Join the Samworth Brothers Team and become part of our dynamic family! At Samworth Brothers, we genuinely care about our colleagues and strive to create an engaging environment that values your unique contributions. We are committed to your success and offer a range of exceptional benefits that we believe supports your life and personal aspirations: - Hybrid working
Enhanced pension scheme
Private health scheme
Profit related pay
Experience annual pay reviews
Onsite gym
Employee discount scheme
Holiday purchase scheme
Long service days holidays
Paid social events
Unlock your potential through training and growth opportunities
The Opportunity
13 month FTC Were looking for an experienced People Lead to join our leadership team and play a pivotal role in driving business performance through our people.This is a critical interim opportunity for an experienced People Lead who can step into a fast-paced environment, quickly build credibility, and make an immediate impact. Reporting into the senior leadership team, you will act as a strategic People partner while remaining highly operational equally comfortable shaping People strategy as you are rolling up your sleeves to deliver day-to-day HR activity.
Key Responsibilities :
Act as a trusted People partner to the Leadership Team, influencing decisions with a strong people and commercial lens
Support the embedding of a new MD and leadership structure, helping shape culture, behaviours and ways of working
Lead delivery of the People agenda across the full employee lifecycle, balancing strategy with hands-on operational HR
Operate confidently in a unionised environment, supporting consultation forums and managing employee relations activity
Lead business change initiatives, providing insight on skills, engagement, reward and people practices
Prepare for and lead internal and external audits, ensuring legal and policy compliance
The Ideal Candidate We believe that success is built upon collaboration and diverse perspectives. At Samworth Brothers, we welcome candidates who are passionate about working together to achieve greatness. As a valued member of our team, you will bring the following skills and experience: - An experienced People Lead / Senior HR Business Partner with a strong generalist background
Proven experience working in fast-paced, operational environments, ideally within manufacturing or similar settings
Experienced in unionised environments, including consultation and employee forums
Confident delivering both strategic People initiatives and hands-on operational HR
Experienced in change and transformation programmes, including culture development
CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent experience)
We also want you to thrive in an engaging and inclusive work culture where you will have the opportunity to take on personal accountability and take pride in your work. We encourage positive communication, and the building of strong collaborative relationships is essential to every role. Join us at Samworth Brothers, where you'll be more than just a team member you'll be an integral part of our thriving family. Apply today and embark on an exciting journey with us!
About Us
Soreen is our Manchester based business within Samworth Brothers. Take a highly successful bakery company, add a much loved, iconic brand and pour on lashings of passion! This is the recipe youll experience when working for Soreen bakery. As makers of a delicious range of fruit and malt loaves we require outstanding, passionate and committed quality professionals. Behind every great brand are its people! Be part of a brand with over 85 years heritage built on the dedication and commitment of our workforce and enjoyed by over 1.1m consumers every week! Soreen are an Equal Opportunities employer. We are committed to continuing to make diversity and inclusion part of everything we do. Samworth Brothers do not engage with unlicensed gangmasters or third parties. Samworth Brothers will NEVER ask you for money in order to provide you with employment. If you are in any doubt, please contact an official Samworth Brothers representative.
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