HR Business Partner in Cheltenham

Ultra Precision Control Systems are looking for a HR Business Partner to join the HR Team. The HR Business Partner will work to build and maintain partnering relationships with key stakeholders and people leaders, to assist with the pro‑active delivery of the business and people strategies. As a HR Business Partner you will provide commercially focused advice and support to people leaders in all aspects of the employee life cycle including recruitment, performance management, employee relations, talent management, engagement and well‑being. You will effectively plan and deliver people‑related projects in line with business needs and objectives.

Ultra PCS is a leading developer of mission and safety critical equipment in the defence and aerospace industry. Our team of experts are at the heart of our success, which is why we are dedicated to fostering a safe working environment and a positive culture where every staff member feels valued and respected. We solve our customers' problems, providing engineering solutions to safety and mission critical challenges in the air and on the ground. Our solutions can be found in the latest military aircraft and vehicles, in civil aircraft, and in unmanned vehicles. We help to ensure our customers get to where they need to be safely, achieve their objectives and keep on going back.

Wherever possible, we will consider a variety of working options to suit your lifestyle, whether that be hybrid home/office working, flexible working and part or full time employment. It’s the 'innovating' and 'empowering' values that we aspire to be. We welcome the challenge to work in new ways and have trust in you when getting the job done because we recognise, our business is our people.

Responsibilities

• Effectively develop and maintain meaningful partnering relationships with key stakeholders and people leaders to gain trust and positively influence decisions and initiatives.
• Provide a wide‑ranging and commercially focused HR Business Partnering service to people leaders in a specified client group, ensuring they have the necessary tools and capability to professionally manage themselves and their employees.
• Build management capability through coaching and challenging on people management decisions.
• Create solutions to people issues that enable stakeholders to better meet their commercial objectives.
• Implement, maintain and advocate for HR policies to deliver business goals, ensuring the appropriate legislation is adhered to.
• Advise on HR legal and employee relations matters to ensure consistency, legal compliance and risk mitigation.
• Plan and implement HR initiatives and projects aligned to the HR and Business strategies.
• Use key people analytics to identify potential issues, find trends, inform decisions and make recommendations to key stakeholders.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition to drive recruitment to attract, develop and retain talent and build a pipeline for key positions.
• Manage the full employee lifecycle through the HRIS ensuring the accuracy of data.
• Assist in the delivery of meaningful onboarding experiences to new employees.
• Identify critical roles and develop succession strategies, nurturing high‑potential employees through career development and training initiatives.
• Effectively manage employee information in line with GDPR.
• Liaise with the Employee Council when required.

Qualifications

• Experienced HR Business Partner, ideally supported by CIPD level 7.
• Experience in a generalist HR role with a business partner approach.
• Proven background in adding value and improving efficiencies.
• Excellent knowledge of UK employment law.
• Experience using Workday is advantageous.
• Experience working in an Engineering/Manufacturing environment.
• Confident influencer and communicator.
• Motivated by results and strives to exceed expectations.
• High energy, creative and resourceful self‑starter.
• Has a flexible approach to meet the changing demands of the business.
• Team player, receptive to ideas.
• Proactive 'can do' approach to problem solving.
• Excellent written and spoken English is essential.
• Good networking skills.
• Willing to travel on occasion, candidates must be able to work in the UK without restrictions in accordance with UK National Law and be prepared to successfully undertake an appropriate level of UK National Security Vetting according to UK Government National Security Vetting criteria.

Benefits

• Flexible working within core working hours.
• 25 days holiday (185 hrs) with the option to buy/sell 5 days (37 hrs).