HR Business Partner

HR Business Partner | Part-Time | Flexible Hours

Location- Felixstowe

Salary - £40,000–£50,000

Hours - 22.5 hours per week (3 full days or 5 shorter days)

Contract - Permanent

Looking for an HR role where you can genuinely make an impact?

We're delighted to be supporting our client in the search for an experienced HR Business Partner to join their manufacturing site in Felixstowe.

This isn't a role where you'll simply keep HR running.

It's an opportunity to become a trusted advisor to the leadership team, develop manager capability, strengthen employee engagement and help shape the future of a busy operational environment.

If you enjoy building relationships, coaching managers and making a real difference to both people and culture, we'd love to hear from you.

The Opportunity

Working closely with the Senior Leadership Team, you'll provide end-to-end HR support while helping managers become confident, capable leaders.

You'll balance operational HR with strategic thinking, supporting a unionised workforce while driving continuous improvement across engagement, communication and organisational effectiveness.

This is a genuinely flexible opportunity, offering 22.5 hours per week, worked either across three full days or five shorter days to suit the successful candidate.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the full employee lifecycle, from recruitment through to development.
• Coach and support managers in all aspects of people management.
• Manage employee relations, including absence, disciplinary and grievance cases.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with union representatives.
• Drive employee engagement and communication initiatives.
• Support succession planning and workforce development.
• Lead HR projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Partner with the leadership team to strengthen culture and organisational effectiveness.

What We're Looking For

• Proven HR generalist experience within a manufacturing, industrial or unionised environment.
• Strong employee relations experience.
• A coaching style with the ability to develop manager capability.
• Excellent relationship-building and influencing skills.
• Someone equally comfortable rolling up their sleeves operationally and contributing strategically.
• CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent experience), with Level 7 advantageous.

The Rewards & Benefits

• Flexible working pattern,  three full days or five shorter days.
• The opportunity to influence culture and leadership.
• A varied role where no two days are the same.
• Join an established manufacturing business with ambitious plans.
• A position where your experience will genuinely be valued.

Interested?

We'd love to tell you more about this opportunity and the business behind it.

Call (phone number removed) to find out more or click apply.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

The Talent Division is committed to creating an inclusive recruitment process where everyone feels valued, respected, and able to succeed.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe diverse teams make stronger businesses and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we'll be happy to support you.