People Relations Specialist - UK

AB Agri; Budock Water; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Car allowance

Private healthcare

Matched pension 10%

Job summary

AB Agri Ltd is seeking a People Relations Specialist to oversee employee and industrial relations across the UK on a 6-month FTC, full-time basis. The role involves advising leaders, handling high-volume ER cases, and guiding change initiatives to achieve fair, legally sound outcomes.

You will collaborate with regional leaders and the People & Performance team, travel to AB Agri sites, and help foster a proactive, inclusive culture that supports performance and engagement.

Qualifications

• Experience managing employee and industrial relation cases, with knowledge of employment law.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with managers, employees and union representatives.
• Confident advising on complex, sensitive people issues with discretion.
• Ability to work in a process-driven environment at pace.
• Solution-focused approach with resilience and sound judgement.

Responsibilities

• Managing high volume employee relations cases, including long term sickness, grievances, disputes and performance issues.
• Advising leaders and managers on ER, IR, policy and employment law matters, acting as a trusted partner.
• Supporting regional change initiatives, including restructures and policy implementation, with clear communication and stakeholder engagement.
• Ensuring ER and IR practices are compliant.
• Using data and insight to identify trends, risks and opportunities to improve employee relations outcomes.

Job description

Job Title: People Relations Specialist – UK
Location: UK (with regular travel to sites across the region)
Contract and Shift details: 6 months FTC, full time
Package includes: Salary from £35,000, plus a benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and reward your impact.

• discretionary performance related bonus
• car allowance
• private healthcare
• matched pension contribution of up to 10%

If you enjoy navigating complex people issues and helping leaders do the right thing — even in challenging situations — this could be a role where you’ll have real influence. You’ll be at the centre of how AB Agri manages employee and industrial relations across the UK, working closely with leaders and People & Performance colleagues to create fair, consistent and legally sound outcomes.

You’ll support managers through change, resolve sensitive issues with confidence and care, and help build a proactive approach to employee relations that strengthens trust, engagement and performance across the region.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Managing high volume employee relations cases, including long term sickness, grievances, disputes and performance issues
• Advising leaders and managers on ER, IR, policy and employment law matters, acting as a trusted partner
• Supporting regional change initiatives, including restructures and policy implementation, with clear communication and stakeholder engagement
• Ensuring ER and IR practices are compliant
• Using data and insight to identify trends, risks and opportunities to improve employee relations outcomes

What You’ll Bring

• Strong experience managing employee and industrial relation cases, with sound knowledge of employment law
• Ability to build trusted relationships with managers, employees and union representatives
• Confidence advising on complex, sensitive people issues with discretion and professionalism
• Ability work in process driven environment at pace.
• A pragmatic, solution‑focused approach, with resilience and sound judgement

Where growth meets purpose

What sets us apart is how we delight our customers - and that’s because of great people like you. People with different life experiences who share common values. Together, we’re shaping a world where responsible nutrition is accessible to all. With a big goal comes equally big opportunities to make a career that truly feels like your own. As a team we’re collaborative, purpose-driven and encourage trying new ideas. We also find ways to nourish your individual journey, so everyone can feel proud of the difference that they make in their own way.

We’re thrilled to share that AB Agri has been recognised as one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2025. This is a proud moment for us all. It highlights the real progress we’ve made to build a workplace that is inclusive, supportive, and fair for everyone. Over the last 5 years we have rebuilt our talent management practices, from inclusive hiring, to transparent pay frameworks, flexible work, and the momentum of our Employee Network Groups. Our actions are embedding inclusion at the heart of how we operate and creating a culture where people can be themselves

As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to ensuring our application and recruitment processes work for everyone so if you need any additional support (like alternative formats for your application, bringing a support dog to the offices, a sign language interpreter - or anything else) just let us know.