HR Business Partner

Company Description

Following years of accelerated growth, Culina Group is now a £2.2 billion+ turnover business, employing over 22,000 staff, with a fleet of more than 5,000 vehicles. Culina Group operates from over 100 depots across the UK and Ireland, serving more than 1,000 clients over its framework of chilled, ambient, contract packaging solutions, and fresh and baked goods.

Company Overview

Culina Group is a leading UK 3rd party food & drinks logistics provider offering dedicated and shared user warehousing and distribution solutions.

At Culina, we have a winning culture; we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive… A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!

Job Description

We are currently seeking a Human Resources Business Partner to join our HR team at our Tilbury site. This role is based in Tilbury but will require regular weekly travel to Haverhill.

As HR Business Partner, you will act as the first point of contact for all people-related matters and partner with key stakeholders to drive improvements in business performance through effective people management solutions.

You will design, develop, and implement solutions within the HR framework of activity that seek to add value and deliver required business changes in a legally compliant, expedient, and cost-effective manner.

This is a full-time, permanent position working Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm offering a competitive salary and the opportunity to work with a market leader.

Job responsibilities of HR Business Partner include:

• Work in partnership with site management teams to design and deliver effective people plans.
• Provide effective HR advice and support to site management teams as required, escalating high-risk ER cases.
• Ensure the fair application of HR policies and procedures through guidance, advice, and coaching.
• Utilise MI to facilitate a proactive response to areas of risk/concern.
• Review trends in ER issues in order to identify potential issues and work with site management team to resolve.
• Support Head of HR Compliance with tribunal cases and ACAS intervention as required.
• Ensure organisational structures are aligned, up-to-date, and support business goals.
• Support and implement a proactive approach to attraction, recruitment, and selection activities, ensuring solutions are cost-effective, future-focused, and appropriate for purpose.
• Work with site management teams to ensure a robust succession plan is in place for all key roles.
• Ensure underperformance is addressed using appropriate policies.
• Ensure development of individuals is identified and delivered in conjunction with the L+D team.
• Work with managers to ensure employee issues are resolved quickly and where possible informally.
• Coach line managers to ensure they are competent in tackling ER issues in an appropriate manner.
• Through customer understanding, effectively utilise the support of the Centralised HR teams in relation to recruitment, training, and reward.
• Participation in recruitment and selection activities of senior leadership roles where required.
• Monitor employee engagement levels and take appropriate action as required, escalating bright spots and red flags to HR Director/Head of HR Operations/Senior HRPB.
• Work closely with the site management team to ensure survey action plans are created and delivered.
• Embed and support site I+C meetings ensuring they affect change.
• Work closely with Occupational Health to effectively manage long-term sickness cases and management referrals.
• Ensure that all processes are completed in a timely and accurate manner.
• Ensure consistency of approach across designated business areas.
• Continuously review the local marketplace to foresee challenges ahead and address.
• Influence the development of HR policies and procedures to ensure they meet the needs of the business.
• Delivery of projects in line with legal obligations and company values i.e., TUPE, restructure, redundancy.
• Support, facilitate, and/or coordinate HR projects cross-functionally and across all business areas as required.
• Challenge costs within the business.
• Ensure all systems/employee files are up to date with accurate employee details.

Qualifications

To apply for the role of HR Business Partner, you will possess the following skills, experiences, and qualifications:

• CIPD qualification or equivalent
• HR legislative understanding and knowledge
• Proven experience in advising on HR associated matters
• Experienced in facilitating organisational change
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Highly organised and efficient
• Adaptable/flexible
• Positive and credible with the ability to build trust, respect, and openness
• Commercial and proactive mindset
• Objectivity – partnering local business but retaining perspective
• Exceptional interpersonal, influencing, presentation, verbal, and written communication skills
• High level of IT skills using MS Office suite

Additional Information

As part of our drive to make Culina Group a great place to work, we are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hardworking performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.

Our People are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

• Annual Leave – Competitive holiday entitlement of 25 days + 8 bank holidays
• Company Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When we achieve our goals you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.
• Private Medical Cover – This gives you peace of mind; you have choice, flexibility, and speed of access to the most clinically appropriate care via Bupa.
• Car Allowance
• Pension scheme – We want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirement, so we offer a great contribution of 5% employee and 8% employer.
• Life Assurance - x4 your annual salary.
• Wellness – Via our Employee Assistance Programme, we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
• Eye Care Vouchers – We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses.
• Reward & Recognition – We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the month and year, special recognition, and long service awards.
• Everyday discounts - via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!

If you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity, please apply now and become a part of our #WinningTeam!