Senior HR Advisor

Date : 4 Apr 2025

Location : Batley, GB

Place of Work : On-Site

Employee Shift : Mon - Fri

Company Description

Who are we ?

We are FBC UK, Fox's Burton's Companies! ……And we bake the UK's most incredible biscuits (we might be slightly biased, but we will leave that for you to judge).

FBC UK was a match made in heaven, with two of the top UK biscuits manufacturers (Burton's Biscuits and Fox's Biscuits) coming together to create one unique, integrated company.

We are home to famous iconic brands, including Maryland, Fox's, Jammie Dodger & Rocky, to name just a few. We are proud manufacturing partners to some of the biggest UK retailers and household names. We bake our incredible biscuits at eight bakeries across the UK, located at Isle of Arran, Livingston, Blackpool, Llantarnam, Edinburgh, Kirkham, Batley & Dorset and our HQ in St Albans. Together, we employ circa 4,000 amazing colleagues across all our locations.

We are currently the second biscuit manufacturer in the UK market with a strong ambition of becoming UK Market Leader.

Whilst we know that we have delicious products we also know that that the key ingredient to our success is our people, and the passion we have for our brands. You could be the jammy to our dodger, party ring to our Fox’s or the choc-chip to our Maryland?! We knead people with innovative ideas, an entrepreneurial spirit, and the commitment to drive FBC UK to success.

We are committed to building an inclusive workforce that feels empowered to build a fulfilling and successful career. By embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) we create a supportive environment for people to thrive and strive to have more positive impact.

We understand that having formal and on-the-job learning opportunities is key to our colleagues’ professional and personal growth. We are committed to providing an environment where everyone can learn from each other and grow through a variety of learning experiences.

Our colleagues make our business special. With strong community values, we believe FBC UK is a more prosperous and fun place to work when people feel free to be themselves. We believe in the power of being authentic, entrepreneurial and supporting each other whilst meeting our business goals.

About The Role

As a HR Professional Partner at our Batley site, you will work to provide an efficient and effective HR service to the business across the shifts. You'll manage and support managers and employees on the interpretation and application of the company's HR policies, procedures, employment law and HR best practice and support the HR team to deliver strategic objectives for business success. A huge part of your role will involve collaborating with the HR team to champion and accelerate a culture of excellence in which people feel engaged and inspired to deliver top business results. In addition, you'll deliver short to medium term plans for the business in its people planning and delivery.

Main Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with all stakeholders to achieve high levels of trust, respect and professionalism.
• Challenging team cultures and behaviours to ensure that they are always consistent with organisational culture.
• Being one step ahead in terms of understanding, data and insight (externally and internally) to role model the highest levels of HR skill and professionalism.
• Collaborating with HR colleagues to support a ‘one team’ approach and challenge so that we may continuously improve to deliver the People Strategy and annual business plans.
• Providing support, advice and coaching on all people related issues.
• Educating, coaching, and partnering with managers on performance management and employee development goals.
• Supporting the South HRBP with the development and delivery of company change management projects.
• Developing and delivering business and HR related projects including employee engagement plans.
• Supporting the management of Employee Relation and Union Matters to drive positive outcomes.
• Working alongside the team to deliver HR strategy and support business strategy including workforce and succession planning delivery.
• Supporting ER case work as and when required.

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Diversity Statement

FBC UK is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at FBC UK. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding. #J-18808-Ljbffr