Overview
HR Business Partner - manufacturing
Location: Spalding Lincolnshire
Salary: 40-45,000 + bonus + great benefits
Our client is an international manufacturing business that is grounded in incredible ethics and values. As a result of their continued growth and success they are now looking for an exceptional HR Business Partner who will manage and support all functions on a fresh food manufacturing site. You will drive the people strategy across the site. You will be able to effectively influence and support both the leadership and front line teams to adopt leadership and coaching styles to maximise the potential of their people. This is a true partnering role alongside managing an ER caseload alongside the partnering and projects agenda. You will have an HR advisor in your team to support the people success at the site.
To be successful in this role you will need to have HRBP experience gained within a manufacturing or logistics organisation.
The role
- Establishes and maintains an intimate understanding of the client organisations and the business, in the interest of building effective and productive working relationships with internal stakeholders and clients, at all levels of the organisation
- Plans and supports organisation design to implement new structures, roles and/or processes that create speed and efficiency and support rapidly shifting business demands
- Develops and executes a lifecycle approach to talent management focused on forecasting, staffing, on-boarding, development, performance management, career / succession planning, talent movement and retention, leveraging rigorous workforce analytics and insights.
- Manages the temporary workforce agenda
- Proactively assesses site performance to recommend and drive action through a consultative, "influence without authority" approach
- Coaches business leaders on HR policies and processes, including talent planning, learning and development, and performance management to promote engagement and a culture of continuous growth and development
- Deliver a mixed ER agenda
- Manage wellbeing for the workforce
- Assesses organisational performance systemically, defining talent gaps and proposing HR solutions that support client business objectives
- Coaches business leaders on key organisational and management issues
- Plans and facilitates work sessions to develop business strategies that help support organisational focus, efficiency, speed, and business results
- Assesses employee training and development needs based on business strategy in order to help close gaps between current and future skill sets
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The person
- Degree educated, or equivalent, and CIPD L5 qualified
- Proven experience in a human resources partnering role in a progressive business
- Previous experience of working in a complex, manufacturing or logistics organisation
- Strong business acumen with a keen aptitude to quickly assimilate new information, including involvement in budget and variable labour mix headcount planning
- Proven ability to effectively interact with all organisational levels in a complex environment and build strong, trusted relationships
- Excellent consulting and conflict management skills
- Experience of working in a sometimes ambiguous environment
- Experience, exposure, and comfort with a variety of HR facets including organisation development, employee relations, succession planning, employee engagement, talent acquisition, learning & development, and compensation
- Ability to function independently, with minimal supervision, and thrive within a fast-paced and sometimes ambiguous environment
- Demonstrated experience working as a trusted advisor
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
- Strong use of independent judgment to identify and anticipate client needs and make recommendations for implementation
- Excellent analytical skills and the ability to quickly interpret data, identify trends, and recommend multiple solutions
- Strong organisational, motivational, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to manage multiple conflicting priorities
- Strong team player and ability to function in a matrixed environment