HR Business Partner, Manufacturing

HR Business Partner, Manufacturing

Permanent, Full Time

Location:
Barrow Plant, Barrow-In-Furness, UK (Onsite)

Competitive Salary + Benefits

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world.

It starts with YOU.

This role will be part of Kimberly Clark's International Family Care and Professional (IFP) business—an organization rooted in purpose and innovation that has built a legacy with global impact. As Kimberly-Clark forms a strategic partnership with Suzano to create a world-class international tissue and professional products company, this role is proposed to transfer to the new venture once the transaction closes, anticipated in mid-2026, subject to consultation and other applicable legal requirements.

This is a rare opportunity to help shape a new global leader backed by two industry powerhouses. You’ll be part of a high-potential business that combines Kimberly-Clark’s iconic brands and commercial excellence with Suzano’s industrial and sustainability leadership.

The HRBP role will design and deliver people strategies to strengthen culture, elevate the talent agenda and power business performance at our Barrow Plant. As a key member of the site leadership team, you’ll inspire, guide and challenge thinking ensuring that people priorities are fully aligned with the wider business vision. Additionally working alongside Centres of Excellence to deploy the Global people agenda.

This role will be responsible for but not limited to:

• Provide expert HR advice, coaching and support to our Senior leadership team and Team Leaders across Barrow Plant.
• Drive and accelerate team development, working closely with the IFP Talent Team and Global L&D teams to create impactful succession and development programmes for Plant roles.
• Deliver key HR initiatives including workforce planning, restructuring, resourcing, talent management, pay and reward, employee relations, employee engagement and performance management.
• Understand and champion the relevant global/regional processes and programmes designed to accelerate K-C culture and performance and adapt to these to a localised need.
• Support managers in dealing with complex casework, performance, attendance and employee relations issues. Draw on patterns and issues that emerge from ER cases to influence decision making.
• Partner with our recognised union in local consultation forums to foster positive employee relations across the Plant.
• Work closely with Managers and the Talent Acquisition Manager with regards to workforce planning and the development of resource plans.
• Analyse trends from people metrics to lead and influence decision-making across Manufacturing.
• Lead on change management activity including organisational redesign.

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Andrex®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, well-being, and career development.

You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where…