Junior HR Business Partner in Essex

You might not know it, but every time you go grocery shopping, chances are you are using at least one of HL’s products. HL is a global leader in in-store merchandising and communication, helping customers to create a better shopping experience around the world. Founded in 1954, HL today is present in more than 70 countries and solutions can be found in 330,000 stores, supporting customers to grow sales, inspire shoppers, drive automation, and reduce waste.

We are looking for a proactive and people-focused Junior HR Business Partner to support managers and employees and the broader global HR team to deliver on our business strategy. Acting as a trusted advisor, you will provide support across the full employee lifecycle, including employee relations, recruitment, performance management, talent development, engagement, and payroll. Reporting to the Area HR Business Partner, you will play an important role in driving organisational effectiveness, maintaining compliance with local and global requirements.

As part of the global HR team, you will collaborate to deliver people initiatives that support both local priorities and wider business goals.

• HR processes – support the implementation, administration and communication of our HR processes such as engagement surveys, recognition programs, HR Information System, compensation and benefits, employee files, time and absence reporting, local approval routines, occupational health, onboarding etc. and importantly, drive the simplification and digitalization of our HR processes.
• Payroll – responsible for local payroll process and administration. Be a back-up function to payroll in other locations when needed.
• Employment law - provide practical HR expertise in the areas of employee relations and employment law.
• Recruitment - support the approval process, interviews, testing, feedback, employment agreements etc.
• Performance management - coach and partner with managers on goal setting, performance management and employee development activities and other aspects of performance.
• Capability - identify capability priorities, manage local capability initiatives and encourage managers to support development office word, excel, ppt, HRIS required. Sage Payroll experience is ideal.

What We Offer: Work in a business with global scale – where people are empowered to make decisions locally. Grow with a company which has big ambitions – both for the business and our employees. Help us improve the shopping experience and drive sustainability in retail. Competitive salary and benefits and a collaborative and supportive work environment.

Want to know a little more about us? HL Display has its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. We have sales offices in 23 countries, covering 39 markets, and distribution partners covering the remaining markets globally. Our production facilities are located in Sweden, Poland, UK, Germany and China and handle a variety of industrial processes, including plastics and metal fabrication, printing and assembly. Our three key customer segments are retail food, branded goods suppliers and non-food retail. We are deeply committed to our behaviours: taking ownership; acting with speed; and working as one team. With these values, and our great people, we are proud to be on track to delivering on our ambitious growth plans. The company has over 1,400 employees and net sales of 3,000 MSEK. HL is a wholly owned subsidiary of the listed Swedish Business Group Ratos.