HR Business Partner

The best people strategies do more than support a business, they give leaders the insight, capability and confidence to make better decisions. As an HR Business Partner, you’ll have the influence to shape the HR agenda within an established manufacturing and engineering environment.

Reporting to the EMEA HR Director, you’ll combine strategic input with hands-on operational responsibility, becoming a key member of the UK leadership team. You’ll also work alongside a global centre of excellence, partnering with talent, HRIS and total reward, with the opportunity for your remit to expand into Europe as the position evolves.

What’s in it for you

Salary of £65,000 - £75,000 per annum  
Influential position as a key member of the UK leadership team  
Opportunity to shape and implement the people strategy for around 200 UK employees  
Partnering to a wider global centre of excellence across talent, learning, HRIS, business partnering and total reward
Scope to broaden your remit into Europe as the position evolves  
Opportunity to influence workforce planning, leadership development, succession, wellbeing and organisational change  
Your responsibilities as HR Business Partner

Turn the wider people strategy into practical operational plans aligned with long-term business objectives  
Partner with managers and senior stakeholders on complex employee relations, resourcing, talent and organisational matters  
Use workforce data and management information to support proactive decision-making, workforce planning and recruitment needs  
Keep policies and practices aligned with UK employment legislation while strengthening compliance, controls and risk management  
Support organisational change, succession, leadership development, inclusion, wellbeing, restructuring and cultural development programmes  
Collaborate with wider EMEA centres of excellence on reward, learning and development, coaching and other business-wide initiatives  
Drive ongoing workforce planning to forecast talent and recruitment needs
Working with business leaders to ensure competitive compensation and reward initiatives are considered
Proactively identifying and supporting HR compliance and controls and mitigating risk
What we’re looking for in a HR Business Partner

Level 7 CIPD qualification or equivalent, with senior generalist HR experience ideally gained within manufacturing, FMCG or engineering  
Strong knowledge and practical application of UK employment law, including managing complex employee relations cases

Experience of workforce planning, succession, talent planning and implementing strategic organisational change  
Strategic thinking and experience of implementing HR change projects
Strong HRIS and workforce data capability with excellent attention to detail;
Workday experience would be highly advantageous  
Effective senior stakeholder coaching, communication and presentation skills, with French or another European language advantageous but not essential
Occasional travel will be required.
Ready to take ownership of a broad people agenda and influence how an established organisation develops its workforce? Apply today for the HR Business Partner position.

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