Give as you Earn, Employee Assistance Programme, childcare vouchers & long service award scheme• Implementation of major recruitment drive as business grew rapidly• Responsible for international recruitment and associated Work Permit applications and renewals including successful audit from the UK Border Agency• Implementation of a new payroll system• Responsible for managing the monthly payroll and all associated year end reporting duties • Project management and implementation of new HR system which provided a self-service portal for staff and ensured accurate migration of employee data & running training sessions for line managers• Supported annual pay review process• Designed and delivered employment law workshops for line managers• Multi-sites management including TUPE transfer and harmonization of benefits• Formed new staff consultation forum • Absence monitoring and long term sick management • Line management of two receptionists including day to day supervising & mentoring of HR Assistant• Reviewed current policies and procedures and updated the company employee handbook• Implemented wellbeing initiatives• Contribution to annual employee engagement survey • Monthly statistic generating and reporting• Deputy to HR Director

Responsible for all day-day operational HR duties which included: • Recruitment of engineering and support staff • Providing support and guidance to managers • Administration of employee benefits, pension & healthcare• Implementation of new employee induction programme• Dealing with general HR enquires providing guidance and support • Administration of HR system, involving new joiner & leaver processing, re-organisation updates & job & pay changes• Generating monthly HR statistics dashboard for Senior Managers• Updating of policies & procedures in line with current legislation• Re-design and implementation of new joiner induction programme

Responsible for all HR administrative tasks for the Head Office team which included:• Recruitment of office support staff • Administration of employee benefits; pension, healthcare, sharesave, company cars• Dealing with general HR enquires providing guidance and support• Implementation of new employee induction programme• Responsible for Head Office payroll and preparation of Directors Remuneration for auditors and published Annual Reports & Accounts• Line management of chauffeur and receptionists• General office management and related facilities responsibilities

Responsible for all HR related administrative tasks including; pre-employment activities, new joiner inductions, monitoring absence trends, maintaining the training matrix and organising training courses.