Company Overview
SRT Marine Systems plc (SRT) is a fast growing and ambitious company headquartered in Bath, UK that is making a global impact in the marine domain. We are leading the next generation of maritime domain awareness technologies, products and systems that significantly enhance, security, safety and environment protection and sustainability. Our customers are worldwide and range from the largest national coast guards to individual vessel owners.
SRT is an exciting meritocracy, where high quality results are rewarded. We are ambitious and are constantly seeking to innovate to deliver better products to our customers. We strive to make SRT a rewarding and challenging place to work where talented hard-working individuals have the opportunity to make a real impact across the marine world, and on themselves through personal financial rewards and job satisfaction.
Role Overview
The HR Business Partner is the first point of contact for managers and employees, providing support and solving problems. The aim of the role is to provide general HR support across the employee lifecycle: recruitment, compensation and benefits, learning and development, employee engagement, performance management and employee relations, communications and administration.
This is a hands-on role with the following responsibilities:
Enabling Line Managers
· Provide an effective employee relations support service to all Line Managers which enables a productive, engaged and inspired team; to include investigations, absence management, disciplinary and grievance guidance
· Provide the necessary tools and coaching to managers in support of performance management and the development of high performing teams
· Define and implement a training and development agenda; identify areas that need attention and improvement to support business growth.
· Provide guidance on development for managers and their teams and run leadership development training where required
· Facilitate talent and succession planning, taking overall responsibility for resourcing and retention across the business.
· Work closely with the leadership team in determining the compensation and benefits offer and provide advice and support to Line Managers and employees on company benefits, remuneration issues and benchmark data.
· Proactively identify best practice to develop People initiatives, present recommendations to the Leadership team for approval, including spend and added value outcomes, and lead project delivery.
· Provide training, support and coaching on processes and procedures, ensuring managers are updated on changes to employment legislation and best practice and the company is compliant.
HR Administration
· Carry out administration relating to starters, leavers and any changes to contracts of employment when required.
· Carry out exit interviews and provide guidance to managers.
· Carry out administration and maintenance of training records for all staff
· Ensure security of personal data and maintain confidentiality on people related matters
· Keep records up to date on the HR system including records related to grievances, performance reviews, and disciplinary actions
· Maintain and update job descriptions with the support of department managers
· Compile and analyse key HR data and make recommendations for improvements
Recruitment and Onboarding
· Create a recruitment strategy to include preferred recruitment suppliers, fee structure, direct recruitment methods and co-ordinate to ensure that time to fill is kept to a minimum and quality of hire is improved.
· Support managers with the recruitment of new staff - more specifically with arranging interviews, the creation of offer letters and contracts, completing the reference process, right to work checking and onboarding of new staff.
· Communicate details of new employees to appropriate colleagues to ensure facilities and equipment are readily available upon commencement of employment
· Ensure new employees have an onboarding/induction plan and receive relevant information on their first day of employment
The following skills, experience, behaviours are required:-
· CIPD qualified or equivalent
· At least 3 years working at HR Business Partner level with potential to work at a more senior level
· Up to date with employment legislation
· Ability to carry out investigations in all ER matters, including grievances, disciplinaries and redundancies
· Confident in advising managers on all aspects of people management and development
· Numerate and financially aware with the ability to produce reports and statistics as required combined with excellent presentation skills both formally and informally
· Natural and credible influencer at all levels
· Strong organisational and administrative skills
· Excellent customer service skills, with the ability to work effectively with a wide range of people within and outside the organisation
· Strong communication skills with a high standard of verbal and written English
· Experience of prioritising a busy workload, ensuring deadlines are met
· Accuracy and good attention to detail
· Problem-solving and decision-making aptitude
· PC literacy and experience with MS Office applications
· Strong ethics, integrity, trustworthy and professional