HR Business Partner

JAMES DONALDSON & SONS LTD; Glenrothes; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Scotland is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to support operational leaders and manage employee relations. The role requires a hands-on professional who can thrive in a dynamic, multi-site environment, ensuring compliance and creating a positive impact on employee engagement. With a competitive salary and additional benefits, this is an exciting opportunity for those looking to advance their HR career.

Benefits

Critical illness cover

Cycle to work scheme

Additional holidays

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a generalist HR role with strong ER case management.
• Sound knowledge of UK employment law.
• Experience in a manufacturing, logistics, or multi-site environment is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage complex employee relations cases.
• Act as a trusted advisor for managers on ER issues.
• Partner with hiring managers through recruitment processes.

Skills

Employee Relations

Interpersonal Skills

Coaching

Influencing Skills

Education

CIPD Level 5

Job description

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Location: Hybrid – with travel to Glenrothes & other UK sites
Contract: Full-time, Permanent (36.75)
Salary: Competitive + Benefits

Are you an experienced HR professional with a passion for employee relations and making a real impact on the ground?

We’re looking for a hands-on, solutions-focused HR Business Partner to join our team and work closely with operational leaders across our business. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, multi-site environment and enjoys building trusted relationships to deliver practical, commercial HR support.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead and manage a wide range of complex employee relations cases – disciplinary, grievance, capability, sickness absence, and performance
• Act as a trusted advisor, coaching managers to handle ER issues confidently and compliantly
• Support organisational change projects including restructures and TUPE
• Partner with hiring managers through end-to-end recruitment processes
• Provide payroll admin support including holiday cover and accurate submissions
• Drive initiatives across performance, wellbeing, engagement, and people data insights

What we’re looking for:

• Proven experience in a generalist HR role with strong ER case management
• Sound knowledge of UK employment law and confident decision-making
• Strong interpersonal, coaching, and influencing skills
• Experience with payroll processes (desirable)
• CIPD Level 5 qualified or working towards
• Experience in a manufacturing, logistics, or multi-site environment is a plus
• A supportive, collaborative HR team
• Hybrid working with flexibility
• Opportunity to make a real difference across a dynamic, people-focused business
• A catalogue of additional benefits available to purchase such as critical illness cover, cycle to work scheme and additional holidays.

Ready to take the next step in your HR career?

Apply now and help us shape a culture where people and performance thrive.