Hr Business Partner

Are you an experienced HRBP, ready to make yourself indispensable to an award winning "Manufacturer of The Year?"
Situation

Ford and Stanley Recruitment are partnered with a world class leader in the international market for the design, manufacture, maintenance and supply of equipment and components for railway systems, on their search for a HR BP.

Opportunity

A Generalist HR role, supporting the Head of HR & Support Services. This is an opportunity to join an international growing business, and develop within their HR function, being able to have a voice within their processes and policies and work hand in hand with stakeholders and senior management.

Location

Clarendon, Belfast
(Hybrid, based at Clarendon a couple of days a week, with occasional travel to Birmingham, Scotland, Manchester)
Key Responsibilities

• Support the Head of HR & Support Services in the preparation and implementation of the HR Plan to support the overall strategic aims and objectives of the business. 
• Deliver against an agreed set of objectives and KPIs aligned to the organisation’s strategy and objectives.
• Coach, support and provide expert guidance and training to assigned line Managers on the full range of HR activities (including policies and procedures, terms and conditions of employment, absence management, organisational redesign (including redundancy if appropriate), performance management, etc.), in order to provide a consistent and fair approach to people management and enable managers to deal with a wide range of employment issues.  
• Ownership of all HR operational responsibilities across the employee lifecycle within a designated stakeholder group which includes, but is not limited to; recruitment and on-boarding of new starters, probationary period management, monthly payroll, appraisals, talent and succession planning, exit interviews / leaver process etc.
• Develop, implement and maintain HR policies and procedures to ensure effective, fair and consistent management of colleagues throughout and ensure that the associated documents (including colleague handbook) are comprehensive and up to date.  
• Partner and build strong relationships with management teams and stakeholders within a defined group to demonstrate Business Partnering in identifying solutions to meet a range of business requirements. 
• Produce and deliver strong and fit for purpose internal and external communications as required to underpin delivery of the role, objectives and KPIs.
• Analyse and report monthly on all required HR data and metrics, sharing the information with stakeholders as required and making decisions to drive improvement.  Support the periodic reporting requirements as required.
• Work with the Training & Competence manager to ensure deliverables relating to individual or collective training / learning & development needs are met, appropriate provisions are sourced and that all activities are accurately recorded.   
• Work in consultation with the Head of HR & Support Services and the IT Manager to ensure that relevant HR Systems are managed / implemented as necessary.  Manage the information held on the HR database(s) to ensure it is updated in a timely and accurate manner and complies with any legal requirements.
• Collaborate with HSQE colleagues on all Health & Safety matters in line with agreed Trade Union collective bargaining agreements and in line with appropriate legislation as well as matters relating to health & wellbeing, occupational health and medical referrals.  Support the implementation of the HSQE strategy as produced by the HSQE manager.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with colleagues across the business (internal customers / stakeholders) including those relevant colleagues.

Criteria

• CIPD Qualified to Level 5 (Preferably Level 7) is required
• A wide range of experience in supporting line managers through a range of ER disputes through coaching, training, upskilling as well as guiding them through the challenges.
• Up to date Employment law knowledge and the ability to translate this into policies, processes and training material which are aligned to the culture of an organisation.
• Previous experience of working with Trade Unions is essential – negotiating on pay claims and working with the unions on a variety of aspects regarding employee welfare, terms & conditions, policies etc.
• IT skills; Adept at working with multiple systems, strong use of MS Office products such as PowerPoint, Excel and Teams.

About Ford & Stanley Group

Ford & Stanley Group are in the business of people and performance. Our mission is to create one million better workdays through facilitating great recruitment, leadership and occupational mental fitness.

Ford & Stanley Group Ltd is a Disability Confident Committed employer and is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all opportunity seekers. We shall adhere to such a policy at all times and will review on an on-going basis all aspects of recruitment to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination. We will treat everyone equally irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief or political beliefs and we place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy.