HR Support for Manufacturing Businesses

Practical HR Advice and Support for Factories, Workshops and Production Teams

Supporting Manufacturers with Practical, Compliant HR Solutions

Managing people effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment can be challenging. From shift patterns and performance management to grievances and compliance, HR Caddy provides HR support tailored to the specific needs of manufacturing employers.

We work with factories, workshops, and production teams of all sizes – helping you stay compliant, improve communication, and manage people with confidence. Our goal is simple: to give you practical, legally sound HR advice that keeps your workforce productive and your business protected.

HR Services for Manufacturing Employers

We offer a complete range of HR services to support your day-to-day operations:

Workplace Investigations – impartial investigations into misconduct or grievances
Performance & Misconduct – managing standards and behaviour fairly
Long-Term Sickness Absence – structured, sensitive management of absences
Mediation & Conflict Resolution – resolving disputes early and effectively
Policies & Procedures – documentation tailored to your business
Redundancies & Restructures – expert guidance through change
Recruitment Process Design – helping you hire efficiently and compliantly

Each service can be provided as a one-off project or as part of an ongoing HR support agreement.

Common HR Challenges in Manufacturing

We understand the unique people challenges that manufacturing and production businesses face every day:

High levels of absence and attendance issues affecting output
Managing conduct, behaviour, and performance on the production floor
Employee relations challenges such as grievances or disputes
Keeping HR processes compliant with employment and health & safety law
Recruitment and retention of skilled workers in a competitive market
Balancing operational demands with employee engagement and morale

Our experience across the Midlands and beyond means we know how to help manufacturers maintain fair, effective HR practices that align with their operational realities.

How HR Caddy Supports Manufacturing Employers

We work with manufacturers of all sizes – from small workshops to large production sites – to deliver reliable HR advice and tailored documentation. Our goal is to help you maintain a safe, productive workplace with consistent standards and compliant processes.

Our HR support for manufacturing includes:

Creation and review of employment contracts, policies and handbooks
Disciplinary and grievance investigations handled independently and fairly
Absence management and return-to-work processes that reduce disruption
Performance management frameworks to drive accountability and improvement
Recruitment process design to help you attract and retain the right people
Mediation and conflict resolution for workplace disputes

We provide both ad-hoc support for one-off issues and retained HR packages that give you access to ongoing advice whenever you need it.

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Why Manufacturing Businesses Choose HR Caddy

Manufacturing employers choose HR Caddy because we combine professional expertise with a practical, no-nonsense approach. We understand how to apply HR principles in busy, operational environments where downtime isn’t an option.

Our clients in manufacturing value:

Our experience handling complex HR cases across multiple sites
Clear communication with both management and shop-floor employees
Legally compliant documentation that’s easy to implement
Fast, reliable advice tailored to your workforce

We work with businesses across sectors including food production, engineering, automotive, packaging, and industrial manufacturing – helping them build better people processes that deliver results.

Areas We Serve

We support manufacturing businesses across the Midlands and the UK, including:

West Midlands: Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Solihull, and Walsall
Staffordshire: Cannock, Stafford, Lichfield, Tamworth, and Burton-on-Trent
East Midlands: Derby, Nottingham, and Leicester
Surrounding industrial areas such as Telford, Coventry, and Stoke-on-Trent

Our remote and on-site HR support ensures you get expert help wherever you’re based.

Our Superpowers (how we do it)

Our commitment to client satisfaction, deep regard for personal relationships and dedication to quality is the cornerstone to our continued success.

We’re pragmatic and commercial

It’s your business so we’ll never tell you how to run it. But we’re a small business too, so we understand that profit has to come first.

We’re direct and brutally honest

You need answers quickly so we’ll always give it to you straight. And it’s amazing how many uncomfortable or confrontational conversations can be resolved with a big dollop of honesty

We take action

We know the law and we have experience in public, private, small, medium and large companies. Which means we can assess and act swiftly to get stuff done.

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