I am pleased to be exclusively recruiting for an HR Business Partner on behalf of a leading manufacturing business.
This role will work closely with senior leaders and managers to deliver people strategies that support business priorities, strengthen organisational capability, and drive performance across a multi-site manufacturing operation.
It is a broad, hands-on position encompassing the full people agenda. The organisation is on a significant transformation journey, evolving HR from a reactive function into a credible, proactive service that truly partners the business. The successful HR Business Partner will play a key role in shaping new ways of working and embedding a genuine business partnering model.
This opportunity will suit someone energised by change, motivated by building strong, trusted relationships, and driven to make a meaningful and lasting impact.
Key Responsibilities
*Provide confident, pragmatic guidance on people and employee relations matters, including investigations and risk management, supporting leaders to deliver fair, consistent and commercially sound outcomes.
*Deliver the people plan and HR strategy through the planning, creation and implementation of projects as assigned.
*Act as a change leader in the transformation of people processes, supporting wider transformation programmes and embedding a true HR Business Partner approach, aligned to organisational values.
*Champion recruitment, retention and engagement strategies that attract high-quality talent and support long-term retention.
*Use HR data, insight and workforce intelligence to identify trends, inform decision-making and drive continuous improvement.
*Support and continuously improve a full range of generalist HR services across the employee lifecycle, ensuring compliance, data accuracy, cultural alignment and a consistent employee experience.
*Work proactively and collaboratively with site leadership teams to support the management and resolution of employee relations matters.
*Review, update and develop HR policies and procedures to ensure compliance with statutory and best practice changes.
*Prepare and present HR briefings, reports and insights, including the delivery of bite-sized training on people-related topics.
*Attend operational sites regularly to support HR matters and deliver face-to-face engagement with leaders and employees.
*Support the development and delivery of the organisation’s ESG agenda.
*Contribute to the leadership and management development agenda through coaching, constructive challenge and capability building.
*Support succession planning and the development of talent pipelines to ensure future organisational success.
Person Specification
*A collaborative approach with a strong focus on enhancing the employee experience across the full lifecycle.
*A people-first mindset balanced with strong commercial awareness.
*Confident navigating ambiguity, complexity and organisational change.
*Strong judgement with the ability to influence and challenge effectively at all levels.
*High levels of curiosity, empathy and professionalism, with a passion for continuous improvement.
*Comfortable operating as a visible, trusted partner to senior leaders and managers.
*Strong, up-to-date working knowledge of UK employment law, with experience advising on complex employee relations matters and organisational risk.
*Proven experience working within multi-site operations.
*Demonstrates integrity, discretion and professionalism at all times.
Qualifications & Experience
*CIPD Level 7 qualified, postgraduate HR qualification, or equivalent experience (minimum 5 years).
*Proven experience operating as an HR Business Partner within a fast-paced, change-driven environment.
*Strong commercial acumen and understanding of operational business needs.
Skills & Attributes
*Excellent listening, questioning and communication skills.
*Well-developed interpersonal skills with the ability to engage internal and external stakeholders.
*Proactive, confident and energetic approach.
*Customer-centric mindset with the ability to work on own initiative.
*Enthusiastic about developing and improving systems, processes and ways of working.
*Flexible working style and approach.
*Excellent attention to detail.