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About the Role:

The Role
This is a generalist HR business partnering role supporting a mix of manufacturing, warehouse, and office-based populations across our Nottingham and East Midlands sites, totalling approximately 500 employees. You will work autonomously, managing your own ER caseload, driving people initiatives, and partnering operational managers to deliver the people agenda. You will not have direct line management responsibility in this role, but will be expected to coordinate the work of site-based HR Administrators and act as a senior point of escalation for HR queries.

Main Responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities

Act as the HR Business Partner for the East Midlands site cluster (approximately 500 employees across manufacturing, warehouse, and office functions)
Manage a varied ER caseload autonomously, including disciplinaries, grievances, absence management, performance management, and TUPE
Partner site and functional leaders on workforce planning, talent development, and engagement
Lead recruitment activity for site-based roles and manage relationships with agency partners
Support delivery of learning and development initiatives including apprenticeship and line manager programmes
Coordinate activity with site HR Administrators and provide escalation support
Contribute to group HR projects including policy refresh, system implementation, and culture initiatives
Ensure compliance with UK employment law and XYZ Inc HR policy at all times

About You:

Essential Requirements

CIPD qualified — Level 5 as a minimum; Level 7 preferred
Minimum 5 years of generalist HR advisory or business partnering experience
Solid, demonstrable experience managing complex ER cases independently through to resolution
Experience supporting manufacturing, logistics, distribution, or similarly operational employee populations
Confident communicator with the ability to build credibility quickly with operational managers
Good working knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice

Our Benefits & Perks:

Annual bonus up to 8%
Private healthcare
Enhanced pension (7% employer contribution)
26 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Hybrid working (3 days on-site, 2 days from home)

About Ferrero:

About XYZ Inc
XYZ Inc is a leading UK FMCG business employing over 2,000 people across manufacturing, logistics, and commercial functions. Our people agenda is central to how we deliver results, and our HR team plays a critical role in supporting leaders to build engaged, capable, and productive teams. We are now looking for an experienced HR Business Partner to support our East Midlands operations.

DE&I at Ferrero: