Business Partner

Job title: People (HR) Business Partner

Reporting to: US People (HR) Director

Location: Lakeland, USA

We are seeking a relationship-driven and operationally strong People Business Partner to support our manufacturing facility in Lakeland, Florida.

This role serves as a primary People resource for employees and front-line leaders. You will be the trusted advisor to our teams, building meaningful relationships and becoming the “go-to” partner our leaders and employees rely on.

Reporting to the on-site People Director, this position focuses on executing our regional and global people strategy while supporting employee relations, performance management, manager coaching, engagement initiatives, and compliance.

Working closely with the People Director and the People Operations Lead, you will help ensure a fair, compliant, and engaged workplace while building leadership capability across the region.

We’ve been making the world taste better since 1886 and sell over 3,000 products in more than 90 countries, but we’re only just getting started. We’re on an exciting journey and have ambitious plans to become the indispensable partner of choice for the world’s leading flavour and fragrance houses, beverage and consumer brands.

On joining Treatt, you’ll become one of over 300 international experts, working together to collectively surprise and delight our customers. Nothing is more important to us than the happiness of our people as without them, we’d never succeed.

We think Treatt’s a great place to work, but don’t just take our word for it:

“Everyone wants your feedback and opinion; it feels like a place of study where nurturing and encouragement are the standard. It is very clear the hard work that goes into providing excellence for customers, but it is also very apparent that managers have the same goals for helping us all to progress.” – Anita, Innovation Scientist

“Joining my close and supportive team was the most enjoyable way to gain more skills and increase my knowledge.” – Ashley, Distillation Control Team Leader

“Treatt creates an environment to help you be the best you can, with no two days the same and opportunities always available to help you learn and develop. The people and the culture create a fantastic company to be part of.” – Rebecca, Commercial Coordinator

• Serve as a first point of contact for employees and front-line leaders regarding people policies, workplace concerns, and employee relations matters.
• Conduct employee relations investigations and prepare documentation, findings, and recommendations for review by the People Director.
• Partner with supervisors and managers on attendance, conduct, and performance issues to ensure timely, fair, and compliant resolution.
• Identify trends in employee relations data and proactively coach managers to strengthen leadership capability.
• Maintain regular floor presence to ensure visibility, approachability, and engagement.

• Partner with managers and supervisors to drive a high-performance culture through coaching conversations, documentation, and improvement plans.
• Reinforce consistent application of performance standards and leadership expectations.
• Coach leaders through difficult conversations and change-related impacts.

• Partner with department leaders to review talent and succession planning, building strong internal pipelines for leadership and business-critical roles.
• Develop understanding of future workforce needs and partner with the People Director to ensure capability alignment.
• Support the design and delivery of leadership and individual capability initiatives.

• Conduct intake meetings for professional, skilled, and leadership roles.
• Screen resumes and conduct prescreens for non-hourly positions.
• Coach managers on structured interviewing and consistent selection practices.
• Partner with the People Director, who interviews all higher-level leadership and business-critical roles.

• Drive employee engagement initiatives, recognition…