Simon Power (MCIPD)
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Mental Health First Aider
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England -
PI Predictive Index Administrator
The Predictive Index
Experience
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Volac International Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Human Resources Business Partner - Animal Nutrition
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Jan 2014 - Present
Reporting to the HR Director, supporting the Animal Nutrition Business Area, Customer Care, two manufacturing supply chain sites in Lincolnshire and Ireland, plus entities in the UK, Eire, Netherlands, Italy, Czech Republic, Germany, New Zealand and America. Strategic role and part of the Animal Nutrition Executive Team. • Lead and provide full support on resolving complex employee relations issues • Ensure that line management is able to deal effectively with all HR issues e.g. recruitment, absenteeism, disciplinary, appraisals • Lead resource planning and leading Organisational Development • Provide advice on change management initiatives organisational / departmental restructures / job role design / outsourcing / TUPE transfers / redundancy situations / performance management / settlement agreements, benchmarking/job evaluation and personality profiling • Talent Management and Succession Planning – support Managers with objectives to improve succession planning, talent advocacy, and external talent recruitment • Deliver business employee engagement programmes to the business area • Support managers to develop employee learning and development by planning and prioritising to close key skills gaps within their areas • Manage the onboarding/induction and exit processes • Write and deliver ad hoc training and Policies as and when required such as Mental Health initiatives. Design of bonus plans and commission schemes • Contribute to the development of the wider HR strategy and work closely with both the HRD, Payroll /Benefits Manager and L&D Manager together with broader HR team to ensure cohesive and coordinated services across the Volac Group
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St Andrew's Healthcare
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United Kingdom
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Mental Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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HR Business Partner
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Oct 2012 - Dec 2013
• Responsible for Divisional People Strategy for 2 Hospitals including Training and Recruitment. • Reporting to the Head of Operational HR and Hospital Director / Head of Clinical service. • Implementation of employee Communication Forums. • Member of Divisional Pay Panels / Management of annual Appraisal and Pay review process • Management of a team of 3 HR Advisors. • Generation of Exec level monthly KPI reports for sickness/disciplinary/headcount. • Complex Employee Relations cases and appeals. • Conducting and completing disciplinary and grievances and investigation reports. • Coaching Line Managers face to face and supporting them through the ‘managers toolkit’. • Ownership of service staff survey and engagement programs. • Supporting change management programs and staff consultation including current Ward and
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Invensys - Acquired by Schneider Electric
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United Kingdom
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Industrial Automation
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700 & Above Employee
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HR Business Partner
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Jun 2006 - Sep 2012
• Senior HR representation for Strategic Planning and Organisational Capability Reviews. • Co-ordinate / manage the Appraisal process, Annual Base Pay and Bonus reviews. • Solely responsible for all generalist areas of HR function for 600 employees including, Remuneration (Job Grading/ Benchmarking) , Recruitment, Employee Relations (including disciplinary, grievance, sickness, performance management), Staff Learning and Development, Occupational Health (referrals and pre employment health screening), TUPE and restructuring / redundancy issues. • Direct Report to Director level/Executive team. • Review and implementation of the 5 internal bonus schemes within IMServ. • Presentations to Board of Directors on areas such as, legislation reviews, management training courses, staff surveys, Psychometric testing and staff benefits and subsequent implementation. • Implementation of new company appraisal processes for field staff. • Management of bonus and salary review processes. • Line Management of Payroll / Training function and HR Advisor / HR Admin. • Responsibility for sourcing and implementing Personality Profiling for all staff. • Sole responsibility for internal HR Policy Development (IMServ) • Project Manager for the Learning and Development area of cultural change programme team. • Implemented and managed the staff employee forum. • Liaison with external legal support (EEF) regarding compromise agreements / tribunals • Responsible for Internal Job Evaluation, grading, benchmarking and associated benefits.
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RSPB
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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HR Advisor
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2005 - 2006
• Regional Responsibility for NW/NE offices and Conservation Departments of 600 employees. • Generalist Role encompassing all elements of HR. • Managed merger of NE/NW regions impacting 600 staff. • Regional Responsibility for NW/NE offices and Conservation Departments of 600 employees. • Generalist Role encompassing all elements of HR. • Managed merger of NE/NW regions impacting 600 staff.
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Invensys - Acquired by Schneider Electric
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United Kingdom
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Industrial Automation
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700 & Above Employee
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HR Advisor
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2003 - 2005
• Responsible for all operational HR issues for a field and office based workforce of 600 employees in Milton Keynes and the North West. • Negotiation with Unions (Amicus/GMB) regarding collective bargaining agreements. • Managing the business restructuring including TUPE / Redundancy of staff from 700 to 120. • Responsibilities include relations, recruitment, remuneration and employee development. • Development of internal job grading scheme. • Involvement in policy development, strategy and implementation with Operational Directors. • Management of 1 HR Assistant. • Implementation of the employee staff elected representative forum.
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Unilever
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United Kingdom
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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HR Officer
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2001 - 2003
• Responsible for Job Evaluations including salary bandings, work levels and pay scales. Maintained staff benefits (cars, private healthcare, sharesave, share options, pensions, staff nursery facilities). • Managed the 2002 Salary review for 900 employees. Included evaluating base pay and variable pay. • Integral part of planning and implementation of site restructure involving a reduction in site headcount of 130 employees. Included communication, liaison with site forum and site Management Group, selection criteria, liaison with outplacement agency DBM and general administration. • Active involvement in the planning and running of selection boards for new recruits. • Successful implementation of new employee reward scheme into the business. • Day to day HR Generalist issues (including performance management, disciplinary, absence management). Performed a ‘contact role’, with a large percentage of time spent face to face with all levels of management dealing with HR issues.
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Staples
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United States
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Retail Office Equipment
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700 & Above Employee
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HR Officer
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1999 - 2001
• Implementation of Human Resource and Development policies and procedures into the business. • Development and recruitment of Management teams through the Development and Assessment Centre process. • Administration of Benefits schemes (including Healthcare, Pension and Life Assurance) • Assisted with development of new company handbook, application forms and implemented into the business. • Acted as the first point of contact for advice on the full range of generalist HRD activities, escalating to HR Advisors when required. • Administered HRD policies and procedures to ensure a prompt and accurate response to support the achievement of business objectives. • Administrative support and advice to the business on issues such as Offer Letters, Terms and Conditions of Employment, Development / Assessment Centre documentation, Disciplinary / Grievance / Capability, Referencing and Training documentation.
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Education
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Brunel University
Bachelor of Science, Sports Science and Leisure Management -
University of Bedfordshire
CIPD, Chartered Member MCIPD - Level 7
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