HR Business Partner Maternity Cover in Uxbridge

Location: Uxbridge
Contract: 6-9 Month Fixed-Term Contract (Maternity Cover)
Working Pattern: Office-based, 5 days per week
Industry: Food Manufacturing

Drive Business Success Through People!

Pilgrim's Europe is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to join our team on a maternity cover contract at our Uxbridge office.

This is a hands-on HR role supporting a fast-paced food manufacturing business, partnering with leaders to drive employee engagement, organisational effectiveness, talent development, and HR best practice. We're looking for someone who can quickly build credibility, manage a varied workload, and add value from day one.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with leadership teams to deliver the people strategy and support business objectives.
• Provide expert guidance on complex employee relations matters including disciplinary, grievance, absence, and capability cases.
• Support organisational change, workforce planning, succession planning, and talent management activities.
• Coach and influence managers on people matters, performance management, and leadership capability.
• Drive employee engagement, wellbeing, recognition, and inclusion initiatives.
• Analyse HR metrics and trends, recommending solutions to improve performance and engagement.
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation, company policies, and HR procedures.
• Support audits and maintain accurate HR systems, records, and reporting.
• Work closely with Recruitment, Learning & Development, Payroll, and wider HR teams.

About You

• Previous HR Business Partner experience within food manufacturing, FMCG, manufacturing, or another fast-paced operational environment.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and employee relations.
• Experience supporting change management and organisational development activities.
• Proven ability to influence and challenge stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong coaching, communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Commercially minded with a pragmatic approach to problem-solving.
• Able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment.
• Quick learner who can rapidly understand the business and make an immediate impact.
• Highly organised, resilient, and proactive.

Desirable

• CIPD Level 5 qualified, studying towards qualification, or equivalent experience.
• Food manufacturing or FMCG industry experience.
• Experience supporting site-based operations teams.
• Experience using HR systems such as SAP, ResourceLink, or similar.

Why Join Pilgrim's Europe?

• Competitive salary.
• Opportunity to work with senior leaders across a leading food manufacturing business.
• Exposure to both strategic and operational HR activities.
• Fast-paced, collaborative, and supportive environment.
• Opportunity to make a genuine impact during a key period for the business.

If you are an experienced HR professional with a background in food manufacturing or FMCG and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today to join Pilgrim's Europe as HR Business Partner (Maternity Cover).

Pilgrim’s Europe produces some of the best-known and most iconic brands in the UK and Ireland, including Fridge Raiders, Rollover, Denny, Richmond, Oakhouse and Moy Park, alongside a diverse range of industry leading own-label products in categories including fresh pork, lamb and chicken, working with all the major retailers and food service outlets.

Our portfolio extends to authentic chilled and frozen ready meals, snacking ranges, added value and food service products.

Across Pilgrim’s Europe we combine 20,000 of the best people in the industry, united by a shared set of core values and a passion for producing the highest quality, most delicious and innovative food, which is enjoyed by millions of people in the UK, Ireland and Europe every day. Our Pilgrim’s Europe team are based in our Pilgrim’s UK, Moy Park, Pilgrim’s Food Masters and Pilgrim’s Shared Services businesses.