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Robert Pitts

HR Professional
Llanharry,Rhondda Cynon Taf
Robert Pitts

Summary

An experienced Human Resources professional to board level delivering a full scope of Employee Relations, Recruitment and Learning and Development in several industries Proven track record of successfully delivering value added commercial results within high profile private, public and third sector organisations. Excellent networking skills to discover, utilise and improve best practice within the industry and the area of relevance. Providing pragmatic advice and sensible interventions at all levels. Understanding and challenging the fundamental requirements of a 21st Century workforce Collaborate to consistently drive and improve business performance. Improving staff conditions through change management and continuous improvement initiatives Developing performance management initiatives that are suitable and adaptable at all levels Engaging staff at all levels, openness and transparency encouraging complete teamwork Influence managers and stakeholders to achieve. Allow people to achieve through engagement and support. Positively lead and manage a team to achieve individual and collective targets and objectives

Motivated HR Professional with 25 years of HR experience. Recognised for assessing operational needs and developing solutions to save costs, improve revenues, and drive customer satisfaction. Resourceful and well-organised with excellent leadership and team building record.

Overview

20
years of professional experience

Work History

Drive Wales Ltd

Head of Human Resources
2018.10 - 2019.09 (11 education.months_Label)

Job overview

  • Strategic leadership of the delivery of a generalist HR service including training and development and health and safety.
  • HR policy design and implementation Delivery of the registration of the workforce to Social Care Wales of over 600 staff.
  • Sourced funding through the Apprenticeship Levy Fund in excess of 250k for over 400 staff to enable forecast completion of minimum qualifications of all operational staff.
  • Planning of Career mapping and total rewards programme for all staff.

Street Healthcare

Head of HR and Training Ludlow
2015.06 - 2018.09 (3 education.years_Label & 3 education.months_Label)

Job overview

  • Deliver people management strategies in support of the organisation strategic aims Effectively leading the HR Department to support the business and organizational change, providing appropriate and legally compliant advice in line with the business values and behaviours Adopting both a strategic and an operational focus, providing expert advice and support on all HR matters including Learning and Development and Recruitment/Resourcing Provided over £1.5 m worth of academic and mandatory training through external providers and the Apprenticeship Levy Fund Contribute to organisation capability for the future, by working collaboratively with stakeholders, gaining insight and best practice approaches to enable the organisation to deliver the strategy.
  • Always looking to developing plans that affect culture, values and an environment to support and enhance organization performance and adaptability, by providing insight and leadership on development or implementation of any capability, cultural and change activities lead my team to support the business in continuously looking to Identify organisational and individual capability requirements Aligning strategy, people and processes to optimise effectiveness and achieve organisation goals Devised and delivered a Performance Delivery Procedure to c1200 staff in a multi-disciplined environment Exploring and designing interventions to drive and change the appropriate culture, behaviours, skills, and performance Providing insight on change management strategy, planning and implementation.

Regional HR Advisor HC
2013.03 - 2015.06 (2 education.years_Label & 3 education.months_Label)

Job overview

  • Provision of a front-line generalist HR business support service to 20 Care homes, and 1400 staff throughout South Wales Train and coach managers in effective delivery of HR policies and procedures.
  • Staff re-organisation projects following partial home closure Redundancy and staff relocation including TUPE transfer Liaise with legal practitioners and prepare Employment Tribunal cases Recruitment of staff up to and including Asst Operations Director Level Work as part of the senior management team to implement change programmes within the South Wales area Manage HR compliance issue through a central whistleblowing database Extensive Trade Union involvement with GMB, RCN, Unison, Unite Work in partnership with external Regulatory Authorities such as CSSIW, CCW Representing the HR/Senior Management team as required Work in partnership with Local Authority agencies and Local Health Boards on the provision of best practice.
  • Representing the HR/Senior Management team as required Advise managers on Occupational Health matters and arrange case referrals of staff.
  • Undertake other duties to support the Business as required by the Operations Director Regional HR Advisor Kier UK (May Gurney.

PREVIOUS CAREER

2010.11 - 2013.03 (2 education.years_Label & 4 education.months_Label)

Job overview

  • TUPE On site re-structures including redundancies and compromise agreements Manage multiple complex ER and absence cases liaising with managers and lawyers and preparing for and attending employment tribunals TU experience of pay negotiations and advising management on the most cost effective options (GMB, Unison, Unite) Support the annual employee survey and developed the site action plans Develop succession plans and talent pipeline to meet future business needs Develop and deliver workshops on leadership and management to build capability and culture of continuous improvement Interpret management information for workforce planning to determine business priorities Set up an employee forum to aid communication and engagement Work with recruiting managers to plan and manage resourcing activities within agreed budgets, priorities and timescales.

Merthyr Tydfil Council

HR Officer
2009.10 - 2010.11 (1 education.year_Label & 1 education.month_Label)

HR Officer
2009.01 - 2009.09 (8 education.months_Label)

Manpower UK Ltd

HR Advisor
2004.09 - 2008.12 (4 education.years_Label & 3 education.months_Label)

Wales and Borders Trains

Asst Station Manager
2002.08 - 2004.09 (2 education.years_Label & 1 education.month_Label)

Wales and Borders Trains

Asst HR Manager
2000.03 - 2002.08 (2 education.years_Label & 5 education.months_Label)

Skills

  • Employee Relations Workforce Planning Recruiting/Onboarding
  • Succession Planning Human Resources Change Management
  • HR Policies Employment Law Performance Management Employee Engagement Personnel Management Talent Management
  • Negotiation Employee LD Management Training
  • Personal Development Workplace Mediation Organizational Development Trade Union
  • Academic, Strategy
  • Aims, To c
  • Budgets, TUPE
  • Change Management, Workshops
  • Coach
  • Continuous improvement
  • Database
  • Delivery
  • Designing
  • Employee Relations
  • Senior Management
  • Focus
  • HR
  • Human Resources
  • Human Resource
  • Leadership
  • Legal
  • Law
  • Director
  • People management
  • Management Training
  • Mediation
  • Negotiation
  • Negotiations
  • Organizational Development
  • Organizational
  • Performance Management
  • Personnel Management
  • Policies
  • Processes
  • Recruiting
  • Recruitment
  • Requirement
  • Safety
  • Strategic
  • Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS)
  • Human Resources Management (HRM)
  • Software deployment
  • Employee onboarding and offboarding

Additional Information

  • Through working with external agencies, I have sourced in excess of £1.5m worth of training and development through the Apprenticeship Levy Fund Planned and delivered the programme for 600 staff to the Social Care Wales workforce registration programme for domiciliary staff in a timescale of less than one year by ensuring they were correctly trained and prepared for the process. This is a legal requirement for all care workers in Wales Led the delivery of both Investors in People and Corporate Healthcare Standards awards with Drive Increased retention figures by 1% over a 6-month period by use of staff surveys, forums and engagement exercises with front line employees Expanded recruitment initiatives to incorporate up to date media avenues to target different and changing demographics Devised and delivered a total Rewards strategy including staff helplines, staff awards, assistance programme and Human Resource clinics and Occupational Health Service Produced and delivered a performance development programme for a multi-disciplined, multi-site health care Company that was flexible enough to be used from board to frontline

Timeline

Head of Human Resources

Drive Wales Ltd
2018.10 - 2019.09 (11 education.months_Label)

Head of HR and Training Ludlow

Street Healthcare
2015.06 - 2018.09 (3 education.years_Label & 3 education.months_Label)

Regional HR Advisor HC

2013.03 - 2015.06 (2 education.years_Label & 3 education.months_Label)

PREVIOUS CAREER
2010.11 - 2013.03 (2 education.years_Label & 4 education.months_Label)

HR Officer

Merthyr Tydfil Council
2009.10 - 2010.11 (1 education.year_Label & 1 education.month_Label)

HR Officer

2009.01 - 2009.09 (8 education.months_Label)

HR Advisor

Manpower UK Ltd
2004.09 - 2008.12 (4 education.years_Label & 3 education.months_Label)

Asst Station Manager

Wales and Borders Trains
2002.08 - 2004.09 (2 education.years_Label & 1 education.month_Label)

Asst HR Manager

Wales and Borders Trains
2000.03 - 2002.08 (2 education.years_Label & 5 education.months_Label)
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