Mpeople Recruitment are seeking a HR Business Partner for our client that are a well-established and reputable local manufacturing company in the Oldham area. This is a full-time, permanent role and is 100% office-based. Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 dependent on experience Working Hours: 8.45am – 4.30pm Monday to Friday. Some flexibility with start and finish time. Benefits: 25 days plus bank holidays (plus option to buy and sell holidays), plus a long list of employee benefits such as life assurance, private healthcare plans, a low cost onsite gym etc. Working closely with leaders across the organisation, this role delivers a proactive HR partnering service, supporting all aspects of the employee lifecycle and driving effective people solutions. Key responsibilities: * Partner with leaders to align people plans with business priorities. * Act as a trusted advisor on talent, leadership, performance, and organisational design. * Use people data to identify trends and drive performance and engagement improvements. * Deliver practical, cost-effective, and compliant solutions to complex people challenges. * Build strong relationships to support, coach, and develop leaders. * Support and improve HR policies, processes, and best practices. * Lead talent reviews and succession planning with learning and development. * Act as a key HR contact, providing high-quality support to managers and leaders. * Collaborate with site HR teams to proactively resolve people matters. * Provide expert guidance on employee relations, including investigations and case management. * Drive engagement, wellbeing, and DEI (diversity, equality and inclusion) initiatives. * Lead performance management cycles, ensuring consistency and continuous improvement. * Work cross-site to deliver key performance and talent projects. * Take a hands-on approach to developing manager capability. * Apply external trends and insights to continuously improve HR tools and practices. Essential Skills, Knowledge & Experience: * CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent) or above * Proven experience in an HR Business Partner role * Strong influencing skills with the ability to gain buy-in at all levels, including senior stakeholders * Experience supporting organisational change initiatives * Ability to build effective, trusted relationships across the business * Capable of operating strategically and representing HR internally and externally * Skilled in managing multiple priorities, projects, and deadlines within a generalist HR function * Solid experience handling complex employee relations cases with good employment law knowledge * Able to identify key people risks, implications, and opportunities for improvement Desirable Skills, Knowledge & Experience: * Experience within a manufacturing or industrial environment * Exposure to partnering with international or European teams * Experience operating in a unionised setting * Strong communication skills, with the ability to adapt style and tone * Confident in constructively challenging stakeholders and influencing change * Promotes a positive, proactive culture across teams, and acts as a credible role model, building strong stakeholder relationships Please note that Mpeople Recruitment cannot always respond to all applicants due to the high volume of CV's received on a daily basis. Should you not receive a response within 5 working days please accept this as not been successful. Mpeople wish you all the best in your job search