HR Business Partner - Food Manufacturing

About the role

This HR Business Partner role sits in the UK Operations People and Performance team, covering the Open Can factory at the Kitt Green site in Wigan, one of the largest manufacturing plants in Europe. It reports to a Senior HR Business Partner and involves defining and executing the strategic plan and HR budget in line with company strategy, while balancing day-to-day work with projects across one of the world's largest food companies.

Key responsibilities

• Strategy: understand business and human capital strategy, define HR KPIs, align organizational structure with the standard structure, define the talent management strategy, develop and implement the rewards plan, and consult on changes in line with the union plant agreement
• Budget: develop the annual operating plan (AOP/ZBB) and control it monthly, oversee people package spend and work with manufacturing heads to keep costs efficient
• Recruitment and selection: work with central talent acquisition, support hiring and induction and onboarding strategies
• Learning and development: identify skill gaps, propose training solutions and design and deliver development programmes
• Engagement: detect gaps in the work environment, run action plans, communication plans, steering meetings and exit interviews, and track absenteeism and turnover
• Employee relations: handle employee relations, labour relations, communications, discipline and grievance, medical capability and council negotiations with unions
• Continuous improvement: lead new projects, standardise HR processes, lead the people pathways through KHMS, improve visual management and digitise key people metrics
• Data analysis: use data-driven metrics to target people initiatives to business objectives

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree
• Proven experience in a generalist HR area
• Excellent communication skills to deal with all kinds of stakeholders, including senior management
• Analytical ability, capacity to meet deadlines under pressure and to handle conflicting priorities
• English is essential; Dutch is an advantage

What we offer

• A fast career track
• A competitive salary and an excellent bonus structure above market
• Permanent contract
• Reimbursement of travel expenses