HR Generalist
Our client, a well-established organisation based in the Midlands, is seeking an experienced HR Generalist to join their team.
This is a true HR Generalist role, offering end-to-end responsibility across the full employee lifecycle. The successful candidate will act as a trusted partner to the HR manager and employees, delivering consistent, high-quality HR support while contributing to a positive employee experience and strong operational performance.
HR Generalist Responsibilities
The HR Generalist will deliver comprehensive, hands-on HR support across all aspects of the function, including:
- Acting as the primary point of contact for employees and managers, providing guidance on HR policies, procedures, and employment terms.
- Managing the full employee lifecycle, including contracts, job changes, promotions, transfers, and offboarding.
- Owning and maintaining accurate, compliant employee records across HR systems, ensuring confidentiality and GDPR standards are consistently met.
- Preparing and issuing all HR documentation and employment-related correspondence.
- Managing and supporting employee relations processes, including disciplinary, grievance, probation, and absence management cases, ensuring fair, timely, and policy-aligned outcomes.
- Escalating complex or high-risk employee relations matters to senior HR leadership as appropriate.
- Leading and coordinating recruitment activities, including role advertising, candidate screening, interview coordination, offer management, and pre-employment checks.
- Partnering with hiring managers throughout the recruitment process to ensure effective and timely hiring decisions.
- Owning the onboarding and induction process, ensuring new hires are fully supported from pre-start through integration.
- Acting as a key point of contact for new employees during their onboarding period.
- Coordinating and administering training and learning activities, including training schedules, attendance tracking, certification management, and audit-ready records.
- Supporting payroll processes by preparing, validating, and submitting accurate HR data for starters, leavers, absences, and contractual changes.
- Managing leave, absence, and time management systems, ensuring accurate reporting and compliance.
- Preparing and analysing HR reports and metrics, including headcount, turnover, absence, and training data.
- Supporting internal and external audits and ensuring HR processes remain compliant with employment legislation and internal standards.
- Identifying and implementing improvements to HR processes, systems, and ways of working.
- Supporting HR projects and organisational initiatives as required.
- Ensuring full compliance with health, safety, and environmental policies and procedures.
HR Generalist Requirements
- Third-level qualification in Human Resources or a recognised CIPD qualification (essential).
- Strong working knowledge of Irish Employment Law, with proven experience managing employee relations cases end to end.
- Demonstrated experience operating in a standalone or autonomous HR Generalist role.
- Confident advising managers and employees on HR matters with a practical, solutions-focused approach.
- Strong organisational skills with high attention to detail and the ability to prioritise in a fast-paced environment.
- A proactive, professional, and resilient mindset with a genuine interest in continuous improvement.
For a confidential discussion and more information on this role, please contact Sarra Hadi
sarra.hadi@collinsmcnicholas.ie
090-6478104
