Senior HR Lead - Business Partnering for Manufacturing

Saputo, Inc.; Hawes; Presencial; GBP 65.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Annual bonus

Employer pension contribution

Private Medical Insurance

Thrive 24/7 wellbeing app

Life assurance

Subsidised staff restaurant

Discounted branded products

My Staff Shop benefits platform

Free onsite parking

Autonomous and inclusive working env.

Opportunities for progression within/̄

Descripción de la vacante

Saputo Dairy UK is recruiting an HR Lead - Business Partnering to join the Hawes site, a combined dairy manufacturing operation and Visitor Centre. You will act as a trusted adviser to the Hawes leadership team, shaping people plans, driving engagement, and partnering with central HR to ensure consistent people practices aligned with business priorities.

You will coach managers, manage employee relations, and lead succession and talent planning while balancing labour costs and site performance.

Formación

• 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.
• Experience operating within a matrix organisation, building effective partnerships with central support functions.

Responsabilidades

• 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.

Conocimientos

Broad HR generalist

Leadership collaboration

Stakeholder management

Business acumen

Matrix organization experience

Descripción del empleo

Saputo Dairy UK is recruiting an HR Lead - Business Partnering to join the Hawes site, a combined dairy manufacturing operation and Visitor Centre. You will act as a trusted adviser to the Hawes leadership team, shaping people plans, driving engagement, and partnering with central HR to ensure consistent people practices aligned with business priorities.

You will coach managers, manage employee relations, and lead succession and talent planning while balancing labour costs and site performance.