Hays
Interim HR Manager
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About the Role
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced HR generalist who is confident operating independently, providing practical HR advice, and supporting a small but varied workforce across production, technical, and operational functions.
As the HR Manager, you will be responsible for managing the day-to-day HR function across the organisation. Working closely with senior leaders and line managers, you will provide hands-on HR support across recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, payroll administration, policy, compliance, training, and employee engagement.
This is a varied and highly visible role, combining operational HR delivery with broader office management and business support responsibilities. You will be the key point of contact for HR matters across the organisation, ensuring employees and managers receive clear, practical, and timely support.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the full employee life cycle, including recruitment, onboarding, probation reviews, employee records, and workforce planning
- Act as the standalone HR lead, supporting managers with employee relations matters including absence, performance, disciplinary, and grievance processes
- Ensure HR policies, procedures, training requirements, and employment practices remain compliant with UK employment legislation and best practice
- Oversee payroll administration, attendance, sickness, holidays, KPIs, occupational health requirements, and wider compliance activity
- Provide hands-on operational and office support, acting as the key point of contact for employee queries, suppliers, meetings, communications, and company events
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Requirements
The successful candidate will be an experienced HR professional with a strong generalist background and the confidence to operate in a standalone HR role. You will be comfortable working in a small organisation where no two days are the same and where a practical, hands-on approach is essential.
You will ideally bring:
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- Previous experience in a broad HR generalist role
- Confidence operating as the sole HR point of contact within a business
- Strong working knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice
- Experience supporting employee relations matters, including absence, performance, disciplinary, and grievance processes
- Strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail
- The ability to build trusted working relationships across all levels of a business
- A pragmatic, solutions-focused, and hands-on approach
- Experience supporting payroll administration and HR systems or records
- The confidence to work closely with senior leaders while also supporting day-to-day operational needs
About the Company
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job, you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy, and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk
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