Senior Personnel Officer – Career Choices

Job Title Senior Personnel OfficerName: Katie Mullard Company: Northern Food – Riverside Bakery Professional Qualification(s): BSc Management Science (2:1) from Loughborough University, A-Level’s in Sociology (A), History (B), Christian Theology (B), 10 GCSE’s (A-C), currently in final year for MSc Human Resources Management
Brief overview of your job: To act as first point of contact for the personnel department by providing an effective service on personnel related issues What does your job involve? Recruitment and Selection up to Manager level With managers, ensure a fair and consistent approach is applied when implementing policies and procedures Attendance management, short and long term absence liasing with Occupational health nurse, Company Doctor and management Management of Occupational Health Nurse, Personnel and Training Officer, Personnel Administrator, Undergraduate Placement Student and Receptionists Development of effective Industrial Relations through regular contact, formal and informal, with the Union reps, and facilitation of the management / union relationship Provide advice and support to managers and employees on personnel and employee relations issues To ensure site compliance with employment legislation and to develop best practice What do you most like about your job? Something different everyday Feeling of sound judgement when I have applied a fair, consistent approach Sense of achievement when going through challenging periods, or make a difference to ensure an initiative is made more effective by your input Being able to help my direct reports focus their objectives and create a workable action plan, and seeing it and aiding the plan to fruition What skills are required in your job? Planning and Organising without a shadow of a doubt as things land on your desk left right and centre! Communication knowing how to talk to people at different levels in different situations Drive / determination to get things done. Not being afraid to make decisions and influencing others to get things done on time Getting best out of self and others looking at your own and colleagues development so they can fulfil their potential What is your advice to people looking for a career in the food & grocery industry? Make the most of the experience you have from any previous work environment a lot of qualities are transferable to any industry You are in charge of your own career dont expect it to land at your feet only you can make it happen and you need to show your enthusiastic and committed Career so far: Northern Foods: Evesham Foods Personnel Assistant, Cavaghan and Gray Hull Personnel Officer, Riverside Bakery Senior Personnel Officer. Before this I spent time working as a Starter and sweet chef in 2 large restaurants in Hull. Did you complete an industrial placement as part of your degree? Personnel Assistant with Evesham Foods (Part of Northern Foods)