This is a key role in providing robust, and value add HR support and service across Italy, whilst supporting the delivery of the Global HR Strategy into the business to build our culture, values, and capabilities. As HR Manager you will provide guidance to managers on effective strategic HR initiatives and ensure a strong people experience for employees, support the end-to-end employment lifecycle, support, and lead critical changes, and ensure compliance with Italian employment law.
Reporting to the Reginal HR Manager for South EMEA, the HR Manager role will provide support to Italy, including 3 legal entities (2 factories and 1 selling entity). The HR Manager will be a business partner to the Country Leader and Plant Managers will provide advice to the local business leaders, while working in close collaboration with the other HR team members.
In this role you will work closely to the Plant managers and the wider leadership teams to enable effective delivery of strategic HR initiatives and proactively support managers and employees with the best practice HR advice to deliver a high-performance workforce and engaged culture. You will work on a wide range of projects to ensure that we optimize our organizational design and build engagement whilst supporting the delivery of the Global HR Strategy into the business. You will have line management responsibility for one HR Advisor. The role will be based in Lucca; however, you will be required to travel occasionally to Bergamo were Rotork has one of its factories.
This role would suit a determined problem-solver, who can coach, influence and support managers and leaders on a range of people activities. Provide robust employee relations advice and support across all areas relating to the employment law and ensure adherence to our policies and practices. Lead and participate in the negotiations with the unions and collective bargaining agreement, addressing union related issues. Support the recruitment and selection of employees across all disciplines to ensure a fair and structured approach. Responsible for the pay review process and ensure adherence to the Reward Strategy whilst coaching managers around process and procedure, working with the country and wider leadership team to build a strong positive employee culture and levels of engagement.
**Experience Requirements**:
- HR Qualified with a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- 5 to 8 years progressive HR experience.
- Knowledge/experience of employment laws in Italy.
- Demonstrated experience of working with local works Councils and Unions.
- Experience coaching and mentoring leaders and teams to achieve success.
- Prior experience working with complex matrix organizations.
- Fluent English
- Stakeholder management - able to engage and motivate others.
- Decision making - able to make decisions quickly and often without all the information available.
- Problem solving and ability to identify risk. Excellent planner and organization skills with strong attention to details.
- Communication - clear and effective written and verbal skills at all levels
- Collaboration - able to build effective relationships.
- Resilient and able to work in a fast-paced changing environment and cope with unexpected challenges.
- Able to understand the broader Rotork and how local initiatives fit in with wider Rotork business and HR strategy.
- Self-motivated; prepared to take the initiative; be proactive, team player able to demonstrate a high level of initiative.
- Entrepreneurial thinking with a demonstrated ability to innovate and drive change.
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**Additional Information**
Rotork is the market-leading global flow control and instrumentation company, helping our customers manage the flow of liquids, gases and powders across many industries worldwide.
Our purpose is Keeping the World Flowing for Future Generations.
For over sixty years, the world has relied on us to create the things that keep everything moving. From oil and gas to water and shipping, pharmaceuticals and food
- these are the flows on which our modern world depends.
Today we're respected and admired for our people, performance and products. Our success flows from our commitment to engineering excellence, and that's what we will always pursue, safely and sustainably.
Rotork is going through an exciting period of change and growth, building on our existing market success. It's a great time to join us and make an impact in shaping the future of our business.