Sedex Operator

**Full job description**
We’re proud to offer you a career with possibilities. Where you’ll be supported to work hard, aim high and bring your best to work, every day. As a valued single-site HRBP, we’ll support your ambition, reward your resilience, and encourage you to rise to challenges and create a career you can be proud of too.

**About this role.**

Are you ready to elevate your HR career? We’re looking for a dynamic People Partner to work closely with Line Managers and Senior Leaders, playing a key role in implementing our People Plan throughout the business. CIPD qualification is preferred and essential.

**Why Join Us?**
- **Influence & Lead Change**: Shape the future of our people strategy by coaching, influencing, and challenging key business partners.
- **Drive Ethical Compliance**: Ensure our business upholds ethical standards, including modern slavery audits, compliance, and risk management.
- **Champion Engagement & Wellbeing**: Lead engagement initiatives, coordinate wellbeing programs, and support a culture where every voice is heard.
- **Deliver HR Excellence**: Partner with HR specialists to oversee key processes like payroll, talent acquisition, and learning & development.
- **Foster Growth & Development**: Guide managers through performance reviews, succession planning, and leadership development.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- **Strategic Partnering**: Work closely with the Senior HRBP to identify and resolve root causes of people challenges, providing expert advice and actionable solutions.
- **Ethical Leadership**: Support ethical compliance including SEDEX audits, modern slavery risk assessments, and ensure alignment with ethical trading standards.
- **Talent Pipeline Management**: Collaborate with the Talent Acquisition team to meet business needs, from recruiting high-calibre hourly workers to supporting internal succession for salaried roles.
- **Employee Engagement**: Coordinate employee surveys, help line managers develop action plans, and drive engagement at every level of the business.
- **Learning & Development**: Work closely with Learning & Development teams to build capability, upskill managers, and ensure we have a strong talent pipeline.
- **Stakeholder Management**: Temporary labour providers, and occupational health teams to ensure smooth operations and compliance with company standards.

**About you.**
- **Should have good knowledge about labour laws and factories act**:

- Proven Relationship Builder: You have the ability to coach, influence, and challenge business partners effectively.
- Business Acumen: Strong understanding of business priorities and the role HR plays in driving success.
- Clear Communicator: You can convey complex information clearly across all levels, adapting your communication style to your audience.
- Proactive Problem-Solver: You take a pragmatic approach to resolving issues and advancing initiatives.
- Data-Driven: You possess strong analytical skills, able to extract, analyse, and present data that drives decisions.
- Resilient & Organised: You can handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment, meeting deadlines and delivering results.
- Project Experience: Proven track record of delivering HR-related projects with tangible business impact.
- Stakeholder & Risk Management: You can assess risk, escalate issues when necessary, and influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Aligned with Our Values: You act with integrity and champion our inclusive, values-driven culture.
- Experience in Fast-Paced Environments: While food industry experience is not essential, experience in similar-sized headcount environments (400+) is preferred.
- Structured with a Strong Engagement Focus: You’re organised, comfortable with data, and enjoy engaging with colleagues, including spending time in the factory and working with the operations management team.
- Employee Relations Skills: Experience handling disciplinary and grievance processes is a must

**What You’ll Gain**:

- The chance to lead and influence people strategy across a business unit.
- Grow your career in a company that values professional development and leadership.
- Be part of a business that champions ethical practices and strives for operational excellence.
- The opportunity to drive meaningful engagement and wellbeing initiatives that make a difference to our people.

**What you’ll receive.**
As an equal opportunity employer, we’re committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.

You’ll enjoy:

- Life Assurance (2.5 x salary)
- Short Term Bonus Scheme
- 25 days holiday
- Staff Shop
- Stakeholder Pension Scheme
- MyBargains Discount Platform
- Personal Accident Insurance
- Free Independent Mortgage Advice
- Employee Assistance Programme
- A Range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans)
- Discount