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HR Generalist

Job Description

Role: HR Generalist - Permanent - Cookstown

Job Overview
VANRATH is delighted to be recruiting on behalf of a well-established client in Cookstown for a skilled HR Generalist. This role offers the opportunity to take ownership of a broad range of HR responsibilities, supporting managers and employees across the full employee lifecycle. You will play a pivotal part in delivering best practice HR solutions, driving compliance, and fostering a positive workplace culture.

  • Salary up to £38,000
  • Full time, Permanent
  • Career development with scope to broaden responsibilities

What you'll do:

  • Provide day-to-day HR support and guidance to managers and employees across employee relations, performance, and engagement matters.
  • Manage recruitment processes, including drafting job descriptions, advertising, interviewing, and supporting selection decisions.
  • Administer contracts, policy updates, and HR documentation, ensuring compliance with legislation and internal procedures.
  • Coordinate learning and development activity, supporting training needs analysis, scheduling courses, and maintaining training records.
  • Advise on absence management, disciplinaries, grievances, and capability cases, ensuring consistent application of policies.
  • Prepare HR reports and metrics, supporting business leaders with workforce planning and decision-making.
  • Support health and safety compliance, audits, and wider organisational initiatives.

What you'll need:

  • Proven HR experience in a generalist role, with sound knowledge of employment legislation and HR best practice.
  • CIPD Level 5
  • Strong organisational and administrative skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the confidence to advise managers and employees.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, with experience producing reports and analysing HR data.
  • Ability to handle sensitive and confidential matters with professionalism and discretion.

For further information on this job, or any other HR role, apply via the link or contact Ryan Sykes for a confidential chat today. VANRATH acts as an agency and employment business for permanent recruitment and the supply of temporary workers.