MERITUS are recruiting for a HR Business Partner to join our client on an initial 12 month contract from their site in Stevenage with very likely extensions thereafter.
HR BUSINESS PARTNER - INSIDE IR35 - £30 PER HOUR - 12 MONTHS - STEVENAGE, UK - SINGLE STAGE INTERVIEW PROCESS
We are supporting a complex, engineering-led organisation operating within a highly regulated defence and aerospace environment.
This HR Business Partner role is embedded within the business, acting as the operational voice of HR and a trusted advisor to senior managers.
This is not a transactional HR position.
It is a commercially critical role supporting performance, workforce planning, employee relations and organisational change.
What You’ll Be Responsible For
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Partnering with operational leaders to deliver HR strategy in line with business objectives.
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Advising managers on policy, employment law and best practice.
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Driving performance review, salary review and team review cycles.
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Leading and supporting employee relations cases including disciplinary and grievance.
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Supporting redeployment and redundancy processes where required.
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Managing absence trends in partnership with Occupational Health.
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Coaching managers to build capability and engagement.
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Driving talent management, mobility and succession planning.
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Delivering HR training across performance, capability and policy areas.
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Supporting union / social partner dialogue.
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Producing data packs and people metrics for leadership review.
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Contributing to culture and change initiatives.
What We’re Looking For
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Proven HR Business Partner experience in engineering, manufacturing or defence.
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Strong employee relations capability.
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Experience supporting organisational change.
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Confidence influencing senior stakeholders.
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Experience operating in regulated or unionised environments.
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Strong data literacy and commercial awareness.
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Ability to challenge constructively.
This role suits someone comfortable operating in complex stakeholder environments where decisions impact safety-critical and high-value programmes.
