HR Business Partner

WAGSTAFF INC; Newcastle-under-Lyme; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Training and development

Flat structure

Job summary

WAGSTAFF INC is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to align people strategy with business needs across multiple UK sites. You will partner with senior leaders, coach managers, and guide end-to-end HR processes from recruitment to employee relations, with travel between sites.

The role requires robust UK employment law knowledge, a data-driven approach, and strong stakeholder management. A dynamic, growth-focused culture awaits.

Qualifications

• HRBP experience or senior HR advisor background
• Degree in HR or Business-related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum CIPD Level 5, ideally Level 7, with strong UK employment law knowledge
• Experience handling complex ER cases and investigations
• Strong data and analytics capability for people metrics
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience with HR systems such as SAP SuccessFactors (desirable)

Responsibilities

• Partner with managers to provide consistent HR advice and coaching
• Support leadership development and challenge where appropriate
• Manage full employee lifecycle: recruitment, onboarding, HR admin
• Handle employee relations cases (disciplinary, grievance, absence, performance)
• Support investigations and fair issue resolution
• Use HR data and metrics to support decision-making
• Support HR projects across UK operations and new site launches
• Build relationships across multiple locations and sites

Skills

Stakeholder management

Employee relations

Coaching & mentoring

HR data analytics

Communication

Education

Degree in HR/Business or equivalent

CIPD Level 5

CIPD Level 7

Tools

SAP SuccessFactors

Job description

With continued UK expansion, they are looking for a confident HR Business Partner to support multiple sites. This is a highly influential role where you will work closely with senior leaders, shape people strategy, and support a fast-paced, evolving workforce.

The opportunity

As an HR Business Partner, you will act as a trusted advisor to managers across the UK, providing expert HR guidance and helping to build strong leadership capability. This role is varied and hands-on, covering employee relations, recruitment, change management and workforce analytics. You will also support HR projects and contribute to new site developments as the business grows.

What's in it for you?

• c£45,000 salary
• Annual bonus scheme
• Supportive, people-focused culture with a flat structure
• Ongoing training and development
• Stable, well-established, future-focused organisation

What you'll be doing as HR Business Partner

• Partnering with managers to provide consistent HR advice and coaching
• Supporting leadership development and challenging where appropriate
• Managing the full employee lifecycle (recruitment, onboarding, HR admin)
• Handling employee relations cases (disciplinary, grievance, absence, performance)
• Supporting investigations and ensuring fair resolution of issues
• Using HR data and metrics to support decision-making
• Supporting HR projects across UK operations and new site launches
• Building strong relationships across multiple locations

This role involves some UK travel to their different sites and occasional international travel so flexibility is required.

• HR Business Partner or Senior HR Advisor experience
• A degree in HR, Business or similar (or equivalent experience)
• Minimum CIPD Level 5, ideally level 7
• Strong UK employment law and employee relations knowledge
• Experience managing complex ER cases
• Strong HR data and analytical capability
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• HR systems experience (SAP SuccessFactors desirable)

Interested in this role?