HR Business Partner

Mpeople Recruitment are seeking a HR Business Partner for our client that are a well-established and reputable local manufacturing company in the Oldham area. This would be a great role for someone with a couple years of experience within a Business Partner / People Partner role, or alternatively an excellent opportunity for an experienced HR Advisor who is looking to take the next step in their career towards a HR Business Partner role.

• Salary: £35,000 - £50,000 dependent on experience


• Working Hours: 8.15am – 4.30pm Monday to Friday. Some flexibility with start and finish time.


• Benefits: 25 days plus bank holidays (plus option to buy and sell holidays), plus a long list of employee benefits such as life assurance, private healthcare plans, a low-cost onsite gym etc.


• Full-time, permanent opportunity

Working closely with leaders across the organisation, this role delivers a proactive HR partnering service, supporting all aspects of the employee lifecycle, and driving effective people solutions.

Key responsibilities:

• Partner with leaders to align people plans with business priorities.


• Act as a trusted advisor on talent, leadership, performance, and organisational design.


• Use people data to identify trends and drive performance and engagement improvements.


• Deliver practical, cost-effective, and compliant solutions to complex people challenges.


• Build strong relationships to support, coach, and develop leaders.


• Support and improve HR policies, processes, and best practices.


• Lead talent reviews and succession planning with learning and development.


• Act as a key HR contact, providing high-quality support to managers and leaders.


• Collaborate with site HR teams to proactively resolve people matters.


• Provide expert guidance on employee relations, including investigations and case management.


• Drive engagement, wellbeing, and DEI (diversity, equality and inclusion) initiatives.


• Lead performance management cycles, ensuring consistency and continuous improvement.


• Take a hands-on approach to developing manager capability.


• Apply external trends and insights to continuously improve HR tools and practices.

Essential Skills, Knowledge & Experience:

• CIPD Level 5 or Level 7, or alternatively currently studying CIPD Level 5 or Level 7


• Experience within a HR BP role, or alternatively experience at a HR Advisor level looking for the next step in their career


• Strong influencing skills with the ability to gain buy-in at all levels, including senior stakeholders


• Experience supporting organisational change initiatives


• Ability to build effective, trusted relationships across the business


• Capable of operating strategically and representing HR internally and externally


• Skilled in managing multiple priorities, projects, and deadlines within a generalist HR function


• Solid experience handling complex employee relations cases with good employment law knowledge


• Able to identify key people risks, implications, and opportunities for improvement


• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Desirable Skills, Knowledge & Experience:

• Experience within a manufacturing or industrial environment


• Exposure to partnering with international or European teams


• Experience operating in a unionised setting

Please note that Mpeople Recruitment cannot always respond to all applicants due to the high volume of CV's received on a daily basis. Should you not receive a response within 5 working days please accept this as not been successful. Mpeople wish you all the best in your job search.

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