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HR Business Partner

Coleraine | Full Time | Permanent

The role

We are looking for an experienced HR Business Partner to cover maternity leave. Reporting to our HR&D Director, you will be a trusted adviser to operational leaders and heads of department, giving clear, practical and legally sound HR advice across three jurisdictions. You will also lead a small, capable HR&D team.

This is a broad, hands-on role in a busy, multi-site, shift-based business. It suits someone who is equally comfortable coaching a manager through a difficult conversation, leading a formal employee relations case, and presenting HR&D data to senior leaders.

What you will do

• Partner with operational leaders and heads of department, understanding their business priorities and giving advice that balances legal risk with operational need.
• Take the lead on escalated employee relations casework, including disciplinary, grievance, absence and performance matters. You will endeavour to resolve issues informally where possible and manage any escalated formal processes fairly, consistently and defensibly through to conclusion.
• Coach and support managers to build their confidence and capability in people management.
• Support the HR&D Director with organisational change, including restructures, changes to working patterns, collective consultation, TUPE transfers and the integration of acquired businesses.
• Build constructive working relationships with trade union and employee representatives.
• Lead, coach and develop the HR&D team, setting clear objectives and managing workload and priorities.
• Oversee the full employee lifecycle, from workforce planning, recruitment and onboarding through to performance, development, engagement and retention, in line with employment law in Northern Ireland, Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland.
• Use HR&D data and metrics to identify trends, inform decisions and report to the HR&D Director and SLT.
• Keep policies, contracts and employee relations documentation accurate, compliant and well-recorded, including employee data in our HR system (PAMS).
• Support the delivery of key HR&D projects, including our learning and development plan.
• Champion employee engagement and wellbeing.

What you will bring

Essential

• CIPD Level 5 qualification, or equivalent professional experience.
• Substantial generalist HR experience at HR Business Partner, HR Manager or senior HR Advisor level.
• A proven track record of managing complex employee relations cases from start to finish.
• Strong working knowledge of Northern Ireland employment law and working knowledge of GB and ROI employment law (or the ability to get up to speed quickly).
• The confidence and credibility to advise, influence and, where needed, constructively challenge senior managers.
• Excellent written communication and careful record-keeping, with a good understanding of data protection in an HR context.
• Ability to travel to our sites across Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Scotland.

Desirable

• Experience of line managing an HR team.
• Experience in food, distribution, logistics, manufacturing or another multi-site, shift-based operational environment.
• Experience of TUPE transfers, collective consultation or restructures.
• Experience of working with trade unions.
• Experience of delivering HR projects.

Shortlisting will be based on the criteria above. We reserve the right to enhance the shortlisting criteria where we receive a high number of applications.

This is a fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave. The anticipated duration is given above.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Enhanced annual leave entitlement
• Enhanced Sick Pay
• Employee Discount
• Subsidised Canteen
• On-site Parking
• Local Business Discounts
• Learning and Development Opportunities
• Career Progression Opportunities

Apply today and help us shape the future of Team Lynas.

Equal Opportunities

Lynas Foodservice is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. All applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking

Licence/Certification:

• CIPD Level 5 qualification (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person