Human Resources Business Partner in Nottingham

Trelleborg is a world leader in engineered polymer solutions for almost every industry globally. Our people are shaping industry from the inside. Do you want to make a lasting difference for our customers and the environment? Start shaping industry from the inside.

The Human Resources Business Partner is a key member of the Nottingham Site Leadership Team and serves as the site's senior HR representative. The role partners closely with leaders and employees to align people strategies with business objectives, build organisational capability, and foster a high-performing culture.

Acting as a trusted adviser to managers and leaders, the HR Business Partner provides practical, commercially focused guidance on people-related matters and supports organisational effectiveness through engagement, talent development, workforce planning, and continuous improvement. As a representative of our company, the Human Resources Business Partner will operate in accordance with Trelleborg's core values and the highest ethical standards.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a member of the Nottingham Site Leadership Team, contributing to organisational effectiveness, workforce planning, and business performance.
• Partner with leaders to develop organisational capability, succession planning, talent development, and employee engagement initiatives.
• Lead and support organisational change initiatives and provide coaching and guidance to managers on people-related matters.
• Provide expert advice on employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, performance management, absence management, and workplace investigations.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, and employee exit processes in compliance with UK employment law, ACAS guidance, GDPR, and company policies.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of employment legislation and HR best practice, minimising organisational risk and ensuring compliance.
• Promote an inclusive, high-performing culture through employee engagement, wellbeing, and communication initiatives.
• Coordinate training, development, and performance management activities to support organisational capability and business objectives.
• Maintain accurate HR records, reporting, and employee data with the highest levels of confidentiality and professionalism.
• Ensure consistent application of HR policies and procedures and support their ongoing review and development.
• Collaborate with regional and global HR colleagues to support business, site, and group-wide initiatives.
• Support compensation, benefits, and reward programmes, including market benchmarking and salary review processes.
• Other tasks and projects as necessary.

Qualifications & Experience

• Essential: Proven experience in a generalist HR, HR Business Partner or equivalent role.
• Strong working knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience managing employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, absence, and performance management processes.
• Ability to build effective relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
• Strong communication, judgement, and problem-solving skills.
• Desirable: CIPD qualification (Level 5 or above) or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience within a manufacturing, engineering, or operational environment.
• Experience supporting organisational change, workforce planning, or talent development initiatives.
• Previous experience as a member of a site management or leadership team.
• Experience using HR information systems and workforce reporting tools.

Key Strengths

• Commercial awareness and business acumen.
• High levels of professionalism, integrity, and confidentiality.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Leadership coaching and stakeholder management capability.
• Positive, proactive, and continuous-improvement mindset.

Travel Requirements

Estimated travel to be minimal (less than 10%).

Benefits

As a valued Trelleborg team member, you will enjoy:

• Competitive salary
• Annual bonus opportunity
• Pension scheme
• Holiday entitlement
• Employee assistance program
• Professional development opportunities
• A rewarding career with greater opportunity for impact

Trelleborg is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, including but not limited to lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.