HR Lead | Business Partnering for Site Growth

Saputo Inc.; Hawes; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Employer pension contribution

Private Medical Insurance

Thrive 24-hours a day app

Life assurance

Subsidised staff restaurant

Discounted branded products

My Staff Shop

Free onsite parking

Autonomous and inclusive working

Progression within the UK and overseas

Job summary

Saputo Dairy UK is seeking an experienced HR professional to join the Hawes site as HR Lead – Business Partnering. You will operate within the Plant Leadership Team, providing strategic people insights and coaching to leaders across a 140-strong site including a visitor centre.

Key focus areas include employee engagement, retention, attendance, succession planning and labour cost management, with collaboration across central HR and local teams to deliver consistent HR practices.

Qualifications

• Broad HR generalist experience covering employee relations, performance management, engagement, talent and organisational change
• Experience working closely with leadership teams and influencing business decisions
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills
• Demonstrable experience delivering business outcomes through people initiatives
• The ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Strong business acumen and understanding of operational business drivers
• Experience developing talent pipelines and succession plans
• A proven ability to operate successfully within a matrix organization, building effective partnerships with central support functions

Responsibilities

• Acting as a trusted member of the Hawes leadership team, providing people insight and constructive challenge
• Partnering with leaders to deliver people plans aligned with site and business priorities
• Building trusted relationships with managers, colleagues and the wider HR team
• Developing high-performing teams and a culture of accountability, engagement and continuous improvement
• Coaching managers to build their people-management capability and confidence
• Collaborating with central HR specialists to deliver consistent, locally relevant people initiatives
• Managing employee relations matters fairly, consistently and in line with policy and legislation
• Guiding managers through attendance, performance, conduct, capability, grievance and disciplinary cases
• Strengthening employee engagement, retention, attendance and constructive employee relations
• Partnering with Talent Acquisition and hiring managers to attract, recruit and retain site talent
• Leading succession planning and development for key roles and high-potential colleagues
• Supporting workforce planning, organisational design and resource decisions with local insight
• Applying reward frameworks, salary structures and job architecture consistently
• Using people data to identify trends, challenge performance and prioritise action
• Driving measurable improvements in absence, turnover, retention, engagement and organisational effectiveness
• Managing labour costs, overtime and resource utilisation against agreed plans
• Ensuring people practices support a safe, compliant workplace and maintaining SMETA audit readiness
• Improving productivity, capability and workforce effectiveness across the manufacturing operation and Visitor Centre

Skills

Broad HR generalist experience

Experience with leadership teams

Stakeholder management

Talent pipelines & succession planning

Matrix organization experience

Business acumen

People initiatives

Credibility & resilience

Job description

Saputo Dairy UK is seeking an experienced HR professional to join the Hawes site as HR Lead – Business Partnering. You will operate within the Plant Leadership Team, providing strategic people insights and coaching to leaders across a 140-strong site including a visitor centre.

Key focus areas include employee engagement, retention, attendance, succession planning and labour cost management, with collaboration across central HR and local teams to deliver consistent HR practices.