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We are looking for a proactive and commercially minded People Partner to join our People team. Acting as a trusted advisor to operational and functional leaders, you’ll drive a people strategy that supports productivity, capability, and culture across our manufacturing environment. This role blends strategic partnership with hands-on delivery, ensuring we have the talent, engagement, and organisational effectiveness needed to achieve our commercial goals.
Job Responsibility:
Partner with leaders to shape and deliver people plans aligned to business priorities such as productivity, quality, safety, and growth
Use workforce data and insights to identify trends, risks, and opportunities that inform decision-making
Support organisational design, workforce planning, and succession planning
Provide expert guidance on employee relations matters, ensuring fair, consistent, and compliant outcomes
Coach managers to confidently handle day-to-day people issues
Champion a positive, inclusive, high-performance culture across shop floor and office environments
Support initiatives that strengthen employee engagement and retention
Drive effective performance management through clear expectations, feedback, and development conversations
Advise on reward, benefits, and recognition approaches suited to an SME environment
Promote wellbeing initiatives tailored to manufacturing shift patterns and physical work demands
Support change initiatives including restructures, process improvements, and technology implementation
Contribute to continuous improvement of People processes, systems, and ways of working
Requirements:
Proven experience in a generalist HR Advisory or People Partner role, ideally within manufacturing, engineering, or similar operational environments
Strong understanding of UK employment law and HR best practice
Confidence working with shop floor teams, supervisors, and senior leaders
Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery
Skilled in coaching, influencing, and building trusted relationships
Comfortable working in a fast-paced SME environment with evolving processes
Data literate with the ability to interpret metrics and present insights
CIPD Level 5 (or above) qualification or equivalent experience
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
Demonstrated ability to support organisational change and improvement initiatives
Experience in manufacturing or engineering sectors
Experience supporting organisational design or workforce planning projects
What we offer:
25 Days Annual Leave + Bank holidays
Extra day Annual Leave for your birthday
A confidential employee assistance helpline covering physical and emotional support
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