Exeter
HR MANAGER Are you an experienced HR leader who thrives in fast-paced, operational environments? Do you enjoy being a visible, hands-on partner to senior stakeholders while shaping culture, driving performance, and enabling change? This is an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious manufacturer and play a pivotal role in leading the people strategy. THE ROLE; As HR Manager, you will be a key member of the site leadership team, partnering with the General Manager and wider team to deliver a full HR remit. You’ll provide operational and strategic HR leadership across: • Employee relations and trade union engagement, • Culture, engagement, and change initiatives, • Workforce planning, recruitment, and retention, • Training, development, and organisational capability, • HR governance, compliance, and audit requirements, • Site leadership influence and contribution to P&L discussions You will lead and develop an on-site HR team, modernising HR practices, strengthening team capability, and driving cultural transformation. Site based. WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR; Essential experience: • Proven HR leadership within manufacturing or similar high‑volume, fast‑paced sectors (e.g., logistics, retail, FMCG), • Strong background in employee relations and trade union negotiation, • Experience working within audit-heavy, compliance-driven environments, • Ability to influence senior leaders and operate confidently as part of a site leadership team, • Experience managing diverse workforces, • Comfortable delivering both strategic and hands-on HR in an operational setting PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES: • Resilient, pragmatic, and solutions-focused, • Confident, collaborative, and not afraid to challenge or shape direction, • Able to navigate complexity and maintain momentum in demanding environments NIGEL WRIGHT HR; If you're an HR leader who enjoys pace, challenge, and the ability to make a genuine difference within UK manufacturing, we’d love to hear from you. Please contact Sue O’Donovan for more information.