HR Business Partner

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
West Malling
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£45,000 / year
CATEGORY
Human Resources & Recruitment
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SKILLS

Employee Relations UK Employment Law Organisational Change Coaching CIPD Level 5 Stakeholder Management People Strategy HR Data Analysis

FULL DESCRIPTION

HR Business Partner

Salary: £45000 per annum

Location: West Malling, Kent

Job Type: Permanent

Job Summary

We are currently recruiting for an experienced HR Business Partner on behalf of our client, a well-established manufacturing business.

Key Responsibilities

  • Partner with senior leaders and managers to deliver people strategies aligned to business objectives
  • Provide expert HR guidance across employee relations, employment law, and organisational policy, ensuring commercially sound and compliant outcomes
  • Coach and influence managers to build capability, improve decision-making, and drive consistency in people management
  • Lead on organisational change, identifying risks and supporting the business through transformation
  • Oversee HR processes, systems, and people data to support insight, efficiency, and continuous improvement

Skills & Experience Required

  • Proven experience in an HR Business Partner or senior generalist role, ideally within manufacturing or a similar operational environment
  • CIPD Level 5 qualified (or equivalent experience)
  • Strong knowledge of UK employment law and confidence managing complex employee relations matters
  • Demonstrable experience partnering with senior stakeholders and influencing at all levels
  • Experience supporting organisational change and developing management capability
  • Highly organised, commercially aware, and able to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment

Additional Information

This is an excellent opportunity for a confident and credible HR professional to make a real impact within a growing business. If you enjoy partnering with leaders, driving change, and delivering practical HR solutions in an operational setting, we would love to hear from you.

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We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.

PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.

Contact

Mark Kirby - Client Director

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