HR Business Partner Corporate functions
* Based either West Midlands or Northamptonshire
* Travel across sites is required for this role
* FTC 12 months +
* Hybrid work offered once relationships have been built
* Paying up to GBP65k
This UK-based manufacturing group operates successfully across the country with multiple sites. Privately owned, the business maintains a strong commitment to product quality, customer service, and investing in its workforce.
The HR team plays a key role in supporting continued growth. The company culture encourages continuous improvement and innovation, particularly within HR, creating opportunities to lead change initiatives.
The ideal candidate will embrace the company s heritage and values, while supporting leaders in adopting new approaches. The organisation is looking for collaborative individuals who can help drive sustainable progress.
The Role
The HRBP partners with business leaders to align HR strategies with business goals, providing guidance on workforce planning, talent management, employee relations, performance management, and organisational development.
Key responsibilities of the HR Business Partner:
* Coach managers in commercial and functional environments to build team management capabilities.
* Support the full employee lifecycle, including hiring, onboarding, probation periods, and exits.
* Coordinate performance management, learning and development, engagement, wellbeing initiatives, and talent/succession planning.
* Lead or support HR projects and initiatives across the business.
* Analyse HR metrics to inform decision-making and improve workforce effectiveness.
* Ensure compliance with legal requirements and manage audits from customers and third parties.
* Work with unions and unrepresented teams, leading complex ER cases up to ET and guiding collective consultations on changes in working practices.
Key requirements of the HR Business Partner:
* Strong HR Generalist experience in B2B/B2C commercial and functional environments.
* Skilled in workforce planning, leadership development, talent management, and hiring for specialist roles.
* Experience managing complex ER cases, collective consultations, and working with unions/legacy agreements.
* Familiar with audits and ensuring legal compliance.
* Ability to lead in a safety-first culture and travel as needed.
* Strong commercial awareness and stakeholder management.
* Organised, action-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities.
* Fair, consistent, and resilient in managing ER/IR matters.
* Collaborative and able to handle sensitive issues with confidentiality.
If you are interested in this HR Business Partner position and feel your experience matches the criteria, then please apply now for immediate consideration or for more information please contact Kerry Norman.
Medlock Partners are a professional services recruitment specialist operating across England. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances, including minorities and those with disabilities. Please note our advertisements use years' experience and salary levels purely as a guide. We are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role. If you do not hear from us within 48 hours please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
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