Sofina Foods Europe
HR Business Partner (12 Month Fixed Term Contract)
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HR Business Partner (12 Month Fixed Term Contract)
HR Business Partner – Fixed Term Contract
About the Role
Shape the people agenda, influence business performance, and make a lasting impact across our Haverhill food manufacturing site.
As our HR Business Partner, you'll play a key role in leading the people agenda for our Haverhill food manufacturing site during a 12-month fixed-term contract. Partnering closely with the Site Leadership Team, you'll provide expert HR support that:
- Enables operational success
- Develops leadership capability
- Creates an engaged, high-performing workforce
This is a broad, hands-on role where you'll influence strategic decisions while remaining engaged with day-to-day operations. Your responsibilities include leading employee relations, supporting organisation change, driving engagement initiatives, and developing future talent—ensuring both people strategy and business results align seamlessly.
Ideal for an experienced HR Business Partner, Senior HR Advisor, or HR Manager, this position offers a varied, rewarding opportunity within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Based onsite in Haverhill (5 days per week) within our pork production facility.
Key Responsibilities
As our HR Business Partner, you'll deliver a proactive, commercially focused HR service across the site by:
- Partnering with site leaders to align people plans with business objectives
- Leading complex employee relations matters to support proactive conflict resolution and advice while improving manager capability
- Supporting organisational change, workforce planning, and business transformation initiatives
- Driving employee engagement, wellbeing, and inclusion initiatives to enhance the employee experience
- Developing leadership capability through coaching, succession planning, and talent development
- Championing key HR processes—such as performance management, reward, calibration, and the annual people cycle
- Using people data and insights to identify opportunities and improve business performance
- Leading and contributing to HR continuous improvement projects across the wider business
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You will apply operational HR expertise combined with strategic insight to deliver tangible business outcomes.
The Ideal Candidate
You'll be an experienced HR professional passionate about engaging with leadership, driving influence, and implementing practical people solutions in dynamic operational environments.
Essential Requirements
- Proven experience as an HR Business Partner within manufacturing, engineering, or another operational sector (preferably food manufacturing)
- Strong knowledge of UK employment law and extensive employee relations experience
- Experience supporting organisational change, workforce planning, and restructuring activity
- Excellent coaching and influencing skills, able to provide constructive challenge while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships
- Data-led approach, with the ability to translate insight into actionable HR initiatives
- Experience improving employee engagement, culture, and organisational capability
- Strong relationship-building abilities, capable of working collaboratively with stakeholders at all levels
- CIPD qualification (Level 5 or above) or equivalent HR experience
Why Sofina Foods?
This role provides a highly visible opportunity to influence both people and business performance. You'll:
- Work alongside an experienced leadership team, helping shape culture and change
- Implement initiatives with a real, measurable impact across the site
- Collaborate in a wider HR community, with team opportunities for career growth and shared projects
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At Sofina Foods, we're committed to:
- Developing people at all levels
- Creating an environment where everyone can thrive
- Delivering innovation, sustainability, and customer excellence
We continue to grow as a company, offering a dynamic career full of opportunity. Whether you're contributing to talent development, supporting change, or driving operational success, your role matters.
Company Information
More Than Food – A Place to Build Your Future
Sofina Foods is more than an employer—it's an environment where your career takes shape. With a team of over 13,000 colleagues across 40 sites in Canada and Europe, we prioritise:
- Quality and responsible sourcing for a global market
- Innovation, sustainability, and customer satisfaction as core values
- Profitability and growth backed by ethical sourcing, reaching across five continents
Our target is clear: to become the most successful food company in the world.
Will you build your success here?
Equal Opportunities
At Sofina Foods, we believe diversity fuels innovation. We're proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to building a workplace that:
- Values and respects every individual
- Welcomes applications from people across all backgrounds
- Promotes inclusivity regardless of age, disabilities, gender identity, marriage status, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation
Diverse voices thrive at Sofina.
Location & Schedule
- Role Location: Haverhill, Suffolk
- Hours: Full-time (5 days per week)
- Operating Hours: Day Shift
Start your rewarding career at a company leading the way in the food industry. Apply today.
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