HR Business Partner

As HR Business Partner you will be joining a long-standing, highly recognised, Banbury organisation, on a permanent, full-time basis (Monday - Friday), office based. The purpose of the role is to contribute to the development and growth of the Company by providing a professional HR service to the business in the UK. You will be ensuring the Company has the talent it needs to succeed and that every employee is enabled to make their greatest contribution to the business.

As HR Business Partner, you will be managing two direct reports - one HR Advisor and a Payroll Coordinator. The role will require you to have basic knowledge of payroll processes, such as monthly processing, P11d's etc.

What will you be doing as HR Business Partner?

• Developing and implementing HR and Payroll plans that support company objectives
• Managing the UK HR and Payroll function
• Advising on company policy and procedures across the range of HR activities, ensuring the legal framework underpinning policies is adhered to
• Maintaining awareness and knowledge of contemporary HR development theory and methods and provide suitable interpretation to managers and staff within the organisation
• Helping managers and supervisors to understand the legal position and implement best practice
• Challenging existing practices and help to introduce HR best practice to ensure that the function runs professionally and efficiently with a focus on continuous improvement
• Ensure the HR processes, practices, systems, and records meet compliance requirements for all relevant legislation, regulations, audits and reviews
• Operating as a true business partner across multiple site locations within the UK, building effective relationships with key stakeholders to ensure managers and leaders are supported with HR plans
• Managing the recruitment and onboarding process, conducting HR inductions
• Ensuring training needs are identified and plans are in place, facilitating training courses across the UK sites as well as evaluating the effectiveness of training provision and apprenticeship levy spend
• Managing the performance management process, ensuring the employees and managers are aware of, and engaged in this, in order to drive growth and performance improvement
• Managing the provider of benefits such as insurances, healthcare, company cars and assistance programmes
• Ensuring employee queries are resolved and benefits are suitable for employee and business purposes
• Assisting with the roll out of HR initiatives, meeting high standards of quality, delivery and professionalism
• Managing individual HR projects as required, with clearly agreed goals
• Developing and maintaining all HR Policies ensuring these remain compliant with employment law

As HR Business Partner you must be / have:

• HR and legal knowledge for the UK
• Minimum of 5 years' experience within an HR function
• Ideally qualified at CIPD Level 5
• Willing to travel to other sites in the UK (when needed)
• Ability to ensure high-quality service delivery with a disciplined mind set, excellent organisation skills and ability to work autonomously and set priorities
• Solid communication skills to help employees to understand HR Policies and procedures, and the ability to converse at all levels within the business
• Ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail

What's in it for me?

The salary is very competitive paying up to £60,000 (depending on experience). The benefits package includes pension, life assurance, critical illness insurance, health cash plan, bonus, free parking and more!