HR Manager

at  Muller Group

Müller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller which employs over 31,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Müller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from 1,300 farmers in Britain.Müller is ranked within the top 20 in The Grocer’s Top 100 list of Britain’s Biggest Brands and is picked from shelves millions of times each year. Müller UK & Ireland includes:
Müller Milk & Ingredients which aims to be Britain’s private label dairy leader and produces branded and private label fresh milk, cream, butter and ingredients products. It boasts a network of dairies and depots servicing customers throughout the country.
Müller Yogurt & Desserts which is the UK’s leading yogurt manufacturer which aims to create millions more Müller moments for its consumers. It is responsible for major brands like Müller Corner, Müllerlight, Müller Bliss, Müller Rice, FRijj and Müller Kefir Smoothie and produces chilled desserts under licence from Mondelez International. It also supplies the UK private label yogurt market from a dedicated, state of the art yogurt facility.

PART-TIME (24 HOURS A WEEK)

Müller offers you a long term career with a genuine market leader; we are an entrepreneurial company where people love to work and make a difference. Our competitive advantage comes through driving value through innovation and brands, scale, operational excellence and building a high performing international organisation. Müller Milk & Ingredients is Britain’s largest producer of branded and private label fresh milk, cream, butter and ingredients products, with a network of dairies and depots servicing customers throughout the country.
Müller Milk & Ingredients are looking for a proactive, hands on HR Manager to join the progressive Leadership Team at our Market Drayton dairy; this role would suit an experienced HR generalist with a background in manufacturing, FMCG or logistics. We need you to be innovative, adaptable, creative and resilient with the ability to influence and support colleagues and managers alike.

EXPERIENCE & SKILLS :

• CIPD qualified
• Experience in manufacturing environment would be beneficial
• Experience working with Trade Unions would be beneficial
• Experience working in business partner/matrix structure
• Proven experience in advising on complex ER matters
• Resilience, great influencing and communication skills
• Able to build trust, respect and openness

• Create and embed a local People Plan and support the people agenda
• Deliver regular colleague and line manager training sessions related to relevant HR policies and procedures e.g. performance management, capability, discipline and grievance
• Develop a positive working environment, encouraging a proactive approach to people’s wellbeing and leading the local Wellbeing Forum initiatives
• Oversee the employee life cycle activities for all employees including assisting with talent acquisition, performance management, onboarding and offboarding
• Working closely with the centralised shared service centre
• Develop career development pathways for employees, and oversee the implementation of appropriate training and development programmes
• Strengthen our induction, recognition and retention activities and support associated projects
• Be responsible for and drive improvement in diversity, inclusion and engagement.
• Be accountable for talent planning, succession, assessments and HR processes that drive a high performing team
• Advise and support on Employee Relations casework
• Maintain a positive working relationship with local Trade Union representatives
• Provide general day to day HR support on operational issues
• Supporting Group HR Projects/Initiatives