Overview
Refresco Pontefract, England, United Kingdom
Join Refresco as a HR Business Partner and be at the heart of our site operations, supporting and developing our people every day. This is a hands-on role where you’ll work closely with site colleagues and managers, shaping the employee experience, driving performance, and helping build a positive, high-performing culture. You’ll be part of a small, friendly HR team with the backing of our Central HR function, giving you the chance to make a real impact and grow your career in a dynamic, people-focused environment.
Role title: HR Business Partner (site)
Location: Pontefract, UK
Working hours: Monday to Friday – 38 hours
Employment type: Permanent
Responsibilities
* Performance Management: Support annual appraisals, objective setting, and competency frameworks, coaching managers to embed performance standards.
* Recruitment & Retention: Facilitate approvals, support local hiring, manage agency relationships, and ensure smooth onboarding of new employees.
* Legal & Compliance: Provide HR advice in line with company policies and employment law, ensuring audit and compliance obligations are met.
* Employee Relations: Advise and coach managers, maintain positive labour relations, and support fair and consistent application of policies.
* Absence Management: Lead long-term sickness cases, manage absence KPIs, and coordinate with Occupational Health as needed.
* General HR Support: Manage site HR budget, communicate key business updates, monitor HR trends, support HR projects, and contribute to best practice across the HR function.
Qualifications
* Can convey information effectively and succinctly to diverse audiences.
* Confident using IT systems, including databases, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
* Current knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practices.
* Proven experience in HR management or as an HR Business Partner.
* Ideal: experience in FMCG and CIPD qualification (or equivalent) at Level 7.
Benefits
* 12.5% Annual bonus
* Personal healthcare
* 28 days annual leave + bank holidays
* Purchase of 3 additional holidays per year
* Free on-site parking
* GroceryAid – support service offering financial, legal, wellbeing and practical support, advice and counselling
* Cheers – benefits platform offering discounts, free perks, and well-being tools for all employees
About Refresco
Refresco is the global independent beverage solutions provider for Global, National and Emerging brands, and retailers with production in Europe, North America, and Australia. We offer a wide range of product and packaging options, and operate to high quality standards to serve our customers.
Refresco is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and has more than 13,500 employees. We currently produce 12 billion litres of soft drinks from 64 manufacturing plants in 12 countries. We own six drinks manufacturing sites within the UK and employ over 1,800 people locally.
We are committed to equal opportunity and fairness in our recruitment process.
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