HR Generalist

Overview

Company Description:

Element Six, part of De Beers Group, is a global leader in the design, development and production of synthetic diamond and tungsten carbide supermaterials.

With research and development facilities and manufacturing sites in the UK, Ireland, Germany, South Africa and the US, we have been pushing the boundaries of synthetic diamond innovation for more than 60 years. We utilise the extreme properties of synthetic diamond to open up new possibilities in exciting areas such as quantum optics, acoustics and thermal conductivity.

Our success comes from building strong, collaborative relationships, both internally in our extraordinary teams, and externally with our customers. We strive to deliver extreme performance and we seek talented, ambitious people who will thrive in an environment that fosters individuality, inclusivity, innovation and creativity.

We offer an exciting and varied career, with opportunities to work in various locations and teams, and across different functions and projects.

If you like the idea of an exciting variety of work in a diverse global team, then we want you to get in touch.

Job Description:

Element Six would like to recruit for the position of HR Generalist on a 6-month fixed term contract. The successful candidate will support and work closely with the HR Team with the full spectrum of HR activities, as a member of a multi-disciplined, dynamic and progressive HR team.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Responsible for supporting specified business units, alongside the HR Business Partner, building strong relationships with key stakeholders within those areas to provide excellent HR support.
• Add value to the organisation by providing a proactive solutions-driven service to managers and staff on matters relating to HR policies, practices and procedures, offering advice, guidance, support and information as required.
• Responsible for supporting, developing and promoting best in class people management, progressive employee engagement, corporate values, transformation management and communication.
• Work closely with line managers within their functions, build strong relationships and ensure that a high-quality, commercially focused HR service is delivered.
• Support managers with day-to-day HR related queries including providing reporting, development and provide advice on policies & procedures.
• Managing end to end employee lifecycle processes, including recruitment, onboarding, internal changes and offboarding.
• Manage key HR projects as identified, in areas such as wellbeing, communication, employee development etc.
• Identify and complete continuous improvement projects within the HR department.
• Support and drive the execution of the HR people strategy.

Qualifications:

• Experienced HR Generalist with min 2 years’ experience, ideally within an operations / manufacturing environment.
• You will have experience with exposure to all aspects of HR, including compensation & benefits (payroll, pensions, tax etc.), absence and case management, employee relations, grievances and disciplinary, mediation, recruitment, employee engagement, employee communication and wellbeing.
• Mobility experience of employee secondments, international transfers & hiring would be an advantage (work permit, visa etc.).
• You will be a natural communicator, with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work within cross functional teams to solve people problems.

The successful candidate will have strong problem-solving skills with a can-do attitude and is interested