HR Business Partner
We rise to challenges together Business Area: Meals
Location: Spalding
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Competitive - Dependant on experience
Working Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm
Benefits : Annual bonus of up to 10%, Private Healthcare, Life Assurance, 25 Days Holiday
Why join us?
We're ready for anything. We thrive on challenge and change. The undeniable pressure and pace of our 24/7 operation keeps us on our toes and offers a variety of career pathways and options to explore and pursue. We encourage everyone to work hard, push further and show resilience. And it's exciting. Because only by mentoring and role modelling our success and innovation, will we continue to diversify, grow as individuals and succeed together.
What we do.
This fantastic opportunity will be based at our Bakkavor Spalding site, which employs over 1,470 people across 3 manufacturing facilities & 1 Distribution Centre. We specialise in making hand crafted sandwich wraps, salads, dips, soups & sauces and mayonnaise.
About this role.
Are you ready to elevate your HR career? We're looking for a dynamic People Partner to work closely with Line Managers and Senior Leaders, playing a key role in implementing our People Plan throughout the business. CIPD qualification is preferred but not essential.
Key Responsibilities: Strategic Partnering: Work closely with the Senior HRBP to identify and resolve root causes of people challenges, providing expert advice and actionable solutions.
Ethical Leadership: Support ethical compliance including SEDEX audits, modern slavery risk assessments, and ensure alignment with ethical trading standards.
Talent Pipeline Management: Collaborate with the Talent Acquisition team to meet business needs, from recruiting high-calibre hourly workers to supporting internal succession for salaried roles.
Employee Engagement: Coordinate employee surveys, help line managers develop action plans, and drive engagement at every level of the business.
Learning & Development: Work closely with Learning & Development teams to build capability, upskill managers, and ensure we have a strong talent pipeline.
Stakeholder Management: Temporary labour providers, and occupational health teams to ensure smooth operations and compliance with company standards.
Influence & Lead Change: Shape the future of our people strategy by coaching, influencing, and challenging key business partners.
Drive Ethical Compliance: Ensure our business upholds ethical standards, including modern slavery audits, compliance, and risk management.
Champion Engagement & Wellbeing: Lead engagement initiatives, coordinate wellbeing programs, and support a culture where every voice is heard.
Deliver HR Excellence: Partner with HR specialists to oversee key processes like payroll, talent acquisition, and learning & development.
Foster Growth & Development: Guide managers through performance reviews, succession planning, and leadership development.
About you.
Experience in Fast-Paced Environments: Food industry experience is essential for this role, as well as experience in similar-sized headcount environments (400+) is also preferred.
Proven Relationship Builder: You have the ability to coach, influence, and challenge business partners effectively.
Business Acumen: Strong understanding of business priorities and the role HR plays in driving success.
Clear Communicator: You can convey complex information clearly across all levels, adapting your communication style to your audience.
Proactive Problem-Solver: You take a pragmatic approach to resolving issues and advancing initiatives.
Data-Driven: You possess strong analytical skills, able to extract, analyse, and present data that drives decisions.
Resilient & Organised: You can handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment, meeting deadlines and delivering results.
Project Experience: Proven track record of delivering HR-related projects with tangible business impact.
Stakeholder & Risk Management: You can assess risk, escalate issues when necessary, and influence stakeholders at all levels.
Aligned with Our Values: You act with integrity and champion our inclusive, values-driven culture.
Structured with a Strong Engagement Focus: You're organised, comfortable with data, and enjoy engaging with colleagues, including spending time in the factory and working with the operations management team.
Employee Relations Skills: Experience handling disciplinary and grievance processes is a must!
What you'll receive.
As an equal opportunity employer, we're committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.
You'll enjoy: Life Assurance (2.5 x salary)
Short Term Bonus Scheme
25 days holiday
Staff Shop
Stakeholder Pension Scheme
MyBargains Discount Platform
Personal Accident Insurance
Free Independent Mortgage Advice
Employee Assistance Programme
A Range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans)
Discounted tutoring for children
Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary
Private Medical Insurance (employee)
Free Carparking
Plus, a commitment to your wellbeing that includes emotional, physical and financial support services delivered by our fantastic team of wellbeing champions.
Proud to be Bakkavor.
We're proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We're proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. We're driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business - come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team!
Find out more and apply.
Bakkavor
We are the leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, and our presence in the US and China positions the Group well in these high-growth markets. We leverage our consumer insight and scale to provide innovative food that offers quality, choice, convenience, and freshness. Around 18,000 colleagues operate from 44 sites across our three markets supplying a portfolio of over 3,000 products across meals, pizza & bread, salads and desserts to leading grocery retailers in the UK and US, and international food brands in China.
Category: Human Resources
Location:
Spalding, GB, PE11 2BB
Date: 1 Apr 2025
Req ID: 24275
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