Learning & Development

• Act as the primary coordinator for learning and development activities across the business.
• Administer and maintain the Learning Management System (LMS), ensuring employee records, learning content and training data remain accurate and up to date.
• Coordinate internal and external training programmes, including scheduling, bookings, attendance tracking and evaluation.
• Liaise with training providers, colleges and educational partners to arrange learning activities.
• Monitor mandatory training compliance and provide regular reports to managers.
• Coordinate the annual Personal Development Review (PDR) process, including issuing documentation, tracking completion rates and reporting on progress.
• Maintain records of development actions arising from PDRs and support managers in tracking completion.
• Support the delivery of leadership, management, apprentice and graduate development programmes.
• Maintain training matrices, competency records and development databases.
• Produce monthly training, development and compliance reports.
• Promote learning and development opportunities across the business and support a culture of continuous improvement.
• Support succession planning activities through the administration and maintenance of talent and development records.

People Operations

• Provide first-line HR support and guidance to managers and employees on company policies, procedures and people-related queries.
• Support recruitment activities, including vacancy management, interview coordination, candidate communication and onboarding.
• Coordinate employee induction programmes and support new starters throughout their onboarding journey.
• Conduct new starter and exit interviews, identifying trends and opportunities to improve employee experience.
• Support employee relations processes, including absence management, disciplinary, grievance and investigation administration.
• Prepare HR documentation, including contracts of employment, employment changes, letters and employee communications.
• Maintain accurate employee records and HR systems, ensuring compliance with GDPR and company requirements.
• Support payroll and benefits administration, ensuring employee data is accurate and up to date.
• Assist with employee engagement, wellbeing and employee forum initiatives.
• Produce regular HR metrics and reports to support decision-making and compliance.
• Support the implementation of HR policies, procedures and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate payroll changes and provide administrative support during payroll cycles.
• Respond to employee queries relating to benefits and payroll processes.
• Support the planning, coordination and delivery of employee engagement, wellbeing, recognition and cultural initiatives across the business.
• Organise company events, awareness campaigns, celebrations and team-building activities that enhance employee experience and strengthen company culture.
• Work with managers and employees to encourage participation in engagement initiatives and gather feedback on their effectiveness.
• Assist with the Employee Forum, focus groups and other employee voice activities, ensuring feedback is captured and action plans are tracked.
• Promote company values and support initiatives that foster an inclusive, collaborative and high-performing workplace culture.
• Monitor engagement trends and provide recommendations to improve employee satisfaction, morale and sense of belonging.
• Create and distribute communications relating to culture, wellbeing, recognition and engagement activities across all sites.
• Support the implementation of engagement survey action plans and track progress against agreed objectives.

Estimated Time Split

• 40% HR Generalist
• 35% Learning & Development / Talent
• 15% Recruitment & Onboarding
• 10% Projects, Engagement & Reporting

Skills Needed

People

About The Company

WE ARE CDE. ENGINEERED FOR YOU We empower our customers to transform waste into valuable resources through innovative co-creation, laying the foundations for the circular economy. We help our customers maximise their natural resources in the most sustainable way possible – with greater efficiency and less waste than ever before. Our unparalleled speed and scale are down to our proximity to our customers and our deep understanding of their challenges. Our track record of proven solutions consistently meets our customers’ needs precisely, operating in challenging environments from the Arctic to the Equator. Wet processing is our sole focus –our experience and expertise is unmatched in this field. Every day, in everything we do, we strive to do it right. We want to be the best at what we do and deliver the maximum benefit for our customers. We pull together, as a team, in pursuit of this common cause. Our “Customer for Life” mentality fortifies each of our projects, with CDE engineers delivering continuous, limitless support.

Company Culture

We recognise that it is our people that have established CDE as market leader in developing solutions for the wet processing industry both within natural materials processing and waste recycling sectors. OUR PURPOSE IS TO CREATE OUR BEST WORLD, A TON AT A TIME. To do that, we must continue to build our global team by adding the most ambitious, driven and talented people. We will challenge you, elevate you and broaden your horizons. We will help you to be the best you can be both personally and professionally. We are renowned for our energy and can do attitude…. and at times seemingly delivering the impossible. We also know that all the will in the world won’t take us anywhere unless we work together. And we like to have fun together - life’s too short and we spend most of it at work. If we lose the power to laugh, we lose the power to think. We will continue to add the most dynamic, ambitious and talented individuals to the CDE team.

Required Criteria

• CIPD Level 5 Qualified
• 2 years + Previous experience in an HR Officer or HR Generalist role
• Good knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Well organised with great attention to detail.
• Confident using HR systems and Microsoft Office.
• Driving license and ability to travel between sites.
• Right to work in the UK

Desired Criteria

• Degree qualified in Human Resource or a related discipline.
• Experience working in a Manufacturing or engineering industry.
• Experience with international employment law

Closing Date

Friday 28th August, 2026

Contract Type

fulltime

Salary

Based on Experience