South West Region (Newport)
My client is looking for an experienced HR professional to join them in a senior, business-facing role supporting their South West region. You’ll work closely with regional leaders to shape and deliver a people strategy that supports growth, engagement, and performance.
This is a great opportunity to take the lead on a wide range of HR activity across multiple sites, driving change, improving the employee experience, and making a real impact.
Key Responsibilities will include:
- Partner with the Regional Director and leadership team to deliver the people strategy
- Lead and support HR teams across the region
- Oversee day-to-day HR operations and ensure everything runs smoothly
- Support organisational change and continuous improvement initiatives
- Drive employee engagement and culture improvements
- Manage employee relations, including within a unionised environment
- Support recruitment, workforce planning, and talent development
- Ensure policies, processes, and employment law are applied consistently
- CIPD qualified (or equivalent experience)
- Strong generalist HR background, ideally in manufacturing or a unionised setting
- Experience operating at a senior/strategic level
- Confident influencing and working with senior stakeholders
- Commercially aware, proactive, and resilient
- Passionate about people, development, and building great teams
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Alison Thew
Alison heads up the HR and Business Support teams for the North East region. She is a Psychology graduate with 20 years recruitment experience gained abroad, in the Midlands and London before returning to her roots in Newcastle. Alison specialises in HR and Business Support roles, bringing a deep understanding of the market and a passion for connecting great talent with the right opportunities. Outside of work, Alison loves travel and mountaineering, having climbed peaks all around the world. She’s also a massive F1 fan!
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