Job Description
HR Business Partner
Contract type - Full time, Permanent
Location – Base, either Blackburn or Staffordshire
Salary – Depending on experience
About us:
As the world's leading provider of spare parts and repair solutions in industrial electronics, robotics and automation, we have been supporting our customers in maintaining their systems for more than 40 years. Thanks to our constantly growing stock of currently more than 35+ million parts globally and decades of cooperation with well-known manufacturers, our customers benefit from comprehensive solutions and fast response times. We are currently represented worldwide, our HQ is in New Jersey, USA.
About the role:
We have an exciting opportunity for a Business Partner to join our friendly and professional People Services team. The role will be based in either our Blackburn or Newcastle under Lyme site, with some travel between our branches.
As a well-rounded HR Business Partner, we are looking for someone who can think strategically whilst carrying out the everyday. Having the CIPD qualification is not essential, as long as you have demonstrable experience in the field.
This is a true generalist role and you will work across the whole HR remit including higher level ER, change management, learning and development, payroll, recruitment, employee engagement and policy development in the UK as well as an opportunity to work with our 8 European locations to develop their HR service. The key elements of your role will include;
- To provide a comprehensive professional Human Resources (HR) advice in accordance with legislative, company requirements, policies and procedures.
- Advise line managers and employees on HR policies and procedures, Terms & Conditions of Employment and the promotion of good employee relations.
- To create, update and ensure full compliance with UK employee handbooks, policies and procedures
- Assisting with senior level recruitment and other recruitment within Europe.
- To arrange, and assist in investigations for disciplinary, capability and grievance cases up to and including dismissal.
- Advising managers on sickness cases, arrange welfare meetings in line with the Sickness Absence and Ill health procedure including welfare visits and liaising with Occupational Health.
- Responsible for analysing workforce data relating to our key people management and performance indicators of sickness absence, candidate attraction and recruitment, retention and staff turnover, identifying actions needed to address any hot spots and ensuring the development and implementation of any remedial plans.
- Using a coaching style, you will work closely with your department managers to ensure targets are met and best practice is embedded.
- Creation and delivery of internal training programmes around the whole suite of HR policies / procedures
- Change Management programmes
- Assisting the HR Manager in TUPE transfers through mergers and acquisitions across Europe.
Required Skills:
- People oriented and results driven
- Able to empathise, be supportive and sensitive to the needs of others as well as being able to cope with conflicting and competing demands, a willingness to be challenged and a confident approach in managing complex change and working well under pressure
- Ability to work using own initiative and without direct supervision and to work as a member of a team
- Excellent verbal reasoning
- Able to maintain confidential information
- Proven work experience in HR Advisor role
- Demonstrable experience with Human Resources metrics
- Knowledge of HR systems, ability to manipulate data for workforce analytics
- Knowledge and current thinking of effective and efficient HR practice on all aspects of HR Management
- Knowledge of current and impending UK employment law and ability to apply to the working environment
- Ability to work flexibly in order to meet the needs of the service, and the ability to travel independently across the county/further afield
- Ability to prepare written reports and to make presentations to managers and staff. Able to produce meaningful management information that is of value
- Ability to advise on both informal and formal approaches to resolving individual performance, ill health, conduct and grievance issues, based on sound knowledge
- Able to provide generalist HR advice and guidance across a broad spectrum of HR services
- Experience of devising and delivering training packages on employment related courses to line managers
- Extensive experience of working in a complex environment with differing T&Cs and demonstrable experience of developing effective relations and partnership working across a diverse range of teams
Desirable
- At least a Level 5 CIPD qualification or working towards it
- Experience of HR within other European locations
- Mediation training
- European language
What you will receive in return:
We are not your typical company, we are a family. We have built a business where our employees can thrive. Being part of Radwell International is extremely rewarding (and challenging) as we strive as a team to be the best in our industry.
- Company performance bonus potential
- Flexible schedule
- Hybrid working
What's next:
Interviews will be ongoing whilst the job is live. Please note that we may bring the closing date forward, if we receive a large number of quality applications. If you are interested in this role we would advise applying immediately to avoid disappointment. For an informal discussion about the position, please contact Amy Robinson, HR Manager on 07808 789 482
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Schedule:
Supplemental pay types:
Work Location: Remote