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HR Generalist
SME
Location: Poole Office-based
Salary: £40k DOE
Hours: Full-time - 08:30am to 5:30pm
*12 MONTH FTC*
About the Role:
We're looking for a hands-on, practical HR Generalist to join a busy, owner-led business. This is not a corporate role - you will own and build HR systems, implement policies, manage employee relations, and support recruitment and onboarding in a fast-moving, high-pressure environment. Decisions need to be made quickly, and you will need the confidence and experience to act independently, advise managers, and drive results.
Key Responsibilities:
Deliver end-to-end HR support across the business: recruitment, onboarding, payroll liaison, policies, ER, and L&D.
Build and implement practical HR processes from scratch; adapt policies to suit business needs.
Handle employee relations and performance issues with confidence and decisiveness.
Support managers and the leadership team with pragmatic HR advice, reporting, and workforce planning.
Maintain compliance, but with a hands-on, solution-focused approach
Support high-tempo projects and rapid change initiatives, acting autonomously and decisively.
What We're Looking For:
Proven experience as a hands-on HR Generalist, ideally in a mid-sized, founder-led SME.
Comfortable working in a fast-moving, direct, high-tempo environment.
Ability to build and run HR systems and processes from scratch.
Strong ER, recruitment, onboarding, payroll, and L&D experience.
Confident, decisive, resilient, and able to challenge when needed.
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