The Opportunity
We’re delighted to be supporting a hugely successful, fast growing, privately owned UK industrial group operating across multiple sites. The business is financially robust, invests heavily in its people and operations, and has exciting long term growth ambitions across the UK that this role will play a huge part of. This is a newly created HR Business Partner role covering the South / Central region, offering genuine scope to shape how HR partners with the business. The culture is pragmatic, values led and collaborative, not overly corporate, but highly professional, with a strong focus on balancing local site identity with consistent Group values, wellbeing and performance. You’ll work closely with senior operational leaders across several sites, playing a visible, influential role in driving people strategy while remaining close to day to day operations.

Key Responsibilities
Act as a trusted HR Business Partner to operational and senior leaders across multiple manufacturing sites
• Provide pragmatic, hands on HR support across the full employee lifecycle, with particular strength in employee relations
• Coach, develop and challenge line managers to improve people leadership capability and confidence
• Support organisational change, growth and restructuring initiatives
• Drive performance management, talent development and succession planning
• Ensure HR policies and practices are fair, consistent and legally compliant
• Champion culture, values, wellbeing and a safety first approach
• Contribute to wider HR and organisational development projects
• Multi site travel is a core part of the role, enabling strong relationships and real influence. As this is very much a trust culture, the successful candidate will manage their own travel agenda, planning site visits in partnership with operational leaders.
This is a role suited to someone who enjoys autonomy, visibility and impact, not a desk based or purely policy focused HR position.


Ideal candidate
Proven experience as an HR Business Partner or senior generalist
• Strong employee relations background in a union sensitive environment, including complex case management
• Experience within manufacturing, engineering, logistics or similar operational environments (highly desirable)
• Comfortable working in a fast paced, change driven, multi site organisation. TUPE experience would be desirable.
• Pragmatic, commercial and solutions focused in approach
• Confident influencing at all levels, particularly operational leaders


Summary
This is a rare opportunity to step into a newly created HR Business Partner role with real autonomy and influence within a successful, fast growing business. You’ll operate at the heart of the organisation, working closely with senior operational leaders across multiple sites, shaping culture, capability and performance rather than simply maintaining process. For an HR Business Partner who enjoys being close to the business, thrives in multi site environments and wants to make a tangible, long term impact, this role offers both challenge and genuine career opportunity.