HR Business Partner

Alexander Lloyd is delighted to be exclusively partnering with an engineering company, on the recruitment of an HR Business Partner.

This is a high-impact, senior HR role operating at the heart of a fast-paced, unionised environment. Reporting to the Head of People, the HR Business Partner will work closely with the leadership team, acting as a trusted advisor on all people matters, with a strong emphasis on employee relations and industrial relations.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic and operational HR partner to the leadership team, providing expert advice across employee relations, industrial relations, employment law and policy application.
• Lead and manage complex ER cases, including disciplinary, grievance, absence and performance matters, ensuring consistency, fairness and legal compliance.
• Build and maintain constructive relationships with trade unions, supporting consultation and negotiation on pay, terms and conditions, and procedural matters.
• Support organisational change activity, including restructures, TUPE transfers and redundancy programmes, ensuring legislative compliance and best practice.
• Work closely with the Head of People to deliver an effective HR partnering service across Employee Relations, Resourcing, Reward and Learning & Development.
• Contribute to workforce planning, resourcing strategies, succession planning, talent development and recruitment of key operational and leadership roles.
• Support Employment Tribunal case preparation and represent the business where appropriate.
• Coach and support managers to address performance issues confidently and fairly, promoting a high-performance, engaged workforce.

Skills and Experience

• Proven experience as an HR Business Partner or Senior HR Advisor within a complex, unionised environment.
• Strong working knowledge of UK employment law and best practice employee relations frameworks.
• Demonstrable experience handling complex ER cases end-to-end.
• Experience of working with trade unions, including consultation and negotiation.
• Confident communicator with the ability to influence, challenge and build credibility with senior stakeholders.
• Resilient, pragmatic and adaptable, with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, operational setting.
• CIPD Level 5 or above (or equivalent experience) preferred.

Please quote 52118 when calling Martin at Alexander Lloyd or email them at mhe@alexanderlloyd.co.uk. This is only one of many vacancies we are handling, Alexander Lloyd Human Resources Recruitment Solutions is the leading recruiter for HR Director, Manager, Business Partner, Learning & Development, Internal Communications, Talent Acquisition and Reward opportunities across Surrey, Sussex, Kent and London.

Due to the high amount of interest that we receive for each of our roles unfortunately we cannot respond to each application individually, therefore if you do not hear back from one of our consultants you have not been shortlisted for this role.