Regional HR Business Partner

Location: Gwent

Regional HR Business Partner, Newport

South West Region (Newport)

My client is looking for an experienced HR professional to join them in a senior, business-facing role supporting their South West region. You’ll work closely with regional leaders to shape and deliver a people strategy that supports growth, engagement, and performance.

This is a great opportunity to take the lead on a wide range of HR activity across multiple sites, driving change, improving the employee experience, and making a real impact.

Key Responsibilities will include:

* Partner with the Regional Director and leadership team to deliver the people strategy

* Lead and support HR teams across the region

* Oversee day-to-day HR operations and ensure everything runs smoothly

* Support organisational change and continuous improvement initiatives

* Drive employee engagement and culture improvements

* Manage employee relations, including within a unionised environment

* Support recruitment, workforce planning, and talent development

* Ensure policies, processes, and employment law are applied consistently

Criteria:

* CIPD qualified (or equivalent experience)

* Strong generalist HR background, ideally in manufacturing or a unionised setting

* Experience operating at a senior/strategic level

* Confident influencing and working with senior stakeholders

* Commercially aware, proactive, and resilient

* Passionate about people, development, and building great teams