HR Senior Business Partner in Devon, Exeter

Due to continued growth, at G&H we are looking for a Senior HR Business Partner to support and shape our people strategy. We are a world leader in optical designing, testing and manufacturing and work with customers to provide optical systems, assemblies and components for demanding applications. This is an exciting opportunity to play a strategic role within a global technology-led manufacturing business, partnering closely with senior leadership to shape and deliver the People Strategy across the site.

You will have the opportunity to influence organisational culture, leadership development, succession planning and employee engagement, helping to ensure G&H continues to attract, develop and retain exceptional talent.

What you'll be doing as a Senior HR Business Partner at G&H:

• Your role will focus on both strategic and operational Human Resources activities, supporting the current and future needs of the business.
• You will work closely with the General Manager and Site Management Team, providing HR Business Partnering support while leading key people initiatives across the organisation.
• You will also play an important role within the wider Global Human Resources function, ensuring regional and divisional policies and global HR Ways of Working are adopted and maintained across the site.
• Lead recruitment, onboarding, retention and employee engagement initiatives that support long-term workforce development.
• Drive organisational development, succession planning and career pathway programmes including apprenticeships, graduate development and leadership growth.
• Partner with senior leadership to deliver strategic Human Resources initiatives that support growth and organisational change.
• Manage employee relations matters and provide pragmatic Human Resources guidance aligned to legal and commercial requirements.
• Use analytics, KPI reporting and learning & development insights to support strategic decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Support the wider Human Resources function through mentoring, policy implementation and promoting G&H values across the organisation.

At G&H, we are looking for a Senior HR Business Partner with:

• Proven Human Resources experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in talent development, learning & development or organisational development initiatives.
• Experience implementing career development programmes or workforce capability initiatives.
• Comfortable providing generalist HR support including employee relations.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills at leadership level.
• Commercial awareness with the ability to think strategically.
• Experience coaching leaders and driving behavioural and cultural change.

To apply for this role as Senior HR Business Partner at G&H, please click apply online and upload an updated copy of your CV.

In addition to the contents of this job description, employees are expected to undertake any and all other reasonable and related tasks allocated by their line manager.

The Company does not discriminate in employment opportunity or practices on the grounds of gender, race, religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by national laws under which the Company operates.

All UK applicants must, as a minimum, be able to successfully complete security vetting to the UK government's Baseline Personnel Security Standard, which includes a criminal record check being performed.