HR Business Partner

HR Business Partner – Greenock – Salary c. £50,000 + Bonus + Benefits

Does the idea of working for a global manufacturing organisation at the forefront of technology sound like the kind of challenge you are looking for?

Our client is a global manufacturing organisation. The Greenock site employs around 300 people and plays an important role in the production of product. It is a global centre of excellence for production, attracting a lot of investment to the site and attention from the global leadership.

This is a key HR Business Partner role supporting the Greenock leadership team and connecting local HR activity with wider regional and global initiatives. The role requires a confident HR generalist who can operate at pace in a manufacturing environment, build strong relationships with senior stakeholders and support modernisation across people processes, systems and organisational design.

• Previous experience operating as an HR Business Partner or in a similar senior HR generalist role
• Experience working within a global organisation and engaging with senior stakeholders
• Background within engineering, manufacturing or another operational environment
• A strong HR generalist skillset covering the full employee lifecycle
• Proven experience modernising and aligning HR processes and working practices
• Experience supporting or delivering global HR projects and initiatives
• Ability to build relationships across local, regional and global teams
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to use qualitative and quantitative data to support decisions
• Experience working with HR metrics and performance data to drive improvement
• Exposure to Compensation and Benefits projects and reward initiatives
• Experience supporting or implementing HR systems
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience leading annual pay review cycles and performance management processes
• Knowledge and practical application of UK employment legislation
• Experience developing early careers initiatives including apprenticeships, graduate programmes and year in industry schemes
• Ability to coach, guide and influence managers to build strong, high‑performing teams
• Degree in Human Resources or a related discipline and/or CIPD qualified

• Partnering with the leadership team at the Greenock site to support business performance and organisational development
• Supporting organisational design and workforce planning activity
• Advising managers on employee relations matters and complex HR issues
• Delivering initiatives across recruitment, talent management and employee engagement
• Supporting compensation and benefits activity including annual pay review processes
• Driving learning and development initiatives to strengthen leadership capability
• Supporting the implementation and optimisation of HR systems and people processes
• Using HR data and metrics to identify trends and support business decisions
• Building partnerships with local schools, colleges and universities to support early careers initiatives
• Contributing to regional and global HR projects and transformation programmes

• Exposure to global HR initiatives and leadership teams
• Opportunity to influence site strategy and organisational design
• Development into a senior HR leadership role within a global manufacturing environment
• Involvement in international HR projects and transformation activity

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