HR Business Partner

at  Unipart Manufacturing

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• CIPD level 5 qualified
• Strong IT skills (Word/Excel/PowerPoint) and working knowledge of computerised HR systems.
• Excellent administrative skills
• Proven planning and organisational skills
• A pro-active approach to work and problem solving, and the ability to spot and deal with issues as they occur
• Knowledge of Employment Law
• Generalist HR experience gained within a manufacturing environment (desirable)
• Experience of working with and advising Managers
• Good communication skills – written and oral
• Excellent interpersonal / negotiation skills with the ability to persuade, influence and when appropriate, challenge with tact and diplomacy
• Prepared to be hands on and cover any reasonable tasks at any level in the function

PURPOSE:

To provide proactive guidance and generalist HR support in relation to all operational and strategic aspects of Human Resource Management for UPA and Serck.
Responsible for deputising for the HR Manager when necessary.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work in partnership with Managers on performance management, absence management, engagement, employee relations, resourcing and growth and development.
• Provide an advisory service to employees ensuring that they are fully aware of their rights and entitlements.
• Support the HR Manager with grievance, disciplinary and capability investigations, and hearings.
• Lead health and well-being initiatives.
• Initiate and support improvement activities across the department/wider business.
• Aligning HR activities and initiatives with the business strategies ensuring these support business growth plans.
• Supporting delivery of the HR strategy through the PDM process.
• Support Organisational Capability including talent and succession management.
• Supporting the attraction and retention of exceptional talent.
• Ensure that Corporate Responsibility is understood by all and is integrated into people processes and programmes.
• Coaching and equipping managers with the skills to lead and motivate their teams, ensuring that they take ownership for people issues.
• Optimising employee performance through effective performance management processes and equipping managers with the skills to deal with underperformance.
• Implementing employee engagement plans and encouraging managers to seek ways to sustain high levels of employee engagement with throughout the business.
• Developing and maintaining highly effective communication and consultation processes.
• Advising managers on the more complex aspects of HR management including complex employee relations issues.
• Advising on effective organisational design and managing reorganisations.
• Managing training and development interventions and activities, wherever appropriate delivering training interventions personally.
• Working with managers to facilitate and deliver change.
  Other reasonable requests that may made by the Company or your Line Manager
  All employees have a duty of care to follow / adhere to all Safety, Health & Environmental (SHE) procedures, processes, and challenge unsafe acts & behaviours.

KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ROLE:

• Enthusiastic, conscientious, results orientated, self-motivated with a ‘can do’ attitude.
• Developing strong working relationships with the project team and customers
• Good communicator to all levels in and outside of the business
• Ability to work well under pressure in a demanding environment.
• Good planning and organisational skills
  Willingness to learn and apply the Unipart Way principles and tools, including OCCs