People Partner - Bristol
The Recipe
Bristol Bakery is a highly automated site producing over 700,000 loaves of bread each week, along with a wide range of other bakery favourites including bagels, pittas and flatbreads. With three manufacturing plants and a headcount of around 240, it’s a fast-paced, complex environment where people and technology work hand in hand.
The HR Business Partner role is central to the site’s success—supporting the manufacturing side of the operation and working closely with the Site Leader and the wider leadership team. You’ll be part of a small, dedicated HR team on site, which includes an HR Advisor and a Learning & Development Manager, and report into the Lead People Partner for Manufacturing.
This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys coaching and influencing, and who can balance immediate priorities with longer-term thinking. The focus is on developing leadership capability, strengthening engagement, and helping shape a positive, high-performing culture.
Key Accountabilities and Measures
- Partner senior management on the implementation and execution of the Lead for Growth strategy and key people processes Performance coaching leaders to grow talent, simplify organisations, lead and engage people
- To develop and execute People Plans, initiatives and actions in line with business plans and goals and to support local/functional needs, improvement to and delivery of people capability and performance indicators
- Provide leadership and guidance on People matters, bringing expertise, external and internal insights to site leadership team and wider People team to foster a continuous improvement approach, drive improved decision making locally and nationally
- To ensure a positive employee experience so that people are engaged in line with an employer of choice ethos and Warburtons values
- Driving the empowerment/self service capability of our people and working collaboratively with the People Services, Resourcing and Advisor teams to ensure timely, relevant support and service to our people
- Collaborating with the Centres of Excellence in representing the voice of the internal customer to ensure that central initiatives are fit for purpose. Implementing central initiatives effectively.
- Taking responsibility for maintaining own continuous professional development (CPD) and knowledge of best. Identify CPD opportunities for self, share new knowledge and encourage team members and broader people team to develop their skills through sharing of knowledge and expertise.
Essential Ingredients
- A proven HR/People business partner to senior stakeholders within an FMCG, Retail, Manufacturing or Distribution Environment
- A senior HR/People generalist with experience of leading and coaching people
- Demonstrating a background in driving, leading and supporting through change
- Experience of working in collaboration with Trade Unions and/or colleague forums at a site/depot level
- A strong breadth and depth of knowledge across the various specialist areas within HR and regarded as a trusted advisor by your senior colleagues and leadership team.
Extra Dough
At last and by no means least you will want to know what your breads worth.
- A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
- Family time is important to us so as well as your holiday entitlement, we'll give you the opportunity to purchase up to an extra weeks annual leave
- Award winning pension scheme with company contributions up to 7%
- Private medical insurance and life assurance
- Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
- Continued investment in your personal development
- Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!
- Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service
