Human Resources Business Partner

Overview

As a Human Resources Business Partner, you will be a senior HR advisor and member of the Nottingham Site Leadership Team, aligning people strategies with business goals. You’ll shape organisational capability, culture, and change initiatives to drive performance. You partner with leaders to nurture talent, plan for the future, and ensure compliant, ethical HR practices. This role offers the opportunity to impact both people and business outcomes in a global engineering environment.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Annual bonus opportunity
• Pension scheme
• Holiday entitlement
• Employee assistance program
• Professional development opportunities

Responsibilities

• Serve as a member of the Nottingham Site Leadership Team, contributing to organisational effectiveness, workforce planning and business performance
• Partner with leaders to develop organisational capability, succession planning, talent development and employee engagement initiatives
• Lead and support organisational change initiatives and provide coaching and guidance to managers on people-related matters
• Provide expert advice on employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, performance management, absence management and workplace investigations
• Support recruitment, onboarding and employee exit processes in compliance with UK employment law, ACAS guidance, GDPR and company policies
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of employment legislation and HR best practice, minimising organisational risk and ensuring compliance
• Promote an inclusive, high-performing culture through employee engagement, wellbeing and communication initiatives
• Coordinate training, development and performance management activities to support organisational capability and business objectives
• Maintain accurate HR records, reporting and employee data with the highest levels of confidentiality and professionalism
• Ensure consistent application of HR policies and procedures and support their ongoing review and development
• Collaborate with regional and global HR colleagues to support business, site and group-wide initiatives
• Support compensation, benefits and reward programmes, including market benchmarking and salary review processes
• Other tasks and projects as necessary

Key requirements

• Proven experience in a generalist HR, HR Business Partner or equivalent role
• Strong working knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice
• Experience managing employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, absence and performance management processes
• Ability to build effective relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organisation
• Strong communication, judgement and problem-solving skills
• Desirable: CIPD qualification (Level 5 or above) or equivalent professional experience
• Desirable: Experience within a manufacturing, engineering or operational environment
• Desirable: Experience supporting organisational change, workforce planning or talent development initiatives
• Desirable: Previous experience as a member of a site management or leadership team
• Desirable: Experience using HR information systems and workforce reporting tools

• Relationship-building
• Influencing stakeholders
• Strong communication
• UK employment law knowledge
• ACAS guidance awareness
• GDPR awareness

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