Overview
Shift: Monday‑Friday. Location: Hamilton/Hybrid.
We have an exciting opportunity for a People Partner to join our People Team at the Hamilton site as part of ‘Finsbury Food Group’. Lightbody’s is the UK’s largest supplier of celebration cakes to UK retailers, with a 135‑year legacy of craft baking and 55 million products produced each year. We also make supermarkets’ own‑label cakes and in‑store bakery bites.
What you’ll actually do
* Build strong, trusted relationships with leaders to align people strategies with business goals.
* Act as a proactive advisor across the employee lifecycle, supporting performance, development, and engagement.
* Provide guidance on employee relations, organisational design, and change initiatives.
* Use data and insight to identify trends and opportunities to improve team effectiveness and foster a high‑performing, inclusive culture.
* Support the business across all aspects of HR, including best practice, employment legislation, employee relations, recruitment, manager coaching, employee engagement, and people‑focused projects at both site and group level.
* Work closely with the Site Leadership Team and operational functions to embed culture and values, enabling strong performance within a positive and motivating environment.
* Influence and constructively challenge stakeholders to deliver the people agenda and drive continuous improvement.
* Manage employee relations casework, applying a solid understanding of UK employment law and strong organisational skills.
Ideal qualifications
* CIPD qualified.
* Proven HR generalist / people partnering experience, ideally in a medium/large unionised manufacturing environment.
* Experience across key HR disciplines:
o Organisation Design
o Resourcing & Talent Planning
o Learning & Development
o Performance & Reward
o Employee Engagement
o Employee Relations
o Employment Law
o Strong ability to challenge and influence senior stakeholders.
o Collaborative, pragmatic, and proactive approach.
o Experience contributing to strategic people agendas.
o Ambition to progress career and deliver exceptional results.
Benefits
* Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave.
* Enhanced Pension Scheme.
* Death in Service Benefit.
* Free Employee Assistance Programme (open to colleagues and their families).
* Retail discounts via Benefits Hub platform.
* Company shop with heavily discounted products.
* Refer a Friend Scheme (up to £300 per referral – T&C’s dependent).
* Employee Recognition Awards.
* Extensive Learning & Development opportunities (including sponsored professional memberships and in‑house development courses).
* Opportunity to be part of a growing organisation.
Why Finsbury Food Group?
Our vision is to be the leading speciality bakery group in the UK. We invest in employee development so everyone is a valued member of the team, and you will have the skills and capabilities to achieve both your personal goals and our business goals.
Join us for a role that goes beyond typical HR – you’ll shape the future of our people strategy in a fast‑paced, growing business, work alongside a supportive team, gain exposure to senior leadership, and make a real impact while developing your career.
If this sounds like you, and you are ready for an exciting new opportunity, please apply now!
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