Job Description
Here at Alexander Steele Recruitment we continue to work with a successful and growing food manufacturing business in Hertfordshire. We are currently supporting them with the recruitment for an experienced HR Business Partner.
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This is a broad, hands-on HR role where you’ll work closely with managers and senior stakeholders across the site, supporting the day-to-day people agenda while also taking ownership of key HR projects, change initiatives and talent development.
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It would suit someone who enjoys being visible within the business, building strong relationships across operational teams and providing practical, commercially focused HR support.
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What’s on offer?
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- £50,000 – £55,000 depending on experience
- Annual bonus
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Enhanced company pension
- Hybrid working
- Healthcare cash plan
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The role
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As HR Business Partner, you’ll support managers across the full employee lifecycle while helping to develop a positive, high-performing and engaging workplace.
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Some of your key responsibilities will include:
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- Providing advice and coaching to managers across employee relations, absence, performance and wider people matters
- Managing complex ER cases and ensuring managers are confident and consistent in their approach
- Leading and supporting organisational change, including restructures and redundancy processes
- Taking ownership of recruitment activity across the site, from attraction through to onboarding
- Working with leaders on performance reviews, succession planning and talent development
- Delivering HR projects designed to improve the employee experience and ways of working
- Supporting engagement, wellbeing, equality, diversity and inclusion initiatives
- Using HR data and systems to identify trends and help inform people decisions
- Building strong relationships across the business and acting as a trusted HR partner to managers and senior stakeholders
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The original role places particular emphasis on recruitment, business partnering, organisational change, talent development, EDI, wellbeing and HR project delivery.
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What are we looking for?
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I’d be keen to speak with HR professionals who have:
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- A strong HR generalist background with experience operating at HR Business Partner level or similar
- Excellent knowledge of UK employment law
- Strong experience managing complex employee relations cases
- Confidence working with and influencing managers and senior stakeholders
- Experience supporting recruitment, performance management and organisational change
- Good HR systems and data capability
- The ability to work at pace within a busy, operational environment
- CIPD Level 5 or equivalent experience
- Experience within food manufacturing, FMCG or another fast-paced manufacturing environment would be highly advantageous.
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The role requires someone who is resilient, adaptable, collaborative and comfortable challenging where appropriate while still building strong relationships across the business.
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This is a great opportunity for someone who wants a genuine business partnering role where they can remain close to the operation, influence managers and play an active part in shaping the wider people agenda.
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Interested?
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- Apply directly or get in touch with me for a confidential conversation and further information about the opportunity.
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