The Prima Group are hiring a HR Manager

Join the Prima Group – home to three of Cornwall’s most loved food brands.

Overview

The Prima Group, are a group of three renowned Cornish Food producers, Prima Bakeries, Cornish Premier Pasties and Furniss of Cornwall,manufacturing traditional Cornish Fair for businesses and consumers across Cornwall and beyond. As part of our continued expansion, we're recruiting a HR Manager to design and implement improved HR systems.

With around 200 staff across sites in Redruth, Pool and St Columb, this is a key role for an experienced HR professional who can think strategically and act operationally to drive culture, change and innovation.

This is a great opportunity for someone with experience and drive to come in and help shape our business during an exciting period of growth.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

As HR Manager, you'll work closely with the directors to shape business strategies. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about putting people first and driving a positive workplace culture. You will:

 • Lead on all aspects of people and culture strategy • Support recruitment, selection and retention processes • Develop initiatives for team engagement, training and development • Enhance, oversee and maintain HR policies and procedures • Deliver leadership coaching on employee relations, compliance and performance management • Drive the performance management process, identifying learning needs • Generate and analyse HR reports to understand and influence employee behaviour • Support the senior management team on HR matters

 
The role will require strategic oversight across several key functions, including: 

Recruitment
• Develop strategies to attract high-quality candidates • Regularly review job descriptions and adverts to keep them fresh and relevant • Expand advertising through social media and alternative platforms • Build relationships with recruitment partners and explore new talent channels • Track recruitment costs by channel to ensure value for money • Explore apprenticeships and available recruitment grants
 

Performance Management
• Evaluate employee performance, providing feedback and developing improvement plans
 

Training & Development
• Work with managers to ensure compliance with existing procedures • Coach and support the senior management team • Improve onboarding and induction to boost retention, including self-service elements and buddy schemes • Promote personal development and employee wellbeing • Hold regular check-ins with managers • Design and deliver in-house training where possible

 
Retention
• Keep internal communication fresh and relevant • Help define a positive workplace culture • Understand what motivates our people-why they join, stay and what benefits matter most • Lead and evolve the staff appraisal process

Employee Relations
• Address employee concerns and resolve workplace disputes constructively • Foster a positive, inclusive work environment • Develop strategies to boost morale and engagement across teams

 
Discipline & Attendance
• Develop clear attendance and sickness policies • Monitor employee absence

 
Legal
• Keep updated on employment law changes and legal compliance • Deliver manager briefings on legal changes

 
External Agencies
• Build strong relationships with external partners and service providers • Liaise with external health & safety providers to ensure compliance and best practice

 
Systems, Procedures and Policies
• Develop and consolidate HR processes across the Group • Maintain and communicate HR policies and documentation

Personal Specification Essential
• Extensive, demonstratable experience in a senior HR role • Strong writing and communication skills • Excellent IT skills • Skilled in driving change and implementing effective processes • Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities under pressure • Full UK driving licence

 Desirable
o CIPD Level 5 Qualification or above

 Further Information

Reporting to: The Group Board of Directors | Based: Office-based role across our three sites as needed with a minimum of one day per week at each site. Hours of Work: 40 hours per week. Monday to Friday although Part-Time will be considered for the right candidate. | Salary: £40,000 - £50,000, depending on experience | Holiday Entitlement: 5.6 weeks per year (including Bank Holidays)

For more information and to apply, please send your CV to: Andrew.Bray@primabakeries.co.uk