Company Description
Smiths Group designs, manufactures and delivers smarter engineering solutions for mission-critical applications, solving some of the world's toughest problems for our customers, our communities and our world. For over 170 years, Smiths Group has been pioneering progress by improving the world through smarter engineering.
We serve millions of people every year, to help create a safer, more efficient and better-connected world, across four major global markets: Energy, General Industry, Security & Defence, and Aerospace. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs 14,600 colleagues in over 50+ countries.
This pioneering spirit continues to drive us today, underpinned by our powerful culture. Improving our world is what we do, how we think, and how we will continue to use our passion for technology and engineering to tackle our customers biggest challenges today and in the future. We're looking for people with curious minds. Who want responsibility and relish a challenge. Whether you're an experienced professional or just starting out, our global scale and focus on growth means we have some great career opportunities for you. There's never been a better time to join Smiths.
Visit us at - www.smiths.com
Job Description
Reporting directly to the HR Business Partner, the HR Generalist plays a pivotal role in shaping a high performance, engaged, and compliant workplace. Acting as a trusted advisor to leaders and employees, this role delivers expert HR guidance across all aspects of the employee lifecycle, ensuring that people practices not only meet legal and policy requirements but also enable the organisation to achieve its strategic objectives.
This is an onsite role with the flexibility to work from home one day per week.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure full compliance with organisational quality standards, and uphold all Division/Group HR policies, procedures, and governance requirements.
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Maintain ownership of local HR policies, ensuring all Group/Division policies are up to date, accessible, and aligned with current local employment legislation.
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Contribute to the development, review, and implementation of HR policies and procedures, ensuring consistent application and effective communication across the site.
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Provide expert day-to-day HR guidance to managers and employees, particularly on employee relations matters such as performance, conduct, and capability; proactively recommend enhancements to policies and practices where required.
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Support consultation and communication activities associated with organisational change, legislative updates, and broader employee relations initiatives.
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Lead and support delivery of the annual HR cycle, including benefits enrolment, performance management, merit and incentive processes, and related programmes.
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Deliver local training, briefings, and coaching sessions for employees and managers to embed HR initiatives, covering policy updates, employee engagement, wellbeing, reward and recognition, performance management, and career development.
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Provide operational HR support across the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment coordination, onboarding, employee changes, promotions, salary amendments, parental leave, exits, and exit interviewing.
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Manage or support investigations into policy breaches or compliance concerns, conducting end‑to‑end case management from intake to resolution with professionalism and rigour.
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Partner with Talent Acquisition and hiring managers to support local recruitment needs, including reviewing applications and participating in interviews.
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Liaise closely with HR Shared Services to ensure timely and accurate completion of HR transactions and maintenance of HR master data.
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Promote effective use of HR Shared Services tools (e.g., MyHelpdesk) to support efficient resolution of employee and manager queries.
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Support leaders with planning and delivery of communication events, engagement activities, team building initiatives, and approved community involvement events.
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Champion a safe and compliant workplace, actively supporting site Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) initiatives and promoting a culture of wellbeing.
Qualifications
Technical Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
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Extensive HR Generalist experience within large, complex, multi‑site global organisations, with a strong track record of independently leading HR casework and initiatives.
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Proven expertise in managing and leading ER matters from investigation through to resolution, including grievance, disciplinary, performance management, sickness/attendance management, and capability processes.
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Demonstrated experience leading complex HR projects such as organisational change, restructures, redundancy processes, and other workforce transfers, ensuring compliance and effective stakeholder management.
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Strong capability to advise, coach, and influence employees and leaders on HR policies, best practice, and all aspects of employee relations, delivering timely, well-reasoned, and solution-oriented guidance.
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Experienced in supporting senior leaders with sensitive, strategic, and career impacting employee decisions, providing sound judgement and balanced recommendations.
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Ability to manage confidential data with absolute discretion and professionalism.
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Highly organised, capable of managing multiple priorities and delivering key HR calendar activities while maintaining high-quality day-to-day support.
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Proficient with HRIS and related systems supporting data management, recruitment, learning, compensation, wellbeing, and performance processes.
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Exceptional interpersonal skills, with an approachable, credible, and trusted presence across all levels of the organisation.
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Up to date knowledge of national and regional legal and regulatory environments and requirements
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
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Degree in Human Resources or related field preferred, or equivalent HR qualification/certification.
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Fluency in English and the primary language of the supported region.
Additional Information
Diversity & Inclusion:
We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.
At no time during the hiring process will Smiths Detection, Smiths Group, nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation – including, but not limited to, interviews or testing. Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our career’s website (Careers - Smiths Group plc)
We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.
At no time during the hiring process will Smiths Group, nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation – including, but not limited to, interviews or testing. Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our career’s website (Careers - Smiths Group plc)
