Job Overview
The Galeta story started in 2011, with a market stall stacked high with home baked cookies. 13 years on, we are trusted for our commitment to deliver innovative and irresistibly tasty products day after day in over 600 cafés, restaurants and markets nationwide.
We are now seeking an experienced, highly organised and detail-oriented HR Manager to join our team. You will be expected to lead on implementing HR processes with efficiency, while ensuring employment regulations, professional standards, policies and procedures and legislations are all in place. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of HR processes, excellent administrative skills, and the ability to manage a variety of HR tasks. This role will play a crucial part in supporting the Bakery team and ensuring smooth HR operations within Galeta.
You will need to be an experienced HR professional with the abilities and skills to manage the HR business unit and its functions.
Responsibilities
- Manage all core HR departmental areas, including employee relations, HR admin, learning and development, recruitment, employee engagement, supporting with payroll, and maintaining and improving HR systems.
- Identify staffing needs and manage the creation of job descriptions and handbooks.
- Manage all recruitment and ensure the onboarding process is handled in a professional manner to expedite the settling in period.
- Identify staffing needs and develop the organisational structure to support future growth.
- Manage the implementation of employment policies.
- Ensure Galeta's procedures comply with employment regulations and ensure employment law, HR policy, best practice and workforce development are applied.
- Manage the company's employee programmes, staff benefits and packages.
- Monitor employee performance, such as attendance and sick leave and support finance on monthly payroll.
- Handle any disciplinary processes and formal grievances.
- Control annual appraisal scheme; determine relevant Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for incentive schemes.
- Ensure employee training requirements are well managed and monitored.
- Conduct annual remuneration and benefit surveys and reviews.
- Manage the diversity, equality, and inclusion values and practices within the company.
- Ensure the offboarding process is handled in a professional manner to ensure everyone is consistently treated fairly.
- Manage the allocation of HR budgets.
- Ensure internal HR communications, including any issues, initiatives and programmes are well planned, coordinated, relevant, timely and adhere to the company's values.
- Demonstrate the company values in all your dealings.
- Develop and maintain effective relationships to encourage retention and ensure the team perspective is fully represented in decision making.
- Provide HR advice and direction to management on work priorities, budget and staff resources, strategic, policy, organisation and staff issues.
Requirements:
- Minimum 3 years' experience in a HR manager role.
- Strong organisational and multitasking skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Knowledge of HR best practices and employment laws.
- Discretion and confidentiality in handling sensitive HR information.
Education and Certifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
- HR certification (e.g., CIPD) is a plus.
Location
This position is based at our Hayes site but you will be required to travel to our Farringdon site, easily accessed via the Elizabeth Line.