HR Lead

HR Lead
A hands-on HR role at the heart of a fast-growing, multi-site business, owning the day-to-day and the employee relations caseload.
This is an HR Lead role supporting the HR Manager of a growing healthcare & pharmaceutical logistics business, based in Portsmouth.
As an HR Lead you will be the dependable right hand to the HR Manager, owning the day-to-day running of the HR function and keeping it moving across a business scaling quickly over multiple depots. Reporting to and working closely with the HR Manager, you will take ownership of employee relations casework, absence management, contracts and the HR administration that keeps everything running, while helping embed the new processes, systems and standards the function is building. It is a busy, varied, hands-on role for a capable HR generalist who wants real ownership of the operational side and the room to grow. If you are an HR professional who thrives on getting things done and keeping a fast-moving HR function on track, this is a role with genuine scope.
Job Responsibilities

• Supporting the HR Manager in running and improving the HR function across multiple depots
• Managing employee relations cases including performance, conduct, grievance and disciplinary processes
• Overseeing absence management, including documentation, welfare meetings and return-to-work planning
• Ensuring accurate and timely issuing of contracts, offer letters and contractual variations
• Supporting probation reviews, appraisal cycles and training needs analysis
• Helping embed new SOPs, SLAs and case management processes across HR and payroll activity
• Supporting payroll preparation in collaboration with Finance
• Maintaining accurate HR records and improving data integrity within the HR systems
• Producing HR data and reports covering headcount, turnover, absence and recruitment metrics
• Supporting recruitment activity and helping improve time-to-hire and candidate experience
• Supporting restructures, consultations and organisational change projects
• Ensuring compliance with UK employment legislation, GDPR and ISO standards

Skills and Experience
To succeed as an HR Lead you will need:

• CIPD Level 5 qualified, or working towards it, with a strong HR generalist background
• Solid experience in a hands-on HR role, ideally HR Advisor, Senior HR Advisor or HR Officer level
• Practical employee relations case management experience across the full range of ER matters
• A solid working knowledge of UK employment law
• Strong organisation and the ability to manage multiple priorities accurately and at pace
• Confidence working with HR systems and producing HR data and reports
• Experience within logistics, transport, healthcare supply chain or multi-site environments, which is an advantage
• Some payroll exposure, which is useful
• A proactive, dependable approach and the willingness to take ownership and grow

Pay and Benefits
As an HR Lead you will receive:

• A salary of up to 40,000
• A 40-hour working week, Monday to Friday
• Hybrid working available after successful completion of probation
• Company pension
• The chance to grow within a fast-scaling HR function

Ready to apply?
Hands-on HR roles with this much ownership and this much room to grow do not come along often, especially in a business scaling at pace. You would own the operational heart of the HR function, build your experience across the full ER remit, and develop alongside an HR Manager invested in your growth. If you are an HR professional ready to step up as an HR Lead, this is one to act on. Apply now.