HR Business Partner

HR Business Partner
Billingham (Home of McCoy's, Pom-Bear and more)
On-site

Join our snack-loving team
We're looking for a HR Business Partner to join us at KP Snacks. If you're ready to bring your ideas to the table, grow your skills and be part of a team that values what makes you, you - this could be your next big move.

About the role

As the HR Business Partner at our Billingham site, you will lead the full HR agenda across our largest Site, home to just over 700 colleagues. You'll work closely with the Plant Manager and Site Leadership Team, supporting colleagues across Operations, Engineering, QSE, Supply Chain and Support Teams.

You will take the lead on the Site's Intersnack Work System (IWS) Organisation Pillar, guiding new ways of working and developing capability across the Site. You'll coach, challenge and support managers to help them deliver great performance through their teams.

This is a strategic, hands-on and highly influential role which will use your expertise, analytical thinking and people-first mindset to help Billingham continue to grow and thrive.

What's in it for you?
We believe in rewarding our colleagues and helping them thrive. Here's a flavour of what we offer:

• The salary for this role is £60,000 - £75,000, depending on experience.

• Annual car allowance - £7,500

• Annual bonus scheme, with a strong track record of overachievement

• Comprehensive healthcare support - including Medicash Health Cash Plan or Private Healthcare, Digital GP, Best Doctors second opinion service and specialist cancer care

• KP Pension Plan - contribution matching up to 7% of your salary

• 25 days holiday, plus the option to buy more

• KP4ME - our online platform for benefits, discounts, wellbeing tools and more

What will you be doing?

• Lead the HR agenda across Billingham with clarity, confidence and pace
  Shaping and delivering HR activity that supports Site objectives, aligns with the IWS Organisation Pillar and ensures colleagues have a great experience at work. This includes developing Site plans, supporting functional strategies and ensuring HR activity is well-governed and insight led.

• Drive organisational change and develop capability across the Site
  Leading Organisation Pillar workstreams, supporting leadership teams as they embed new ways of working and building skills through coaching, facilitation and capability development. You'll guide managers and teams through change, providing support that is clear, human and rooted in good practice.

• Own and deliver the Site's core HR processes with excellence
  Overseeing recruitment, talent and succession planning, performance management and development processes. You'll ensure everything is delivered on time, with fairness, transparency and consistency, and that managers feel confident in their role.

• Champion a positive, collaborative and open employee relations climate
  Managing union relationships, supporting negotiations and building a constructive approach to engagement. You'll coach managers through ER matters, helping them make confident decisions and navigate complex situations while upholding our values and policies.

• Use HR data, insight and KPIs to influence decision-making
  Owning key people metrics for the Site and turning data into clear recommendations. You'll use insight to help leaders improve performance, identify risks, forecast future needs and shape people plans that support long-term success.

Who are we?
We're KP Snacks, part of the Intersnack family. Across more than 30 countries, over 15,000 of us work together to make the snacks people love - from Hula Hoops to McCoy's. In the UK, we're a team of around 2,400 colleagues, based across seven sites and our Slough HQ. We're proud of our close-knit culture, where we speak up, celebrate differences and push boundaries together.

We're committed to inclusion
We're building a workplace where everyone belongs. If you don't tick every box, we'd still love to hear from you - your unique perspective could be just what we need. And if there's anything we can do to make the process easier for you, just let us know.

We'd love to hear from you if you can bring:

• Strong HR business partnering experience gained in a complex, fast-paced environment - ideally manufacturing, with a strong preference for lean manufacturing

• Experience leading organisational change and building capability across leadership teams

• Confidence operating within a matrix environment, balancing Site needs with wider business priorities

• CIPD Level 5 as essential, with CIPD Level 7 strongly desirable