Ashley Kate HR & Finance
HR Business Partner
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Location: Nottinghamshire
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
CIPD: Minimum Level 5 required
We're looking for a confident and proactive HR Business Partner to join our valued client's team and play a pivotal role in shaping a positive, high-performance culture across all business operations. This is a hands-on, people-focused role supporting a fast-paced industrial workforce, where strong judgement, credibility, and relationship-building skills are essential.
About The Role
As the HR Business Partner, you will act as a trusted advisor to operational leaders, providing expert guidance across the full employee lifecycle. You'll be the go-to specialist for employee relations, union engagement, employee lifecycle, and project work.
You'll thrive here if you enjoy being visible on the shop floor, influencing managers, and driving pragmatic, people-centred solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Employee Relations Management: Lead on complex ER cases including disciplinaries, grievances, investigations, performance management, and absence management, ensuring fair, consistent, and legally compliant outcomes.
- Union Relationship Management: Build strong, constructive relationships with trade union representatives; support collective bargaining, consultations, and negotiations.
- Manager Coaching: Equip managers with the skills and confidence to lead their teams, handle ER issues early, and embed best-practice people management.
- Policy & Compliance: Ensure HR policies are up to date, legally compliant, and consistently applied across the site.
- Culture & Engagement: Support initiatives that strengthen engagement, wellbeing, and retention within a blue-collar workforce.
- HR Projects: Lead and contribute to continuous improvement projects across HR systems, processes, and organisational development.
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Essential criteria
- CIPD Level 5 (minimum) - Level 7 desirable.
- Proven experience as an HR Business Partner or Senior HR Advisor in a manufacturing, industrial, logistics, or blue-collar environment.
- Strong ER expertise with a track record of managing complex cases end-to-end.
- Experience working with trade unions in a collaborative and solutions-focused way.
- Confident influencing senior leaders and challenging constructively.
- Pragmatic, resilient, and comfortable working in a fast-paced operational setting.
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About Us
We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive community. In line with our Diversity and Inclusion policy, we welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. As a Disability Confident Employer, and part of the Nicholas Associates Group, we are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities, and we're happy to discuss flexible working options.
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