Are you a modern HR professional who is constantly looking for ways to add commercial value to your business? Do you enjoy the challenges of juggling local and international work priorities?  If so, then this role could be perfect for you.

This role spans the management of a full HR agenda for scientific and technical workforces, based on a key site in Basel Switzerland.  We are seeking an HR leader with strong all-round generalist skills and a flair for business partnerships.  Significant expansion is planned for this site, so this HR leader will be relied upon heavily to help with adding to workforce numbers and scaling up existing HR frameworks.  There is another production site within Germany, so this person will have peers to consult and exchange ideas with.

There is no shortage of additional projects to be worked through including:

• Ownership of Swiss employment law queries and casework.

• Deployment and support of continuous improvement initiatives covering technology, manufacturing equipment and people investment  (an understanding of Lean / Kaizen / Six Sigma methodologies would be beneficial)

• Alignment of local HR processes with international HR strategy (you will also be expected to contribute to the wider commercial HR strategy for the company).

• Workforce planning optimisation to maximise productivity, manage succession plans, and create effective knowledge transfer and pension management.

• Creation of a long term Talent Acquisition and Management strategy (further growth cannot happen without hiring additional employees).

• Leadership development and coaching for all levels of management at this location, with a range of tenure and skills

This HR Leader needs to be a visible presence on site – relationship building is paramount, and the business leaders want this person to be a key contributor to their management team. As a result, our hiring execs are keen to secure a HR Manager who is based within an easy commute of Basel - this is not a remote work arrangement.

Package includes a base salary from CHF 130,000 (depending on experience level).  Advanced knowledge of Swiss employment law is essential as are fluent English and German language skills.

Interviews are being scheduled currently, with a view to an employment offer being extended in the coming weeks.

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