Job Title: HR Business Partner (Operations & Manufacturing)
Location: Desford, Leicestershire (100% On-site, 5 days per week)
Position Type: 12-Month Contract (With strong potential to convert to permanent)
Pay Rate: £27.30 per hour (Negotiable depending on experience) + 35 Days Holiday
Hours: Mon-Thu 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, Fri 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM (Early Friday finish!)
The Opportunity
Our business has grown significantly, and to support this exciting expansion, we are looking for a dynamic, hands-on HR Partner to join our Building Construction Products (BCP) division.
Based on-site at our Desford facility, you will play a pivotal role supporting both our Desford and Stockton sites. This is not a corporate, white-collar role-this is a true, floor-facing operational HR position where you will partner closely with operational leaders to drive talent development, navigate employee relations, and support a fast-paced production environment.
What You Will Do:
Operational Partnering: Act as a trusted advisor to site leaders on HR policies, performance, and employment legislation.
Employee & Labor Relations: Confidently manage day-to-day and complex ER cases (grievances, disciplinaries) and work collaboratively with Trade Union representatives.
HR Systems & Analytics: Own data accuracy and absence tracking within Workday, using data-driven insights to advise senior leaders on retention and turnover trends.
Workforce Planning: Lead succession planning and talent mapping activities to equip the site for future growth.
Coaching.
What We Are Looking For:
The hiring panel cannot make assumptions, so please ensure your CV clearly demonstrates the following:
Industry Background: Manufacturing, Engineering, Aerospace, Rail, FMCG, or Retail). Please note: No Pure IT/Tech or Professional Services
Union Exposure
System Expertise: ER Expertise
Nice-to-Haves:
CIPD Qualification.
Familiarity with Office 365 tools, including Power Apps for process improvement.
Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.
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