Mpeople Recruitment are seeking a HR Business Partner for our client that is a well-established and reputable local manufacturing company in the Oldham area. This is a full-time, permanent role and is 100% office-based.
* Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 dependent on experience
* Working Hours: 8.45am – 4.30pm Monday to Friday. Some flexibility with start and finish time.
* Benefits: 25 days plus bank holidays (plus option to buy and sell holidays), plus a long list of employee benefits such as life assurance, private healthcare plans, a low cost onsite gym etc.
Working closely with leaders across the organisation, this role delivers a proactive HR partnering service, supporting all aspects of the employee lifecycle and driving effective people solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
* Partner with leaders to align people plans with business priorities.
* Act as a trusted advisor on talent, leadership, performance, and organisational design.
* Use people data to identify trends and drive performance and engagement improvements.
* Deliver practical, cost-effective, and compliant solutions to complex people challenges.
* Build strong relationships to support, coach, and develop leaders.
* Support and improve HR policies, processes, and best practices.
* Lead talent reviews and succession planning with learning and development.
* Act as a key HR contact, providing high-quality support to managers and leaders.
* Collaborate with site HR teams to proactively resolve people matters.
* Provide expert guidance on employee relations, including investigations and case management.
* Drive engagement, wellbeing, and DEI (diversity, equality and inclusion) initiatives.
* Lead performance management cycles, ensuring consistency and continuous improvement.
* Work cross-site to deliver key performance and talent projects.
* Take a hands‑on approach to developing manager capability.
* Apply external trends and insights to continuously improve HR tools and practices.
* Support regional and global HR projects as required.
Essential Skills, Knowledge & Experience:
* CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent) or above
* Proven experience in an HR Business Partner role
* Strong influencing skills with the ability to gain buy‑in at all levels, including senior stakeholders
* Experience supporting organisational change initiatives
* Ability to build effective, trusted relationships across the business
* Capable of operating strategically and representing HR internally and externally
* Skilled in managing multiple priorities, projects, and deadlines within a generalist HR function
* Solid experience handling complex employee relations cases with good employment law knowledge
* Able to identify key people risks, implications, and opportunities for improvement
* Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Desirable Skills, Knowledge & Experience:
* Experience within a manufacturing or industrial environment
* Exposure to partnering with international or European teams
* Experience operating in a unionised setting
* Strong communication skills, with the ability to adapt style and tone
* Confident in constructively challenging stakeholders and influencing change
* Promotes a positive, proactive culture across teams
* Acts as a credible role model, building strong stakeholder relationships
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