HR Business Partner

2 days ago

Low Fulney, United Kingdom CV-Library Full time

HR Business Partner

Business Area: Meals

Location: Spalding

Contract: FTC
Salary: competitive

Working Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm

Why join us.
We're proud to offer you a career with possibilities. Where you'll be supported to work hard, aim high and bring your best to work, every day. As a valued single-site HRBP, we'll support your ambition, reward your resilience, and encourage you to rise to challenges and create a career you can be proud of too.

What we do.

We're the biggest name you've never heard of. You've probably eaten our food - you just didn't realise it. We make innovative fresh products, with around 18,500 colleagues working across the UK, US and China. We're the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry supplying meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers (including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose). We're ambitious. We're full of ideas. And we're ready for more people who share our values and passion for quality to join us.

Bakkavor Spalding has three factories based on the same site in Spalding, Lincolnshire, employing over 1500 people. These production units produce soups, sauces, dips as part of our meals range as well as salad accompaniments such as coleslaw and pasta salads, sandwich wraps and food to go salads.

About this role.

Are you ready to take your HR career to the next level? We're seeking a dynamic People Partner to collaborate with Line Managers and Senior Leaders, playing a pivotal role in delivering our People Plan across the business.

Why Join Us?
Influence & Lead Change: Shape the future of our people strategy by coaching, influencing, and challenging key business partners.
Drive Ethical Compliance: Ensure our business upholds ethical standards, including modern slavery audits, compliance, and risk management.
Champion Engagement & Wellbeing: Lead engagement initiatives, coordinate wellbeing programs, and support a culture where every voice is heard.
Deliver HR Excellence: Partner with HR specialists to oversee key processes like payroll, talent acquisition, and learning & development.
Foster Growth & Development: Guide managers through performance reviews, succession planning, and leadership development. Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Partnering: Work closely with the Senior HRBP to identify and resolve root causes of people challenges, providing expert advice and actionable solutions.
Ethical Leadership: Support ethical compliance including SEDEX audits, modern slavery risk assessments, and ensure alignment with ethical trading standards.
Talent Pipeline Management: Collaborate with the Talent Acquisition team to meet business needs, from recruiting high-calibre hourly workers to supporting internal succession for salaried roles.
Employee Engagement: Coordinate employee surveys, help line managers develop action plans, and drive engagement at every level of the business.
Learning & Development: Work closely with Learning & Development teams to build capability, upskill managers, and ensure we have a strong talent pipeline.
Stakeholder Management: Build relationships with unions, temporary labour providers, and occupational health teams to ensure smooth operations and compliance with company standards. About you.
Proven Relationship Builder: You can coach, influence, and challenge business partners effectively.
Business Acumen: Strong understanding of business priorities and the role HR plays in achieving success.
Clear Communicator: Ability to convey complex information across all levels, adapting your style to suit the audience.
Proactive Problem-Solver: A pragmatic approach to resolving issues and moving initiatives forward.
Data-Driven: Strong analytical skills to extract, analyse, and present data that informs decisions.
Resilient & Organised: Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment, delivering results to tight deadlines.
Project Experience: Proven experience delivering HR-related projects with real business impact.
Stakeholder & Risk Management: Able to judge risk, escalate when necessary, and influence stakeholders at all levels.
Aligned with Our Values: You'll act with integrity and be a champion of our inclusive, values-driven culture.
What You'll Gain:
The chance to lead and influence people strategy across a business unit.
Grow your career in a company that values professional development and leadership.
Be part of a business that champions ethical practices and strives for operational excellence.
The opportunity to drive meaningful engagement and wellbeing initiatives that make a difference to our people. What you'll receive.
As an equal opportunity employer, we're committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.

You'll enjoy:
Life Assurance (2.5 x salary)
Short Term Bonus Scheme
25 days holiday
Staff Shop
Stakeholder Pension Scheme
MyBargains Discount Platform
Personal Accident Insurance
Free Independent Mortgage Advice
Employee Assistance Programme
A Range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans)
Discounted tutoring for children
Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary
Private Medical Insurance (employee)
Free Carparking Plus, a commitment to your wellbeing that includes emotional, physical and financial support services delivered by our fantastic team of wellbeing champions.

Proud to be Bakkavor.

We're proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We're proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. We're driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business - come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team

Find out more and apply.

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