Lead People Partner

As a Lead People Partner, you will provide senior HR leadership across our Kiveton (S26 5PF) and Consett (DH8 7NU) sites, partnering closely with site leadership teams to drive a people agenda that supports performance, engagement, capability and compliance. This is a role for a highly capable, experienced People Partner who can operate confidently in complex, fast-paced manufacturing environments. You’ll build trusted relationships with senior operational leaders, bringing sound judgement, practical guidance and appropriate challenge to help leaders make strong people decisions. You’ll oversee employee relations activity across the sites, ensuring cases are managed consistently, fairly and with appropriate pace and rigour. You’ll use people data to understand what is happening locally, spot trends early and turn insight into action that improves the colleague experience and supports operational performance. A key part of the role will be building leadership capability. You’ll coach and guide managers through people issues, support engagement activity, and help create working environments where matters are addressed early, consistently and effectively. The two sites each bring their own operational context, so you’ll need to balance priorities, adapt your style and maintain strong visibility across both locations. You’ll bring a calm, credible HR presence, staying close to site reality while helping align local people plans with the direction of the wider business. As Greencore and Bakkavor continue to build one business together, our sites are central to that change story. You’ll help ensure Kiveton and Consett move in step with the wider business, supporting change, strengthening local leadership and helping build a more consistent colleague experience. The role will primarily be based at Kiveton with travel to Consett approximately one day per week (with occasional flexibility).