HR Business Partner

Gi Group; Galway; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental cover

Pension contributions

Death in service

Company phone/laptop

Annual bonus

Long-service awards

21 days annual leave

Business expenses covered

Job summary

Gi Group in Galway City is seeking a strategic HR Site Manager to lead the onsite HR function, joining the Senior Leadership Team and driving all HR activities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

The role requires a strong background in HR operations, talent acquisition, and employee relations, with 5+ years in HR leadership. This is a permanent, fully onsite position offering comprehensive benefits and career development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, or related (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years' HR management or business partnering experience, ideally in a fast-paced, manufacturing or regulated environment.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and influencing abilities.
• Well-versed in HR operations, talent acquisition, employee relations, compliance, and HRIS.
• Excellent interpersonal, analytical, and decision-making skills.
• Able to work onsite and to support occasional after-hours HR matters.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop the onsite HR team (HR Generalist & HR Administrator).
• Build a collaborative, high-performing HR department focused on continuous improvement.
• Provide data-driven insights to site leadership to support business objectives.
• Contribute to workforce planning, organisational design, succession planning, and talent pipeline development.
• Oversee employee relations cases and ensure timely, fair, compliant resolutions.
• Advise managers on performance, conduct, attendance, and conflict resolution.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Influencing

HR Operations

HRIS

Data analysis

Employee relations

Onsite support

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business or related

Tools

HRIS

Job description

Job Title: Human Resources Business Partner (HR Site Manager)
Location: Galway City
Type: Permanent, Fully Onsite
Salary: €70-80k DOE + benefits
Summary: An established manufacturing facility in Galway City is seeking a strategic and hands‑on Human Resources Business Partner to lead the onsite HR function and join the Senior Leadership Team. This is a key appointment responsible for all aspects of HR management, team leadership, and business partnering in a fast‑paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop the onsite HR team (HR Generalist & HR Administrator), allocating workload and ensuring the delivery of consistent, high-quality HR support.
• Build a collaborative, high-performing HR department focused on continuous improvement.
• Operate as a trusted partner to site leadership, providing data-driven insights (turnover, absenteeism, labour costs, training compliance, retention) to support business objectives.
• Contribute to workforce planning, organisational design, succession planning, and talent pipeline development for business-critical roles.
• Oversee complex employee relations cases, ensuring timely, fair, and compliant resolutions.
• Advise and guide managers on performance, conduct, attendance management, and conflict resolution.
• Ensure consistent policy application and compliance with all employment regulations and company standards.
• Oversee full-cycle talent acquisition and onboarding; lead key hiring campaigns as needed.
• Manage training matrix compliance, grant processes, and support audits with robust documentation.
• Drive leadership and competency development initiatives for supervisors and front-line managers.
• Ensure accuracy and compliance in HR documentation, contracts, HRIS data, and training records.
• Lead annual HR budgeting and forecasting (including headcount and training budgets).
• Manage performance and compensation review cycles, and policy/process updates.
• Implement site-wide engagement and improvement initiatives.
• Support site safety culture in collaboration with EHS.
• Attend daily leadership meetings and support operational excellence projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, or related (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years' HR management or business partnering experience, ideally in a fast-paced, manufacturing or regulated environment
• Strong leadership, coaching, and influencing abilities
• Well-versed in all aspects of HR operations, talent acquisition, employee relations, compliance, and HRIS
• Excellent interpersonal, analytical, and decision-making skills
• Able to work onsite and to support occasional after-hours HR matters

What's on Offer

• Comprehensive benefits: health and dental cover, pension contributions, death in service, company phone/laptop, annual bonus, and long-service awards
• 21 days annual leave plus additional days with service
• Business expenses covered

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Gi Group Holdings Recruitment Limited group of companies includes Gi Recruitment Limited, Draefern Limited, Gi Group Recruitment Ltd, INTOO (UK) Limited, Marks Sattin (UK) Limited, TACK TMI UK Limited, Grafton Professional Staffing Limited, Encore Personnel Services, Gi Group Ireland Limited and Kelly Services (UK) Ltd. Gi Group Ireland Limited are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this role.

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