At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead people strategy and drive engagement in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Company: Join Greencore Desserts, a leader in chilled desserts with a vibrant team culture.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, bonuses, pension contributions, and exclusive employee discounts.
- Other info: Flexible working hours and excellent career growth opportunities await you.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by shaping a positive workplace and developing high-performing teams.
- Qualifications: CIPD qualified with experience in HR leadership and strong knowledge of UK employment law.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 65000 £ per year.
Location: Dual site, Highbridge and Devizes
Hours: 08:30am-17:00pm (flexible as per business needs)
Contract: Permanent
Role Summary
In this busy and exciting role you will work closely with site leadership to deploy the people strategy, acting as a trusted adviser who drives engagement, capability and high-impact people solutions that support business performance in a fast-paced operational environment.
The Sites You’ll Be Partnering
Our Highbridge (Somerset) and Devizes (Wiltshire) sites form a key part of our chilled desserts business. Highbridge specialises in cheesecakes, tarts and sponges, while Devizes produces tarts, doughnuts, crumbles, pies and pastries. Together, employing over 1,150 colleagues, the sites operate in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, delivering high-quality products to all major retail customers across the UK.
Responsibilities
- Partner with site and functional leaders to deploy people priorities, providing pragmatic advice, challenge and insight to support effective leadership and delivery of business objectives
- Lead, coach and develop the site people team, setting clear direction and creating a positive, inclusive and high-performing team culture
- Drive colleague engagement, communication and colleague voice activity, using feedback and surveys to deliver meaningful site-level improvements
- Lead day-to-day employee relations activity, including effective engagement with trade unions or colleague representatives, ensuring fair, consistent and timely outcomes
- Support talent, succession and development activity at site level in partnership with Centres of Excellence, ensuring strong pipelines for critical roles
- Support and embed organisational change and continuous improvement initiatives, managing people impacts to ensure sustainable adoption
- Ensure compliance with employment legislation, data protection, people policies and human rights standards, proactively managing and escalating people risks
- Build line manager capability through coaching and support, enabling effective performance management and high-quality people conversations
Qualifications
- CIPD qualified (MCIPD/FCIPD)
- Proven experience in a senior HR or people leadership role, ideally within a manufacturing or distribution environment
- Strong working knowledge of UK employment legislation and employee relations
- Experience leading and developing high-performing, diverse teams
- Proactive, organised and able to work flexibly in a fast-paced environment
- Confident communicator with the credibility to challenge and influence senior stakeholders
Benefits
- Competitive salary and job-related benefits including bonus and car allowance
- Competitive matched pension contributions
- Life insurance up to 4x salary
- Company share save scheme
- Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
- Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
- Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies
Lead People Partner - Highbridge & Devizes employer: Greencore
Greencore in Holbeach, Lincolnshire is an excellent employer that prioritises employee growth and development within a dynamic and fast-paced manufacturing environment. With a strong focus on safety, quality, and operational excellence, the company offers competitive salaries and extensive benefits, fostering a collaborative work culture that empowers engineering leaders to drive innovation and performance. Join us to be part of a team that values your contributions and supports your career advancement.
