Interim Human Resources Business Partner
hace 7 días
Derby
HR Business Partner Location: Castle Donington (on-site, 5 days per week – non-negotiable) Salary: £47,500 Interim : 12-18month FTC We are seeking a highly effective Operational HR Business Partner to join our aviation client’s high-performance People Team, supporting a large, multi-shift workforce across a safety-critical, 24/7 operation. This is a key role partnering with senior operational leaders and managers to deliver high-impact HR support on the ground, ensuring a consistent, proactive, and solutions-led approach to people management. Working on-site at their Castle Donington operation, you will be the visible HR lead for a diverse client group of c. 500+ colleagues across engineering, logistics, operations, and frontline support teams. This is an exciting opportunity for an HR professional who thrives in fast-paced, high-volume environments where the ability to anticipate issues, influence managers, and maintain operational continuity is essential. Key Responsibilities As the on-site HRBP, you will take the lead on all core HR activity across the operation, including: • Managing employee relations cases end-to-end, including disciplinary, grievance, performance, and attendance, • Supporting and advising on shift patterns, rosters, and resource planning in a regulated, time-critical environment, • Leading HR involvement in operational change initiatives, restructures, and continuous improvement programmes, • Conducting and sometimes leading robust investigations, • Coaching managers to build people management capability and ensure consistent use of policy, • Supporting recruitment, onboarding, vetting, and compliance for operational and safety-sensitive roles, • Driving engagement, wellbeing, and retention initiatives across a multi-shift workforce, • Providing proactive HR insight to operational leaders, identifying emerging risks and opportunities, • Acting as a trusted on-site partner, visible across the hangars, warehouse, and operational floor Operational HR Business Partner – About You • CIPD Level 5 or Level 7 (or equivalent) strongly preferred, • Strong experience in a fast-paced operational HR role (aviation, logistics, manufacturing, or engineering highly advantageous), • Proven track record managing complex and high-volume ER cases, • Confident working on-site with frontline colleagues and senior operational leaders, • Experience with rostering, shift-based environments, or regulated operations beneficial, • Strong analytical, organisational, and communication skills, • A practical, problem-solving mindset: proactive rather than reactive, • Fully committed to on-site presence 5 days per week – essential for operational delivery