HR Business Partner; Manufacturing

• Location Riverside Way,Dartford, DA1 5BS
  ,United Kingdom
• Employee Type Full Time Contract

Location: Flexible across UCC Coffee UK&I locations predominately based at the Dartford Roastery (3 days) Milton Keynes (1 day).

Travel: Regular travel required across UCC Coffee UK&I manufacturing sites, offices, and distribution locations.

The HR Business Partner (HRBP) is a strategic and operational people leader responsible for partnering with manufacturing and functional leaders to deliver the people agenda across UCC Coffee UK&I. Working closely with site leadership teams, the HRBP will drive organisational performance through effective workforce planning, employee relations, talent management, colleague engagement, leadership coaching, organisational development, and change management.

The role requires a strong background in manufacturing and operational environments, with the ability to support multiple locations, build strong stakeholder relationships, and ensure people practices, support business objectives, operational excellence, and a positive employee experience.

• Partner with Manufacturing (Supply Chain), Operations, Service Engineers, and Functional leaders to align people strategies with business objectives.
• Act as a trusted advisor to leaders on organisational design, workforce planning, succession planning, talent development, and employee engagement.
• Support the delivery of UCC Coffee UK's people strategy and transformation initiatives.
• Use people data and business insights to identify trends and develop solutions that improve organisational performance.

• Lead and support complex employee relations cases including disciplinary, grievance, capability, absence management, and organisational change processes.
• Provide expert guidance on UK employment legislation and HR best practice.
• Ensure consistent application of company policies and procedures across all sites.
• Mitigate organisational risk through proactive case management and coaching of managers.

• Partner with manufacturing and operational leaders to support productivity, efficiency, quality, and safety objectives.
• Develop HR solutions that support shift-based, operational, and front-line colleague populations.
• Support leaders in managing workforce challenges including recruitment, retention, absenteeism, skills shortages, and workforce flexibility.
• Drive initiatives that improve colleague engagement, wellbeing, and operational performance.

• Lead and support restructuring, TUPE, consultation processes, organisational redesign, and change programmes.
• Assist leaders in navigating business transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure change activities are managed professionally, legally, and with a strong focus on colleague experience.

• Support the identification and development of high-potential talent across manufacturing and support functions.
• Drive performance management processes including objective setting, performance reviews, and development planning.
• Partner with Learning & Development to strengthen leadership capability and technical skills development.
• Support succession planning and critical role identification across operational areas.

• Coach and challenge managers to build effective leadership capability.
• Provide guidance on difficult conversations, team effectiveness, engagement, and performance management.
• Promote a positive, inclusive, and accountable leadership culture.

• Champion company values and cultural initiatives.
• Develop strategies to enhance employee engagement,…