Senior HR Business Parner

Position Snapshot

• Business: Nestle confectionery
• Location: Halifax, West Yorkshire – Site based
• Level: 4
• Contract: Fixed Term Contract 18 months
• Salary: Ranging from £60,000 to £65,000 (Depending on experience) plus 17% car allowance plus potential Bonus + Excellent benefits including pension / 25 days holiday + additional 12 days flex days

Position Summary

Our team is looking to welcome a HR Business Partner within our Confectionery HR team based at our Halifax factory. This important position will also play an integral part of the Factory Leadership Team. The main purpose of this role is to work in partnership with leaders, key stakeholders, and HR colleagues to shape, develop and deliver HR plans and solutions in line with the needs and priorities of Nestlé UK&I. Operating as the HR expert, to advise, guide and support Leaders by developing and delivering the people strategy for the business.

Nestlé Halifax Factory in West Yorkshire is the home of the iconic confectionery brand Quality Street amongst several other well-known brands such as Rolo, Munchies, Matchmakers and After Eight. These are produced through controlled process plant and automated filling and packing lines.

Your Impact

You will play a pivotal role in leading the development and execution of the People plan. Your key areas of immediate focus will include:

• Establish and maintain effective relationships with employees, leadership team and Trade Union(s).
• Lead positive employee relations strategy in a unionised environment to ensure a progressive employee relations climate.
• Promote and foster a culture and environment that is open, productive, empowering, safe and fair.
• Coach factory leadership teams, managers, and employees to behave and make decisions that are in line with the Nestlé values and competencies and the Nestlé Code of Conduct.
• Ensure compliance in HR.
• Be the gateway for the business into the HR function to ensure Line Managers and Employees understand the HR model and can quickly and efficiently access solutions.
• Collaborate and provide business insight to ensure initiatives and projects are designed and implemented that support business plans.
• Lead and deliver change management programs designed to enhance the landscape of the local factory success and help build a sustainable future.

The Ingredients for Success

As the successful candidate, you will already have a breadth of HR experience ideally across a manufacturing industry with a demonstrated ability to work as a true business partner. To be the most successful in this role we believe the recipe includes:

• Experience of working at senior level with Trade Unions at local and national level in a progressive employee relations climate.
• Previous experience working in a FMCG or similar large/complex organisations that operate within a matrix structure.
• Experience of working within a large, fast paced environment.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Experience coaching, consulting and advising employees and HR & business stakeholders and experience managing conflict resolution in the workplace.
• Strong ability to analyze data, and present findings with conclusions, responses, and recommendations to HR and business leaders.
• Acts with sense of urgency, a bias for action, and a desire to thrive in a dynamically growing environment.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with extreme discretion.
• Technically proficient in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, & PowerPoint.

What can we offer in return?

Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestlé – in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus statutory holidays plus flex leave, pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth.

At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect. When we embrace diversity and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be, we can think in new, creative ways that grow and enhance our business. People of all gender identities, ethnically diverse individuals, people with disabilities, and members of the LGBT+ community are strongly encouraged to apply. If there is anything we can do to accommodate you to participate fully in the application process, please let us know. We take pride in championing inclusion and diversity, our people make up a number of Colleague Networks who represent different experiences and communities who hold us accountable in creating a sense of belonging for all, and our values create the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution you bring.

We are committed to equal opportunity for all and we may collect relevant data for monitoring purposes during our candidate registration process.