People & Culture Business Partner

FRS Recruitment; Leinster; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

FRS Recruitment is seeking a People & Culture Business Partner to act as a strategic partner, helping to build people capability across the organisation and deliver HR strategies and change through effective business partnering.

Working closely with the People & Culture Manager, you will lead employee relations, policy updates, and ESG compliance, while driving engagement, inclusion and a positive culture using people analytics to inform decisions.

Qualifications

• Strong generalist HR experience from a Manufacturing, Production or related industry.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent knowledge of Irish employment law.
• Experience of developing strategies and planning.
• Experience and skilled at developing systems.
• Experience of dealing with a multiple of ER cases from day to day to complex.
• Strong influencing skills and relationship management at all levels internally and externally.

Responsibilities

• Partner with department leaders to understand business needs, monitor People KPIs and develop effective people strategies.
• Deliver short- and medium-term People & Culture initiatives and projects.
• Manage employee relations matters effectively, including grievances, disciplinaries and restructures, while managing risk.
• Coach and support line managers on people-related matters and provide regular ER updates and trends.
• Drive employee engagement, inclusion, diversity and a positive organisational culture.
• Review, update and communicate People policies, procedures and the Employee Handbook.
• Use People Analytics to identify trends, support decision-making and improve performance.
• Support compliance with people-related ESG requirements, including modern slavery.
• Coordinate employee engagement activities, including reward and recognition, employee forums, surveys and internal communications.
• Attend daily factory review meetings and support ongoing People & Culture projects.
• Champion continuous improvement by reviewing processes and removing non-value-adding activities.

Skills

Generalist HR

Communication skills

Irish employment law

Strategy development

HR systems

ER case handling

Influencing skills

Job description

An exciting opportunity for a People & Culture Business Partner to act as a strategic partner and change agent, helping to build and develop people capability across the organisation. The role will support people-focused initiatives and deliver people strategies and change through effective business partnering. Working closely with the People & Culture Manager, the People & Culture Business Partner will help develop and implement a long-term People & Culture strategy aligned with the organisation’s goals, as well as deliver on the day to day HR operational requirements.

• Partner with department leaders to understand business needs, monitor People KPIs and develop effective people strategies.
• Deliver short- and medium-term People & Culture initiatives and projects.
• Manage employee relations matters effectively, including grievances, disciplinaries and restructures, while managing risk.
• Coach and support line managers on people-related matters and provide regular ER updates and trends.
• Drive employee engagement, inclusion, diversity and a positive organisational culture.
• Review, update and communicate People policies, procedures and the Employee Handbook.
• Use People Analytics to identify trends, support decision-making and improve performance.
• Support compliance with people-related ESG requirements, including modern slavery.
• Coordinate employee engagement activities, including reward and recognition, employee forums, surveys and internal communications.
• Attend daily factory review meetings and support ongoing People & Culture projects.
• Champion continuous improvement by reviewing processes and removing non-value-adding activities.

Skills / Qualifications:

• Strong generalist HR experience from a Manufacturing, Production or related industry background.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent knowledge of Irish employment law.
• Experience of developing strategies and planning
• Experience and skilled at developing systems.
• Experience of dealing with a multiple of ER cases from day to day to complex.
• Strong influencing skills and relationship management at all levels internally and externally.