Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

The HR Manager will provide comprehensive support to the Corporate HR Function, ensuring alignment with key strategic objectives. This position aims to establish the UK HR team as a highly efficient, valued, and respected resource for both managers and employees. The HR Manager will support a diverse, multi-divisional business that includes operational, manufacturing, customer service, and commercial functions across multiple sites.

Position Summary

In this role, the HR manager will:

Serve as a trusted advisor to business and functional leaders, providing expert consultation and actionable insights in the areas of:Talent ManagementOrganizational DevelopmentPerformance ManagementCareer DevelopmentEmployee RelationsCompensation PlanningChange ManagementChange LeadershipLeverage all areas of the HR Model (HR Business Partners, Field HR, Platforms, Colleague Services and Technologies) to enhance collaboration and improve the colleague experienceProvide exceptional advisory capabilities and partnership to the business, enabling strategies to improve the overall work experience through enhancing role model Leadership capabilitiesUtilise country, regional and site Talent Plans to accelerate the Company’s path to best-in-class representationAct as a change agent and support key initiatives at site, regional and country levels, operating in a sophisticated and collaborative structureLeverage HR & Management Information to identify trends and risks, supporting business leadership in managing diversity, attraction, retention, career development, performance, engagement and complianceAdopt the deployment strategy by working across sites and regions, aligning with the overall UK Strategy

Leadership Responsibilities

Develop a successful team by:

Attracting, hiring, and developing exceptional, diverse talent who will autonomously excel in the company cultureSetting clear performance expectations and holding your team & others accountable for achieving desired resultsDefining and employing performance management and retention strategies by providing open and timely feedback to ensure performance improvement, team stability and focusEncouraging suggestions for improvement and recognizing exceptional performanceEngaging in career discussions and ensuring each colleague has a meaningful career development plan

Create a Successful Work Environment by:

Creating an environment where individuals feel valued and different views are encouraged and respectedCultivating a culture where your team feel physically and emotionally safe and can raise difficult issuesPromoting a culture of learning and information sharingEmpowering and encouraging team members to take thoughtful risksAssessing local environments to understand negative drivers (ex. turnover, morale, productivity) and implements remediation plans as appropriateUnderstands root cause of targeted organizational challenges and removes barriers to success

Move Strategy to Action by:

Aligning work priorities to business, functional and company goalsCommunicating a clear plan and motivating the team to achieve goals and defined success metricsRegularly reviewing team’s priorities. Have the courage to prioritise the critical few and stop on/low-value-added workPrioritising and deploying resources optimally

Experience, skills & abilities required

Consistently demonstrates our 4i Values of Integrity, Intensity, Innovation & InvolvementPuts the Customer FirstThinks and acts with a customer-centric approach to deliver exceptional customer experiencePrioritizes customer requirements and is dedicated to meeting or exceeding customer expectationsContinuously improves internal processes to create new value for the customerDevelops and maintains successful customer relationships (internal and/or external)

Owns Their ResultsTakes personal accountability for decisions and actions, and always exercises good judgementDoes not make excuses for poor performance, is open about what is not working and what needs to be done to fix itTakes personal ownership for adherence to safety, compliance, quality, and cyber securityConsistently applies good judgement and maintains commitment to Thermo Fisher Scientific ethics and valuesFinds a Better Way Every DayIs intellectually curious and adopts continuous improvement, challenging the status quo. Introduces and proactively seeks out new insights and solutions to strengthen performanceRole model the use of Practical Process Improvement (PPI) to improve processesHolds self and others accountable to build PPI capability and instill a continuous improvement cultureEnsures standard methodologies and lessons learned are adoptedIdeally CIPD Qualified or equivalent with significant HR Generalist experience operational and commercial environments;Successful in working within a sophisticated matrixed organisation;Good general knowledge of all key aspects of UK employment law;Validated interpersonal, communication and presentation skills;Ability to work on own initiative to deliver projects and implement new initiatives;Ability to research, analyse and reason logically within tight and conflicting time frames;Ability to adopt and handle change in a fast-paced environment handling high levels of ambiguity at times;Ability to navigate matrix structures and organisational relationships;Confident in engaging and collaborating with managers and business leaders;Travel to other Thermo Fisher Scientific sites may be required within the UK.