HR Business Partner

Salary/Rate:Competitive
Job type:Full-time
Working Options:Hybrid
Town/City:Derbyshire
County:Derbyshire
Specialism:FMCG Recruitment
Job ref:93441
Post Date:February 27, 2026
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About the Role

Would you like to join a globally recognised FMCG brand with a strong heritage in quality, innovation and entrepreneurial spirit?

As the HR Business Partner, you will collaborate with Industrial leaders to help deliver the site’s strategic objectives through effective, commercially focused people practices.

The Role:

  • Partnering with site leadership to understand operational goals and workforce requirements
  • Supporting workforce planning activity, including hiring timelines, capability mapping and resource profiling
  • Providing expert advice and guidance across all employee relations matters
  • Building strong relationships with managers and employee representatives, maintaining visible presence across the production environment
  • Embedding a high-performance culture through coaching, performance review support, development boards and succession planning
  • Supporting reward and recognition processes, including pay review and bonus cycles
  • Identifying learning and development needs and supporting delivery of capability initiatives aligned to safety and compliance standards
  • Supporting organisational development and audit activity, ensuring governance standards, accurate record keeping and effective reporting

About You:

  • Proven HR Business Partner experience within a large, complex organisation
  • Strong employee relations expertise with the ability to manage complex cases confidently and professionally
  • The ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on operational delivery
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills with the credibility to influence at all levels
  • Resilience, sound judgement and the ability to manage competing priorities independently
  • A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with strong coaching capability

A passion for driving performance, engagement and continuous improvement across industrial teams If the role and responsibilities sound like a good fit for you, then I’d love to speak to you!

Find out more about our available opportunities or how we can help you further your career – contact us today.

Email: Shelley.burnand@advocate-group.co.uk

Phone: 07537163606

We look forward to your application for this exciting opportunity.

The Advocate Group is a leading recruitment partner, based in the UK, to the FMCG and consumer product sectors. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. By applying for this role, you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy, which can be found on our website. Please note that The Advocate Group is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy.

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