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 and implement the rewards plan
• Budget: develop the annual operating plan (AOP/ZBB) and control monthly spending on people packages, working with manufacturing heads to keep costs efficient
• Recruitment and selection: work with central talent acquisition, set induction and onboarding strategies and hire people aligned with company culture
• Learning and development: identify skill gaps, propose training solutions and deliver development programmes
• Engagement: detect gaps in the work environment, run communication plans, people steering and exit interviews, and track absenteeism and turnover
• Employee relations: handle discipline and grievance, medical capability and council negotiations with unions
• Continuous improvement: lead new projects, standardise HR processes, improve visual management and digitise key people metrics
• Data analysis: use data-driven metrics to target people initiatives to business objectives

Required profile

• Bachelor or Master degree
• Proven experience in a generalist HR area
• Excellent communication skills to deal with all kinds of stakeholders
• 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
• Competitive salary and an excellent bonus structure above market
• Permanent contract
• Reimbursement of travel expenses