HR Partner

Job description
Job Description

HR Partner – Hemsworth, with minimal travel to Leeds, Durham and Peterlee

We are currently recruiting a people-centric, engaging HR Partner to join our fantastic team. This role reports into the Regional HR Business Partner and forms a key part of both the site Leadership Teams and regional HR team.

The Role

Our site-based HR colleagues are critical to our business, acting as a key hub of expertise and skill for their stakeholders. As an HR Partner, you’ll be responsible for providing an effective day-to-day operational HR service as well as being instrumental in developing and embedding strategic people initiatives aligned with our ambitious growth plans and passion for providing great customer and colleague experiences. You will bring expertise to ensure that employee relations are effectively managed through coaching line managers, whilst using data to identify and monitor trends and ensuring measures are taken to address them.

This is a site-based role, based mainly out of our Hemsworth site, with the option to work from home 1 day a week. The role also oversees our Brakes Catering Equipment (Armley, Leeds), Durham and Peterlee sites, so infrequent travel there is required. There will need to be some flexibility with working hours at times due to the operation running 24/7, although for the most part you will work standard office hours.

Key Accountabilities And Responsibilities
• Partner and coach site leaders on all aspects of leading their people and the people plan.
• Provide robust and challenging debate on people matters to ensure great business decisions are driven with colleagues and customers at the heart.
• To ensure all managers have the relevant level of training, coaching and support to manage their people.
• Using ER data to highlight trends and providing solutions.
• Supporting line managers in complex ER cases, ensuring they are conducted with a consistent approach.
• Actively managing colleague retention and absence - analysing the data to ensure we are reducing attrition.
• Support with change initiatives, ensuring that they are implemented in accordance with best practise.
• Ensure there is a consistent onboarding experience for colleagues and new line managers.
• Ensuring line managers are driving engagement on site through Employee Communication Forum’s, listening groups and Sysco Speaks action plans.
• To support the HR Admin in effective submission of weekly payroll.
• Support performance management and team development through continuous performance practices.

You

You’ll have sound and up to date knowledge of employment law and legislation to effectively manage and resolve complex ER cases. Strong focus on attention to detail and accuracy as well as excellent analytical skills are essential, as is experience of facilitating change and a strong understanding of the concepts and challenges of change management.

You’ll either be CIPD qualified (level 5), currently working towards this or qualified by experience and ready to do your qualification.

We are looking for someone who is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and able to positively influence whilst building strong working relationships with the site management team and wider stakeholder groups.

This is a great role for a HR professional looking to gain exposure and develop their Partnering skills in a HR generalist role supporting all elements of the employee lifecycle and focussing on engagement, absence management, ER Matters, coaching, development and recruitment.

What You’ll Get

Expect to receive a competitive salary, 25 days annual leave + bank holiday entitlement, and a competitive pension scheme. Best of all, you'll get staff discount on our entire food range from our website as well as access to heavily reduced products every day. There’s also a range of flexible opt-in benefits such as our health support service, Help@Hand, through which you can get access to free virtual GP and physio appointments as well as an employee discount platform.