Hr Business Partner

This is an exceptional opportunity to join a local employer of choice as an HR Business Partner. Based within a modern office, the HR Business Partner will report directly to the Head of HR and will lead and manage all human resources generalist activities. The role will be responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the HR department, ensuring compliance with employment law and supporting a positive and productive workplace culture. This role will take a hands-on approach to HR management, including recruitment, employee relations, performance management, policy implementation, coaching, training and development, and HR compliance.

The successful HR BP will be based out of the Chester office and will be rewarded with a fantastic benefits package including 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, company bonus scheme, contributory pension scheme, life assurance, free onsite parking and more.

Core responsibilities:

• Recruitment & Onboarding: Manage the full recruitment process by preparing job descriptions, gain correct authorisations, create and publish job adverts within the company ATS. Identify challenging job vacancies and investigate the best recruitment approach and liaise with recruitment agencies to ensure the best scope of applications for all roles. Undertaking benchmarking of new roles/existing roles to ensure company remains competitive in UK job market. Track the list of recruitment agencies and their terms and conditions; introduce standardised terms and conditions for the recruitment vendors if possible. Screen resumes and job applications and conduct initial phone screens to create shortlists of qualified candidates, brief managers and guide them through to the interview process to appointment supporting with interviewing candidates in-person. Track hiring metrics including time-to-hire, time-to-fill and source of hire. Along with the HR/Payroll Assistant perform onboarding processes for new hires.
• Coaching, Training & Development: Along with the HR Head, drive employee training and development plans, providing core HR development modules as required. Supporting managers in the effective use of the global performance appraisal process. Coaching Managers in effective people management, ensuring a management to policy approach. Working with the HR Head in implementing succession planning strategy to protect the future business.
• Employee Relations: Coach Managers to grow their skills and experience in proactively managing their resources effectively. Adopting a consultative approach with employees and Managers and build strong relationships across the organisation. Act as the first point of contact for high quality advice and problem solving in the areas of employee relations: disciplinary, grievance, performance and absence and performance management achieving the best solution for the employee and the business. Ensure the HR Information database is kept up to date with people/position changes.
• Policy Development, QMS & Compliance, HR Project Implementation: Maintaining records with regards to holiday and sickness and running reports in order to support ER processes with regards to absence management. Keeping up to date with employment law issues including any changes/new legislation and integrating them into company policies/procedures where required. Ensure full compliance with Data Protection & GDPR rules, including amending policies and procedures, reviewing stored data and usage. Training Managers in legislative and policy changes. Working with the HR/Payroll Assistant to ensure HR QMS/Audit compliance.
• HR Systems, Employee Data & HR Metrics, Payroll: Support the HR/Payroll Administrator ensuring accurate and timely processing of monthly payroll data. Work with HR Head to develop, implement and communicate HR/company metrics to raise awareness of resource performance and cost.

Skills and experience:

• Minimum level 5 CIPD or equivalent HR qualification plus a minimum of 2 years’ experience in an HR managerial role.
• Solid knowledge of current UK employment legislation and HR best practice.
• Proficiency with HRIS systems and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and conflict resolution skills.
• Demonstratable ability to maintain confidentiality and build trust.
• Ability to operate in a calm, professional, discreet and confidential manner at all times.
• Working knowledge of payroll and payroll systems.
• Ability to embrace change and manage fast changing situations and priorities and ability to work on own initiative and manage time effectively.

We are an equal opportunities agency and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.