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About the Role
Alexander Steele Recruitment is partnering with an established food manufacturing business to recruit a People & Development Manager. The role involves developing and implementing a site-wide people development strategy, designing training programmes, coaching managers, and leading succession planning.
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Responsibilities
- Develop and implement a site wide people development strategy aligned with business objectives and future capability requirements
- Design and manage structured training programmes across operations, leadership and support functions to improve performance and engagement
- Coach and support managers and supervisors to strengthen leadership skills and improve team effectiveness
- Support succession planning initiatives and career pathway development to build internal capability and retention
- Identify skills gaps across departments and implement targeted development solutions
- Lead and coordinate apprenticeship programmes, graduate development pathways and early talent initiatives
- Ensure robust and engaging onboarding processes that support compliance, culture and retention
- Support performance management frameworks including PDPs, appraisals and continuous development conversations
- Work closely with senior leadership, HR and operational teams to align development activity with business priorities
- Ensure all statutory and food safety training requirements are maintained across site
- Drive improvements to learning systems, training matrices and development processes across the business
Requirements
- Previous HR management role in a fast paced environment
- Experience developing and implementing people development strategies
- Experience designing and managing structured training programmes
- Ability to coach and support managers to strengthen leadership skills
- Experience with succession planning and career pathway development
- Experience leading apprenticeship programmes and early talent initiatives
- Knowledge of performance management frameworks including PDPs and appraisals
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills
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Position Overview
- Alexander Steele are working in partnership with an established food manufacturing business who are looking to recruit a People & Development Manager to join their team. The ideal candidate has worked in fast paced environment within a HR management role previously.
Roles & Responsibilities
- People development strategy – Develop and implement a site wide people development strategy aligned with business objectives and future capability requirements.
- Training framework delivery – Design and manage structured training programmes across operations, leadership and support functions to improve performance and engagement.
- Leadership capability – Coach and support managers and supervisors to strengthen leadership skills and improve team effectiveness.
- Succession planning – Support succession planning initiatives and career pathway development to build internal capability and retention.
- Training needs analysis – Identify skills gaps across departments and implement targeted development solutions.
- Apprenticeships & early careers – Lead and coordinate apprenticeship programmes, graduate development pathways and early talent initiatives.
- Induction & onboarding – Ensure robust and engaging onboarding processes that support compliance, culture and retention.
- Performance development – Support performance management frameworks including PDPs, appraisals and continuous development conversations.
- Stakeholder engagement – Work closely with senior leadership, HR and operational teams to align development activity with business priorities.
- Compliance training – Ensure all statutory and food safety training requirements are maintained across site.
- Continuous improvement – Drive improvements to learning systems, training matrices and development processes across the business.
On Offer
- £50,000 £60,000 flexibility for a fantastic candidate
- 29 days AL
- Benefits
- Monday to Friday office hours on site
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