HR Manager, Whitburn, West Lothian

posted: 2nd November 2026

HR Manager, Whitburn, Scotland
£55,000-£60,000 10% bonus
Permanent, 40 hours per week
Hybrid (1 day WFH)

The client is open to considering candidates seeking either of the following working arrangements:

• A compressed four-day working week, working 40 hours from Monday to Thursday, with Fridays off. This option will be fully site-based.
• A standard five-day working week, with one day working from home.

HR Recruit is partnering with an established industrial organisation that is embarking on an exciting period of development and growth. Reporting directly to the HR Director, who is based overseas, this role will also have responsibility for one direct report. You will form part of the wider HR leadership team, which operates across several UK sites, with specific accountability for the Whitburn site.
The purpose of the role is to lead and deliver the site HR strategy, ensuring that HR activities support the wider business objectives. Key priorities will include effective workforce planning, improving employee retention, strengthening employee engagement and ensuring compliance with relevant employment legislation.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver the annual HR plan for the site, aligning key initiatives and actions with the site leadership team, with support and sponsorship from the CHRO/CCO.
• Manage employee relations matters, including investigations, disciplinary cases, hearings and appeals, ensuring consistency and fairness in decision-making.
• Ensure the timely completion, review and accuracy of monthly HR KPIs, identifying trends and areas for improvement.
• Proactively manage and support absence management initiatives across the site.
• Provide strategic and operational HR business partnering support to the Senior Leadership Team (SLT).
• Coach and support managers and supervisors, ensuring they understand and consistently apply company policies and procedures.
• Oversee all aspects of HR administration, working closely with the HR Shared Services (HRSS) and Payroll teams.
• Lead, coach and develop your direct report, ensuring a consistent, professional and effective HR service is delivered across the site.
• Ensure payroll information and reports are accurate and submitted within the required deadlines.
• Support and lead employee engagement initiatives, helping to create a positive and engaging workplace culture.

Person Specification

• A flexible and adaptable approach, with the ability to respond effectively to changing business priorities.
• A strong HR Business Partner who understands commercial and operational business needs and can proactively use their HR expertise to drive improvements in business performance.
• Proven experience managing complex employee relations matters, including terminations, grievances, disciplinary proceedings, ACAS-related matters and employment tribunal cases.
• The ability to interpret HR data and KPIs and translate findings into practical initiatives and measures that deliver improvements.
• Strong knowledge and experience of HR operational processes, transactional activities and procedures.
• Experience leading and supporting multi-site HR projects, including Compensation & Benefits, HR policies and practices, and employee relations matters such as grievances and disciplinaries.
• The ability to identify and implement initiatives to improve key HR metrics, including employee turnover, retention and absenteeism.

In return you will receive a salary of between £55,000-£60,000 10% bonus.
The salary banding advertised is a guideline, the remuneration offered will be commensurate upon experience

HR Recruit are a national HR focused recruitment agency. We have a team of focused, expert HR executives, proven amongst the leaders in the marketplace. HR Recruit work diligently and meticulously on behalf of a wide range of organisations to secure leading talent. With a proven track record of delivering outstanding results to industry-leading clients our extensive experience as an HR recruitment company means we possess the contacts, specialised knowledge, agility, tactfulness, motivation, trustworthiness and innovative approach to deliver for our clients.
We recruit for permanent, interim and part-time roles across the UK