HR Manager, Peckwater Brands
£45-50k
1-3 days a week in office
Delivery franchise for kitchen operators
Be an early applicant
Delivery franchise for kitchen operators
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
£45-50k
1-3 days a week in office
21-100 employees
Company mission
To improve the quality of food delivery!
Role
Who you are
- 4+ years of HR experience, preferably in a startup or high-growth environment
- Proven success in at least two of the following: performance management, engagement, recruitment, or operations
- Strong understanding of HR practices, labor laws, and compliance
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organizational skills
- Comfortable with ambiguity and fast change; you thrive in a "build-as-you-go" culture
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a HR Manager to join our growing team
- You will play a key role in shaping our employee experience, ensuring we attract, develop, and retain top talent
- You’ll be responsible for leading performance management, employee engagement initiatives, recruitment strategies, and day-to-day people operations
- Design and implement scalable performance management frameworks (OKRs, reviews, feedback loops)
- Partners with leadership to set performance goals and development plans
- Train managers on giving effective feedback and conducting performance reviews
- Build and maintain initiatives to enhance employee satisfaction, motivation, and retention
- Conduct regular engagement surveys and pulse checks, sharing actionable insights
- Champion company culture through events, communications, and recognition programs
- Own end-to-end recruitment: job specs, sourcing, interviews, and onboarding
- Work closely with hiring managers to understand talent needs and drive hiring plans
- Build talent pipelines through proactive sourcing and employer branding efforts
- Maintain and improve people processes across the employee lifecycle (onboarding to offboarding)
- Ensure compliance with labor laws and internal policies
- Manage HR systems, employee records, benefits administration, and documentation
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Running a restaurant is expensive, and most of the costs are fixed. High street rents, rates, and staff need paying, no matter how many diners visit. Compared to the dark kitchen concept that has grown in popularity since the rise of Deliveroo, the virtual brand model (franchise) offers lower start-up investment for partners and is easier to scale.
Peckwater Brands provides existing kitchen operators with fully-serviced data-driven food concepts which include branding, platform listings, suppliers, recipes, packaging, staff training, and technology. The franchise operations fit into existing businesses, helping boost income.
In 2022, pub giant Stonegate Group was one of several partners to invest substantial funds into Peckwater Brands. This funding is being used to rocket-boost expansion with the aim of becoming the largest kitchen network in the UK. However, to do this, Peckwater Brands must continue its winning streak of hosting robust companies.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jun 2022
$20.2m
SERIES A
Oct 2021
$4.1m
SEED
Total funding: $24.3m
Company benefits
- Unlimited access to mental health support
- Private health and dental cover
Company values
- Act like an owner
- Help each other
- Maximise your impact and deliver results
- Hire and develop the best
Company HQ
London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Leo Bradshaw
(Executive Chair)Former Associate Director at Fairgrove Partners and Head of Strategy and Insight at ingenuity abm.
Sam Martin
(CEO)Former UK & Ireland General Manager of commercial kitchen supplier Karma Kitchen, Head of Commercial Operations and Emerging Channels at Uber Eats and Head of UK Sports Apparel Retail at Amazon. Founded food and drink delivery service Alchemy Wings.
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