People & Talent Partner

• Manage end-to-end recruitment across all levels from job advert to onboarding ensuring a high-quality candidate and manager experience.
• Lead the full attraction, selection, and onboarding lifecycle with a view to succession planning and long-term talent development.
• Build strong partnerships with hiring managers to align recruitment with business needs.
• Maintain job descriptions, candidate tracking systems, and external job board relationships.

• Own all HR administration throughout the employee lifecycle: starters, leavers, probation, contract changes, etc.
• Draft and issue accurate HR documentation including offer letters, contracts, and policy updates.
• Maintain compliant and up-to-date employee records in line with GDPR and employment law.
• Support ER casework (e.g. disciplinaries, grievances) by preparing documentation and attending meetings.
• Identify and implement opportunities to streamline admin and improve HR efficiency.
• Contribute to ongoing review and maintenance of HR policies and the employee handbook.

• Lead the training cycle and induction journey, ensuring a positive and engaging new starter experience.
• Design and deliver internal training (e.g. systems, product, or sales) and evaluate success through clear KPIs.
• Coordinate engagement, wellbeing, and communication initiatives.
• Help plan internal events, recognition initiatives, and employee surveys to support a thriving culture.

• Support the mapping of talent across the organisation and collaborate on succession planning processes.
• Contribute to building a full-cycle approach to attraction, retention, and colleague development.
• Help identify high-potential team members and support their development plans.

• Maintain HR systems (e.g. HRIS, ATS) with a high level of accuracy.
• Generate people analytics and insights, including data on turnover, absence, and diversity.
• Support payroll and benefits processes where required.

• CIPD Level 3/5 qualified (or currently working towards) in People Practice or an equivalent HR discipline.
• Experience in a generalist HR, recruitment, or people operations role.
• Strong experience managing end-to-end recruitment, including succession planning and onboarding.
• Knowledge of core HR practices and employment law (e.g. right to work, absence/holiday calculations).
• Experience supporting employee relations processes (disciplinaries, grievances, capability issues).
• Familiarity with payroll, benefits, or time and attendance systems.
• A proactive self-starter who thrives in a multi-site, fast-paced, and customer-facing environment.
• Ideally based in Yorkshire to be central to sites that are across Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool and Newcastle.
• Travel expected to all sites in order to meet business needs as required.

• A values-driven business with a strong people focus and a clear growth plan.
• Opportunity to shape and improve core people practices across recruitment, L&D, and employee experience.
• Fantastic team culture with great opportunities for personal development.

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