HR Business Partner (12 month FTC - Maternity Cover)

HR Business Partner (12 Month FTC)

 

We rise to challenges together 

 

• Business Area: Desserts
• Location: Bakkavor Desserts Newark, Jessop Way, Newark, NG24 2ER
• Contract: FTC (Maternity cover 12 months)
• Salary: Competitive Depending on experience plus Band C Benefits, short term bonus plan and Private Healthcare
• Working Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm (4 days site based / 1 day remote)

 

Why join us.
We’re proud to offer you a career with possibilities. Where you’ll be supported to work hard, aim high and bring your best to work, every day. As a valued single-site HRBP, we’ll support your ambition, reward your resilience, and encourage you to rise to challenges and create a career you can be proud of too.

 

What we do.

We're the biggest name you've never heard of. You've probably eaten our food - you just didn't realise it. We make innovative fresh products, with around 18,500 colleagues working across the UK, US and China. We’re the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry supplying meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers (including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose). We’re ambitious. We’re full of ideas. And we’re ready for more people who share our values and passion for quality to join us.

This role is based at our Bakkavor Desserts site in Newark, Nottinghamshire and specialises in making chilled desserts such as trifles, creamcakes and choux pastries. The site employs over 1,900 people and is one of eight Manufacturing sites that are part of the Bakkavor Bakery sector in the UK.

 

About this role.

Are you ready to take your HR career to the next level? We’re seeking a dynamic People Partner to collaborate with Line Managers and Senior Leaders, playing a pivotal role in delivering our People Plan across the business.

Why Join Us?

• Influence & Lead Change: Shape the future of our people strategy by coaching, influencing, and challenging key business partners.
• Drive Ethical Compliance: Ensure our business upholds ethical standards, including modern slavery audits, compliance, and risk management.
• Champion Engagement & Wellbeing: Lead engagement initiatives, coordinate wellbeing programs, and support a culture where every voice is heard.
• Deliver HR Excellence: Partner with HR specialists to oversee key processes like payroll, talent acquisition, and learning & development.
• Foster Growth & Development: Guide managers through performance reviews, succession planning, and leadership development.

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Partnering: Work closely with the Senior HRBP to identify and resolve root causes of people challenges, providing expert advice and actionable solutions.
• Ethical Leadership: Support ethical compliance including SEDEX audits, modern slavery risk assessments, and ensure alignment with ethical trading standards.
• Talent Pipeline Management: Collaborate with the Talent Acquisition team to meet business needs, from recruiting high-calibre hourly workers to supporting internal succession for salaried roles.