Monday to Friday site based role.
Are you a HR People Partner or HR Business Partner ready for your next challenge? Our People Partner opportunity covers London and the South of England and is office based in our Enfield bakery and distribution site with accountability for our depots in Paddock Wood, Kent and Bognor Regis.
We are going through an exciting time of business and people transformation and are looking for a HR professional with the passion to lead the transition working with and influencing senior management on the development, implementation, and delivery of the local people strategy.
Essential Ingredients
1. A proven HR/People business partner to senior stakeholders within an FMCG, Retail, Manufacturing or Distribution Environment
2. A senior HR/People generalist with experience of leading and coaching people
3. Demonstrating a background in driving, leading and supporting through change
4. Experience of working in collaboration with Trade Unions and/or colleague forums at a site/depot level
5. A strong breadth and depth of knowledge across the various specialist areas within HR and regarded as a trusted advisor by your senior colleagues and leadership team.
We invest in your development and encourage you to be your best. If our advert has peaked your interest, we encourage you to apply now.
The Recipe
Are you a natural leader with a background in operations, great with people, and ready to take on the challenges of a fast-paced food manufacturing environment? We have an exciting opportunity for you!
We are looking for a dynamic individual to join our People Team as a People Partner in the food manufacturing industry. In this role, you will have the chance to showcase your leadership skills, work closely with employees at all levels, and thrive in a busy and challenging environment.
You will be responsible for overseeing HR operations, driving initiatives, and collaborating with leadership to support the company's strategic goals.
Your background in retail, manufacturing, distribution, or hospitality will be a valuable asset as you navigate the unique demands of the food manufacturing sector.
The People Partner works in close collaboration with the site senior leadership team, our national People team, People Services team and Centres of Excellence.
As our People Partner, you will be instrumental in driving compliance management, workforce planning, talent acquisition, succession planning, engagement, and leadership development activities, while driving high performance and excellence.
Enabled by SAP Success Factors you will use data insights and intelligence to inform and influence the people agenda, ensuring activity is focused and outcome based.
Family and values are what makes us different - we are a proud bunch, join us and you too could be proud to be Warburtons.
About Us
As ‘the UK’s No. 1 Bakery Brand’ we have been baking bread since 1876. Today, we are proudly a sixth-generation family business, supplying over 18,000 retail customers from 11 bakeries and 16 depots, producing a range of over 70 products, including gluten and wheat free.
We are striving to be a net zero business by 2050 and believe that we must minimise our impact on the environment, while making a positive impact on the society we are a part of.
Our Enfield Bakery and Distribution site is one of the largest bakeries in Europe! We have 5 operating plants and around 800 colleagues who work a variety of shift patterns. At Enfield we have 40 different nationalities working together, and we celebrate our One Team family values. Our site runs 363 days of the year and operates 24/7!
Based in Brimsdown in North London, 15 minutes from M25, 10 minutes’ walk from Brimsdown overground, connected easily to Liverpool Street Station via Tottenham Hale.
We produce over 4.8 million crumpets per week, which is equivalent to 800,000 packets of 6 as well as producing a variety of other products. The Home of the Giant Crumpet, did you know there are 350 holes in a standard crumpet?
Extra Dough
You will want to know what your bread is worth:
6. Competitive Salary
7. A slice of the annual profits
8. Family time is important to us, and we know it will be to you, so you’ll have 5 weeks holiday and bank holidays with the opportunity to buy an additional 5 days each year
9. Award winning matched company pension scheme
10. Private medical insurance, health screening and life assurance
11. Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
12. Support for your health and wellbeing, access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service