Ewan Crabb
@ewancrabb
HR generalist with over four years experience of working in HR Generalist roles across different sectors.
What I'm looking for
I am an HR generalist with a background in psychology and several years' hands-on HR experience across charity, manufacturing, construction, and public-facing organisations.
I have managed end-to-end recruitment, payroll coordination, absence and disciplinary processes, onboarding and leavers, and produced HR analytics such as turnover and gender pay data.
I have delivered cost savings by managing recruitment internally, supported policy and process reviews, and contributed to projects including salary-structure reviews and leaver-analysis investigations. One example of this was helping one of my previous organisations to save a total amount of £36,649.36 in recruitment fees during the year 2023 (worked out at a UK industry standard recruitment agency fee of 17.5%).
I am currently progressing a CIPD Level 5 in People Management and I am keen to continue improving HR processes, supporting managers, and using data to inform people decisions.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
HR Assistant
Quest Waste Management
Jan 2025 - Present (8 months)
Generalist HR Assistant managing recruitment, weekly payroll for site operatives, absence management, and low-level employment relations including disciplinary and probation processes; maintained HR system and produced monthly HR metric reports.
HR Administrator
The Royal Armouries Museum
Jul 2024 - Nov 2024 (4 months)
Provided generalist HR administration on a fixed-term contract, supporting recruitment, payroll checks, absence management and board-level reporting; contributed to leaver analysis and a salary structure review project.
HR Administrator
First Bus
Feb 2024 - May 2024 (3 months)
Provided generalist HR administration support to the resourcing team on a short-term contract, handling recruitment administration and HR systems support.
HR Administrator
Penny Appeal
Jun 2022 - Dec 2023 (1 year 6 months)
Generalist HR Administrator who owned full recruitment lifecycle, coordinated payroll, supported change management and ER processes, and saved the organisation £36,649.36 in recruitment fees in 2023.
HR Assistant
Fox's Biscuits
Jan 2022 - Apr 2022 (3 months)
Fixed-term HR Assistant supporting the employee lifecycle for factory and office staff, monitoring absence, conducting interviews, and assisting payroll and investigations.
HR Administrator
Rhodar Ltd
Jul 2021 - Nov 2021 (4 months)
HR Administrator in the construction sector responsible for digitising records in line with GDPR, maintaining HR trackers, onboarding, and supporting projects on employee mental health and benefits.
Education
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ICS Learn
CIPD Level 5 Associate Diploma in People Management, People/HR
2024 -
Enrolled on CIPD Level 5 Associate Diploma in People Management (started September 2024), covering organisational performance, evidence-based practice, employment relations, talent management, reward and specialist employment law.
Pontefract New College
A-levels and BTEC Level 3, A-levels / BTEC
Grade: B in Psychology; C in History; Distinction* in BTEC Music
Completed A-level studies with grades in Psychology (B), History (C) and a Distinction* in BTEC Music.
University of Huddersfield
Bachelor of Science, Psychology
Grade: Upper Second-Class Honours (2:1)
Completed an upper second-class honours undergraduate degree in Psychology, including an independent final-year research project demonstrating ability to manage a large workload and use databases for research.
Wakefield College
CIPD Level 3 Qualification, People/HR
Completed CIPD Level 3 qualification covering business culture, analytics, core people professional behaviours and essentials of people practice; finished 14 March 2023.
Horbury Academy
GCSEs, General Secondary Education
Grade: 14 GCSEs including B in Mathematics and C in English Language
Attended secondary school and achieved 14 GCSEs including a B in Mathematics and a C in English Language.
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