Junior People Partner Human Resources

Potter and Moore Plc is a UK-based beauty and wellbeing brand owner and manufacturer listed on the AIM market, combining brand ownership with large-scale manufacturing expertise. The company operates two manufacturing sites in Peterborough and Tiverton, employs roughly 380 people, and produces more than 44 million units each year across personal care, haircare, skincare, and baby care categories.

The group generates revenue through two primary channels: its portfolio of owned brands, including Emma Hardie, Feather & Down, The Curl Company, and Balance Active Formula, alongside private label manufacturing for leading retail partners. Complementing these core activities, Potter and Moore also provide selected contract manufacturing services. Through this diversified model, the business supplies major retailers and premium beauty brands across both UK and international markets.

We are seeking an ambitious and people-focused Junior People Partner to support the delivery of a proactive, commercially aware People service across our Operations and Support Functions teams.

This is an excellent opportunity for an HR professional looking to broaden their experience and develop their partnering capability within a fast-paced FMCG environment. Working closely with the Lead People Partner, you will play a key role in supporting managers, driving people initiatives and helping create a high-performance culture where employees can thrive.

If you enjoy building relationships, solving problems, coaching managers and making a tangible impact on business performance, we'd love to hear from you.

• Support managers across Operations and Support Functions to understand people priorities and translate business needs into practical people actions.
• Provide first-line advice and guidance on people matters, policies and procedures.
• Build effective working relationships with managers and employees across the business.
• Support consistent and commercially aligned decision-making across your stakeholder groups.
• Identify opportunities to improve people practices, engagement and operational effectiveness.

• Support the management of employee relations matters including absence, conduct, performance, capability and grievance cases.
• Assist managers in handling people issues fairly, consistently and in line with company policy.
• Escalate complex or high-risk matters appropriately while maintaining ownership of routine casework.
• Coach managers to improve confidence and capability in day-to-day people management.
• Ensure accurate documentation and effective case management throughout the employee lifecycle.

• Coordinate recruitment processes from advertising through to onboarding.
• Support managers with workforce planning and recruitment activity.
• Manage candidate communications and recruitment administration to deliver a positive candidate experience.
• Coordinate onboarding and probation processes to support successful integration of new employees.
• Identify opportunities to improve attraction, onboarding and retention outcomes.

• Support managers with performance management processes and development planning activities.
• Monitor absence trends and support attendance management processes.
• Assist with return-to-work discussions and follow-up actions where required.
• Help managers maintain clear performance expectations and development objectives.
• Support interventions that improve capability, engagement and retention.
• Prepare and analyse people data including absence, turnover, employee relations, recruitment and training metrics.
• Identify trends, risks and opportunities to support informed decision-making.
• Assist with the development of meaningful management reporting.
• Contribute to the review and improvement of People policies, processes and templates.
• Support People projects and wider organisational initiatives as required.

• Passionate about people and developing a career in People Partnering.
• Commercially aware and interested in understanding how effective people practices drive business performance.
• Strong…