Overview 12 months FTC, Part time Please note this role is based on-site full time. StoneX is a financial services company, headquarted in New York, with a large presence in London. The Company operates in six key areas: commercial, hedging, global payments, securities, physical commodities, foreign exchange and clearing and execution services. StoneX is acquiring a precious metals processing company in West Bromwich which specialises in the recovery and recycling of precious metals, with expertise in extracting silver, gold, platinum and palladium from various materials including photographic, electronics and industrial waste. The integration of the two companies will add refining capabilities to the StoneX Group Metals business and create opportunities for us to offer multiple products across the market. The role will support 40 employees, including health and safety, lab technicians, refinery operators, support functions and supervisors/management. The successful candidate will be a collaborative thought partner, with a focus on executing change, to the StoneX HR and management teams. The role will include working closely with the HR Business Partner (Commercial) to deliver the HR service post-acquisition, including assessing the key items to support achieving the goals of the business, as well as some administrative and advisory support, with assistance from the London HR Operations team. Responsibilities Job Purpose This role is responsible for: Acting as a liaison between StoneX Group HR and deploying HR on the ground including supporting onboarding, offboarding, maintaining employee records, employee relations, training and development, performance management and reward. Working closely with the HRBP (Commercial) and Metals Management team to deliver the HR service in alignment with business goals. Coaching and developing managers and instilling best practice. Advising managers and employees in relation to HR policies, procedures and queries, ensuring such matters are dealt with promptly, reliably and consistently. Helping to drive change and supporting the integration of the two companies. Key Responsibilities Acting as the key HR contact for employees and the management team in the refinery, providing generalist HR advice and support. Evolving and embedding people/HR frameworks and processes across the refinery, improving how we attract, develop, reward and retain talent. Supporting the HRBP (Commercial) and management to develop, deploy and maintain a pay and career framework, with associated technical and non-technical competencies and compensation packages for all shop floor roles. Supporting the HRBP (Commercial) and management to define, implement and manage consistent annual review processes, to enable a clearer link between pay and team/individual performance. Leading on employee relations issues and processes g., performance/capability; conduct/disciplinary; absence management; restructuring and redundancy, with support from the wider StoneX HR team. Working closely with the London HR Operations team to support administrative tasks and operational support, as required, including onboarding; probation tracking; changes to terms and conditions; family leave and Assisting with distribution of HR communications to managers and employees of the refinery, as required. Contributing to local or global HR initiatives and projects, as required. Qualifications Qualification and Skills To land this role you will need: Previous experience in similar role and/or industry. Understanding of how to implement and execute business change. Strong technical HR and employment law knowledge, with demonstrable experience of resolving employee relations issues. Excellent written and verbal communication skills at all levels, particularly to large business teams and geographically distant areas. Strong Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills. Strong organisation and time management skills, with excellent attention to detail. Ability to quickly establish and maintain trust, credibility and build strong relationships. Solutions-focused attitude and the ability to work on own initiative, as well as part of a team. What makes you stand out: Hands-on experience of providing advisory HR support, preferably within a refinery, foundry or start-up environment. Experience of coaching and developing line managers. Involvement in implementing performance, talent and pay frameworks. Involvement in driving and executing change, with demonstrable experience of influencing internal stakeholders. Ability to think and act strategically, as well as recognising when to act tactically. Ability to analyse and apply data to solutions which drive business value. HR degree or equivalent would be an advantage. Knowledge of/familiarity with at least one HRIS system (preferably Oracle) and experience of inputting and extracting data/reports.