JOB TITLE: HR Business Partner (with L&D Focus)
LOCATION: Newton Abbot
SALARY: £55,000 - £60,000 per annum
TERM: Full-Time, Permanent
We are seeking a commercially driven HR Business Partner with a strong Learning & Development mindset to join our team in Newton Abbot. This is a strategic people role where you will work closely with senior leadership to shape and deliver HR and capability-building initiatives that directly enable business performance. Prior experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment is desirable.
Responsibilities
* Partner with senior leaders to provide expert HR guidance, acting as a strategic advisor across people, culture and capability.
* Design and lead the Learning & Development strategy, with a focus on capability uplift, leadership development and future skills planning.
* Drive high-impact organisational development and change management initiatives.
* Oversee employee relations, ensuring fair, commercially sound and legally compliant outcomes.
* Lead talent management and succession planning, identifying critical capabilities required for future growth.
* Strengthen recruitment, onboarding and retention processes with a development-led mindset to boost long-term engagement.
* Analyse HR & L&D data/metrics to support intelligent, evidence-based decision making.
* Ensure compliance with employment legislation and company policies.
* Champion a culture of continuous learning, inclusion and high performance across the workforce.
Skills & Experience Required
* Proven experience as an HR Business Partner, ideally in manufacturing or similar operational environments.
* Demonstrable experience designing or delivering Learning & Development initiatives (emerging leaders, technical capability, workforce development etc).
* Strong understanding of UK employment law and HR best practice.
* Excellent stakeholder influencing and relationship-building skills at leadership level.
* Experience coaching leaders and driving behavioural/cultural change.
* Commercially sharp, proactive and solutions-focused.
* CIPD Level 5 or above desirable.
If you're a progressive HR professional with a passion for building capability and driving sustainable performance through people, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today
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