Wavemaker HR Manager - Bristol
The Wave
The Wave® is a surf brand and surf culture company building inland surfing destinations in the UK and beyond. We’re developing stunning destinations for people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities. We want to create engaging places for people to learn, laugh and stay healthy. We are ambitious and committed and we love this exciting journey.
Our inland surfing lake destinations are powered by the latest wave-making technology, offering perfect waves for all abilities. Embedded in stunning landscapes, we want to get people outdoors, into nature and enjoying life. All our work looks to make positive impact; balancing financial, environmental and social objectives... whilst being sustainable.
As an organisation, we are absolutely committed to providing amazing and inspiring experiences for our customers and we understand that in it order to achieve this, we are going to need a truly amazing and inspiring team to deliver them.
We have ambitious plans and intentions to grow from our first site in Bristol, to our second site in London and then beyond, across Europe. We understand that there we may face some challenges in doing this so, if you’re ‘up for an adventure’ then you just might be the person we’re looking for.
The Role
In short, we are going to need to recruit and retain the very best people the market place has to offer for each and every role we have available, because as a team we know that in order to achieve our goals we are going to need ‘our whole to be significantly greater than the sum of our parts’.
As the HR Manager of The Wave you will play a critical role in helping us learn, develop and grow. You will have a relevant HR qualification, at least 5 year’s experience in HR management, which would ideally be in the leisure sector and you will be a natural fit to our evolving Wavey culture.
More specifically, you will be responsible for
- Helping us create the best organisational structure and ways of working, both for now and for the future.
- Establishing a unique, bespoke and industry-leading pay, rewards and recognition programme.
- Creating, monitoring and developing our new team member recruitment process, including helping to run the Wavemaker recruitment fair.
- Supporting our managers in sourcing, sorting and benchmarking potential new team members.
- Building, managing and developing our new induction process to ensure we create the right impression from the start.
- Building, managing and developing appropriate training programmes for specialist, statutory and mandatory and general training.
- Championing both individual and team development to ensure that we are always ready for the next wave.
- Keeping up with new innovations and learnings in the industry to ensure we are always ‘punching above our weight’, taking into account people’s different needs and learning styles.
- Supporting our managers in performance management meetings with a view to supporting and enabling improved team member performances.
- Supporting our line managers in formal disciplinary and grievance meetings and procedures and ensuring that we are being compliant, consistent and fair to everybody involved.
- Providing up to date HR expertise and guidance and making sure that we are always at the front of the wave.
- Being a custodian for internal communication throughout the organisation and always being available to provide pastoral care whenever it is required.
- Preparing the HR monthly board report.
Skills / Attributes Required:
- Great people skills, with an ability to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders
- Excellent organisational and time-management skills
- Strong attention to detail, with an ability to spot trends and errors
- An ability to work under pressure in an agile & fast-paced environment
- Proactive and ambitious mindset, with a desire to ‘muck-in’!
The Finer Details:
- Basic Salary of £35,000 - £40,000 per annum
- 22 Days holiday, plus bank holidays
- Full-time Position, starting ASAP
- Working from our Bristol Office on the Harbourside (Near the SS Great Britain)
- Flexible Working Patterns
- Sponsored learning/ qualifications and time provided for studying if required
- Company Pension Scheme
- Plenty of tea, coffee and cakes!
- A cider pub next-door to the office!
To Apply:
- Please apply below with a copy of your CV and a Cover Letter.
- Sorry – No recruitment Agents
- Deadline: 31st October 2018