People & Culture Lead
Location Alness
Working Hours 37.5 hours Mon - Fri
Duration Permanent
Holidays 30 days
Remuneration Competitive salary
Benefits Cycle to work Scheme, Death In Service
Probationary Period 3 months from commencement.
The Company
PAT MUNRO (ALNESS) LTD is a privately owned company working throughout the Highlands and Moray since 1945, in the sectors of Construction, Quarry Products, Road Surfacing, Waste Disposal, Private Home building, Road Haulage and Truck & Plant Maintenance
Having grown from a small family company, to now having 200 staff located at facilities and sites across the region, we strive to maintain the “family company” ethos, to recruit staff with a “can do” mentality and to maintain an enjoyable work environment whilst always endeavouring to provide a superior service for our clients. We support and encourage our staff, and expect them to do likewise to others, whilst understanding the need to meet, and surpass, the client requirements.
It is for that reason that we currently have 57 staff with service exceeding 10 years, which we take great pride in.
Job Summary
We are currently looking for a People & Culture Lead to oversee the continuation of P&C support to our dynamic and growing business, and to drive further development. You will work strategically to embed great people practices that are aligned with, and enhance, our core values.
Our People are central to our success and as our people & culture person – you’ll be critical to our and their ongoing success and for ensuring our People are able to thrive.
We are a rapidly expanding organisation – and a key part of the role is to recruit; develop and retain our greatest asset, our People.
Principal Job Responsibilities
The responsibilities of our People & Culture Lead include:
- People Strategy: Own the Pat Munro (Alness) Ltd People Strategy and be responsible for its continued delivery.
- Recruitment and Talent Acquisition: Identify, attract, and hire the best talent for the organisation.
- Employee Onboarding: Ensure new hires are smoothly integrated into the company culture and processes.
- Training; Learning and Development: Establish a first class learning and development process. Explore resources and provide training for continuous learning and reflection. Lead and facilitate ongoing ‘values learning’ to encourage internalization and ownership of values as we grow and evolve;
- Performance Management: Assist department leads in the development and implementation of systems to evaluate and improve employee performance.
- Employee Engagement: Create initiatives to drive staff morale and motivation - whilst connected to the company's mission and values.
- Equality; Diversity and Inclusion: Promote a workplace that values diverse perspectives and provides equal opportunities for all employees.
- Organisational Development: Help the company adapt to changes and improve its overall effectiveness.
- Employee Relations: Assist department leads to address employee concerns and foster a positive work environment.
- Compensation and Benefits: Bring forward suggestions in relation to competitive compensation packages and benefits programs.
- Continuous Improvement: Act as a change agent; lead, support and contribute to change programmes, driving and championing the implementation of HR solutions and gaining acceptance of key stakeholders
Applicant Qualities
The successful applicant will have the following key leadership capabilities:
- Influencing others
- Creating solutions
- Understanding others
- Making things happen
- Thinking flexibly
- Customer focus
- Integrity
What you will offer us
Your performance will be measured and driven by a mindset built on:
- You will have relevant experience and either have been working at HR management level, or be looking to progress to HR management
- Be great to work with; you will be the Champion of our People so you will offer high emotional intelligence; be constantly curious; want to develop and be a committed team player
- You will be able to work with strictest confidence, gaining trust quickly through your own personal values
- You’re practical; you will come with a knowledge of HR theory and employment law, gained through your own experiences. You know what works and be able to judge when to employ certain strategies
- You care deeply about People and their success
- You can lead and influence people whether reporting into directly or otherwise
- You are able to build collaborative and productive relationships with colleagues; clients; and partners alike
- You are business minded and commercially astute – starting with the business goals first and aligning People directly to add strategic value
- You strive for excellence in everything you do. You don’t accept mediocrity in yourself or the team around you
- You are able to solve problems creatively: “find a way or make a way”, and are not afraid to challenge the status quo
- You have the confidence and gravitas to act as a trusted advisor and the ability to coach and counsel at all levels
- You are adaptable and flexible
- You have great attention to detail and are extremely well organised
