HR Business Partner

Role Overview

• You will work closely with senior leaders to ensure our people strategy aligns with our business goals.
• You will take a lead role in building people plans that drive our operational priorities, ensuring every HR initiative has a purpose.
• Whether you’re navigating complex employee relations or advising on organisational design, your focus remains on keeping our teams connected.
• You’ll be ready to lead on projects that move the needle, from driving cultural and behavioural change programmes to focusing on change management, evolving our culture, and driving talent progression.
• By building strong relationships with our partners in Talent Acquisition, Learning and Development, Engagement, and Reward, you’ll help us shape a workplace that empowers every colleague to be their best.
• You understand that the best decisions aren't made from behind a desk, which is why you’ll meet with colleagues and leaders across our UK sites, from our bustling quarries to state-of-the-art manufacturing sites.
• This "boots on the ground" perspective allows you to build relationships and see our operations first-hand, ensuring you don’t just report on data, but put it into context for our leaders.
• Your commercial awareness will allow you to translate people data into real insight, acting as the bridge between the numbers and the people to keep us on the front foot and moving forward with confidence.

Requirements

• A seasoned HR professional with experience in a fast-paced HRBP or similar role, ideally within a manufacturing environment
• Proven experience in partnering with senior leaders to influence and deliver people-focused strategies
• Proven ability to build people plans that align with business strategy
• Ability to diagnose organisational issues and recommend practical, people-focused solutions
• Strong commercial awareness, with the ability to translate people data into insight and recommend actions
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build rapport and challenge in the right way to achieve the best outcomes
• A thorough working knowledge of UK Employment Law and HR best practices
• A proactive, professional attitude with a commitment to leading with integrity
• A full UK driving licence and the flexibility to travel regularly to our sites across the UK

For extra points:

• A degree-level education or a professional qualification such as the CIPD
• Previous experience working within a unionised environment is highly desirable

Benefits

• Hybrid working between your home office and our office in Elland
• Company Car Allowance-Eligibility. A company car allowance is linked to the role’s stakeholder management requirements and 3,000 miles of annual business travel
• 26 days holiday + bank holidays (equivalent in hours)
• Guaranteed Christmas holidays
• 5% matched pension scheme
• Health care cash plan – support with Dental, Optical, Prescription costs and many more!
• Family leave policies (Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption)
• Share purchase scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Colleague discount on Marshalls and Marley products
• Retailer discounts
• Life assurance
• And best of all, you get to work within a high-performing HR team that is genuinely ambitious about the future of our people and the success of the business!