Assistant People Manager, Factory (6 - 12 month maternity cover)

About Deliciously Ella

Deliciously Ella’s mission is to help people eat real food again, with more plants, more of the time. We are growing fast and we’re looking for talented, passionate, purpose-led people who share in our mission, to help us get there.

Every day we work to cultivate positive change, sharing delicious, natural, plant-based recipes and food products with the aim of building the world’s leading plant-based platform. Starting from a recipe website, the business has evolved into a restaurant, a range of plant-based food products, an app, a collection of bestselling recipe books, a podcast, and a growing social media community that sits at the heart of what we do.

We launched our first food products in 2016 and have since launched a wide range of products across different categories. We work with all the major grocers and OOH retailers across the UK. We also have a growing international business in the US and Europe.

Take a look at our website to read more about our story.

Working at Deliciously Ella

We have around 90 team members across two sites. Our Head Office is based in the heart of central London, on Tottenham Court Road, and this is where our Leadership Team work, alongside our Commercial, Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing and People teams. Our factory site near Milton Keynes produces some of our best-loved products like our energy balls, caramel cups, nut butter bites and dipped nuts.

We believe our team members are what make our business special, and we hire extraordinary people to fulfil our extraordinary mission. We strive for high performance, and our values guide the way we work each day:

proud - We act in ways that make our families, colleagues and community proud

Think big - We think big, constantly searching for ways to grow our business

Embrace challenges - We embrace challenges head on and enjoy problem solving

Guardians - We’re guardians of our brand and the values it holds

Welcome change - We thrive on change, and use it as an opportunity to innovate, learn, and grow

What are we looking for?

We’re looking for an Assistant People Manager to look after all aspects of human resources at our Deliciously Ella factory site. We are growing fast, with a mix of employees and agency staff, and we need someone to support us to bring in the best people, onboard them so they hit the ground running, manage employee relations and support the factory management team to create a positive, high performing culture. The role will be on site five days a week and will be a generalist role, getting involved in everything from running our engagement survey to organising regular social events for our staff.

Key responsibilities include:

• Keeping all factory staff data up to date in our HRIS
• Managing recruitment for both permanent and agency staff, including writing job descriptions, advertising roles, screening and interviewing, and managing relationships with our agencies.
• Onboarding new employees, including right to work checks (will include occasional early starts).
• Keeping our staff handbook and site policies up to date and ensuring they are available to all employees
• Reporting on people numbers and cost and highlighting variance vs our labour plan
• Creating an employee experience that reflects our brand values and helps get the best out of our people.
• Running our quarterly engagement surveys, analysing results, and driving action plans with the factory leadership team.
• Coaching and supporting factory leaders to develop their teams and to manage any people issues that arise.
• Deliver our DE performance management process, working with managers to implement goal setting, mid year and end of year reviews.
• Management of all employee relations including disciplinaries, grievances and absence management (the factory is not unionised).
• Organisation of regular social events to create a sense of team spirit and belonging.
• Ownership of training and development for all staff
• Offboarding of factory team members, including exit interviews
• Responsible for daily processing of employee working hours, including tracking attendance, recording absences and sickness, and ensuring accurate time data for all employees.
• Ensuring accurate and timely payroll completion for all factory employees.
  
  

Your team

You’ll be part of both the People team and the Factory team. The role reports to the People Director, and collaborates closely with the People Business Partner, and the factory leadership team. You will work closely with the Production Manager, Factory Accounts Manager and Managing Director. You will also partner with an external recruitment agency for sourcing of our temporary employees.

What You Will Bring (skills And Experience)

• You are an experienced HR generalist and have ideally worked in a factory setting.
• You have used an HRIS before and you have good excel and powerpoint skills.
• You are organised and enjoy implementing processes that ensure the factory runs efficiently and maintains a high level of performance.
• You have a strong level of understanding of UK employment law
  
  

What We Expect From You (behaviours & Values)

• You are warm, open, and friendly, able to quickly build rapport with all types of people and at varying levels of seniority.
• You are passionate about working at a purpose-driven company and you are able to convey that to others in a way that helps them connect with our mission.
• You are driven, proactive, and you always strive to make improvements.
• You thrive in a fast-paced environment and are comfortable with managing change.
  
  

What We Offer

You will have the opportunity to be part of a mission driven scale up business at a hugely exciting point in our growth trajectory, where your voice is heard and where you’re able to actively input in the strategic direction of our business. Some great perks in working for Deliciously Ella include:

• A competitive salary
• Free Deliciously Ella App Access for you and five friends and family
• Performance based annual bonus scheme of up to 10% of your base salary
• Contributory pension scheme with the People’s Pension
• 25 days holiday plus an extra day off for your birthday and an additional day after 5 years of service
• Health insurance through Vitality
• Bike2Work scheme
• Free snacks
• Twice-yearly team events
• Enhanced maternity leave (16 weeks full pay) and paternity leave (4 weeks full pay)
• Workplace Nursery salary sacrifice scheme offering significant childcare savings
• Up to 8 days per year study leave for job relevant qualifications
  
  

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

At Deliciously Ella we are committed to cultivating and maintaining a culture that is inclusive and diverse. We celebrate differences and continually support all team members to be proud of who they are. We pride ourselves on equal employment opportunity regardless of gender, sex, age, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, or social class. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their abilities and effectiveness, nothing else.