HR Business Partner (South)

Thermotraffic; Newark on Trent; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days annual leave

Pension and insurance schemes

Training and development opportunities

Career progression

Supportive environment

Job summary

Thermotraffic is seeking an HR Business Partner (South) to partner with managers across the South, translating HR strategy into practical guidance and ensuring effective performance, absence management, and development support. The role acts as a trusted adviser and links day-to-day HR with longer-term people strategy, using workforce data to anticipate needs.

The role covers South sites with a Newark office presence at least one day per week and offers a competitive salary plus pension, 25 days

Qualifications

• Strong generalist HR experience across employment matters and HR cycles.
• Experience managing employee relations, absence, performance, and change.
• Ability to translate HR strategy into practical guidance for managers.

Responsibilities

• Partner with managers across the South to translate HR policy into practice.
• Advise on performance, absence management, talent, and development.
• Lead or contribute to HR projects to improve organisational capability and employee experience.

Skills

HR generalist experience

Stakeholder management

Data-driven HR

Education

CIPD Level 3 or 5

Job description

The HR Business Partner (South) is responsible for partnering with managers across the South to translate HR strategy and policy into effective operational practice.

The role acts as a trusted sparring partner and adviser to managers, providing practical and commercially focused guidance on performance, absence management, talent, organisational development and employment matters.

Working as the bridge between day-to-day HR implementation and longer-term people strategy, the HR Business Partner will use workforce data and organisational insight to identify trends, anticipate people requirements and support effective workforce planning. The role will also lead and contribute to HR projects designed to improve organisational capability, employee performance and the overall employee experience. Covering the South sites with 1 day a week minimum in the Newark office.

What We Offer

• Competitive, market-based salary.
• 25 days annual leave.
• Pension and insurance schemes.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Career progression within a growing organisation.
• A supportive and professional working environment.

Requirements

• Strong generalist HR experience, preferably within an HR Business Partner, HR Adviser or similar commercially focused role.
• CIPD Level 3 or Level 5 qualification, or equivalent HR experience.
• Practical experience of managing employee relations matters, including absence, performance, capability, conduct and organisational change.
• Experience of workforce planning, talent management and/or succession planning.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret HR data and convert findings into meaningful business recommendations.
• Experience supporting performance management and annual HR cycles.
• Experience leading or contributing to HR projects.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A pragmatic, solution-focused and commercially aware approach.