Job profile

HR Business Partner

Remote working

Competitive salary and benefits

South West region

We are seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to join the HR team. This is an exciting time to join as we embark on this exciting journey to continually evolve the way we operate, to continue to offer the most efficient HR service to support VPK’s exhilarating growth plans.

The HR Business Partner will be responsible for providing a high quality operational and strategic support and advice service to managers at our state of the art sites in Wellington, Banbury and Limerick - Ireland.

The position is a true business partnering role, therefore will require regular travel to all three sites as well as other locations across the UK. It will also require occasional travel to the site in Limerick.

Duties:

• Partnering with Regional General Manager’s and Site Management Teams, to advise on employee relations cases; monitoring absence, capability and performance, disciplinary and grievances.
• Collaborate with managers to ensure there is awareness of people policies and procedures, whilst identifying opportunities and mitigating risks.
• Supporting and providing HR expertise in the delivery of matters such as complex change management programmes, union negotiations and TUPE Transfers.
• Developing and supporting the implementation of policies, processes and systems to ensure consistent application, across VPK whilst mitigating potential risks.
• Partnering with management to actively analyse and drive cultural change in line with business strategy.
• Support the team when managing new projects to deliver the people strategy and facilitate implementation of wider strategic business objectives, whilst managing organisational and people change activities.
• Understand external factors and its implications on the business and people strategy (industries, markets, customers, HR, people practices etc.).
• Driving engagement and providing support, to constantly improve employee retention and employee wellbeing.
• Maintaining visibility amongst employees by being an active presence within the sites.
• Coach and where necessary carry out training sessions with managers.
• Provide management information and reporting for key stakeholders.

The ideal candidate

• At least 10 years' experience in a generalist HR Business Partner role within a fast-paced multi site manufacturing environment is essential.
• Substantive generalist HR experience, including working with trade unions, implementing organisational change, complex case management and supporting HR projects.
• Ability to coach and empower managers to perform their people-related responsibilities more effectively.
• Sound working knowledge of UK employment law and current HR trends and appreciation of equality and diversity issues in employment.
• CIPD Level 5 Intermediate Certificate in HR Management or CIPD Level 5 Intermediate Diploma in HR Management.

Benefits

• 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays).
• Company car
• Individual healthcare cash plan, including cash back on key medical costs, retail discount and 24/7 EAP services.
• Life assurance.
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme.
• Company sick pay.
• Ongoing training and development.

About VPK

VPK is an award winning international packaging supplier with more than 6,400 employees in 70 locations across 20 countries. In the UK we have six specialist sites producing high quality sustainable packaging from shelf ready to e-commerce products for our customers. Our products are manufactured to order for many blue chip companies within the food and manufacturing sectors which makes VPK one of the packaging industry leaders.