Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact

Click “Apply” to get started.

Location: Halifax       

Why Join Our Team:

Opportunity to be part of an agile team working on all aspects of HR, enhancing existing knowledge and being involved in numerous projects that drive and support our people, our engagement agenda and our performance and growth.

Role Purpose: 

This vital site role reports to the site HR Business Partner, supporting the development and deployment of colleague programs across Engagement, Inclusion, Diversity & Equity, and the roll-out and embedding of our Employee Value Proposition and UK&I regional strategy.

You will provide HR operational support to our site based manufacturing teams, ensuring all HR activities contribute valuable insights and are aligned to our site people plan and the wider priorities for the site.

Key Deliverables:

• Work with the site HR Business Partner to support further development of the site Engagement strategy and roadmap.
• Drive and champion the annual site engagement survey, identifying trends and working with stakeholders on action planning and continuous improvement.
• Manage the maintenance of data and analytics to identify focus areas and areas for improvement, measuring and assessing success and impact on an ongoing basis.
• Support the HR Business Partner and the site on their cultural change journey, role modelling winning traits and behaviours, and bringing fresh thinking to support all colleagues.
• Maintain a network of contacts within the local community, driving social connections and CSR opportunities locally.
• Establish rapport with key partners, ambassadors, and site colleagues to ensure our approach is built from within and optimally embedded into the site.
• Work closely with L&D, OH, Recruitment, and Comms to build a fantastic colleague experience into the employee lifecycle.
• Drive the diversity, equity, and inclusion agenda at the site, leading on action planning to create a sense of belonging and a culture of inclusion.
• Manage site communications to ensure clear, consistent messaging is shared at vital points in time.
• Provide HR support to employees and supervisors/junior managers, through developing credible and positive relationships with the team.
• Supporting the site HR agenda for designated functions and providing coaching support to managers on people-related matters.
• Work in partnership with the resourcing team to provide an effective and proactive approach to recruitment and talent attraction & onboarding across to site.
• Maintain links with HR CoEs, ensuring timely engagement and cascade of any new initiatives or required policy changes.
• Provide proactive intervention for any Employee Relations matters.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to listen, engage, influence, and empower to drive forward the engagement agenda.
• Well-developed planning, prioritization, organizational, and presentation skills.
• Proven experience of working in a HR environment and understanding of interconnections/drivers of Employee Engagement/Employee Life Cycle.
• Passion and drive to challenge the norm to create a better work environment for all colleagues.
• Ability to build respected, trusted, and supportive relationships with key partners.
• Experience of working within a HR Operational role and understanding of interconnections/drivers of Employee Engagement/Employee Life Cycle.
• Comprehensive experience of working with a range of people policies, including flexible working, maternity, disciplinary & grievance, performance improvement.
• Knowledge and experience of employee relations issues, including resolution.
• HR systems knowledge & experience.
• A personal desire to continuously learn and develop to ensure new practices and thinking are understood and adopted.

Desirable Skills and Experience:

• CIPD Level 5 or equivalent.
• Ability to effectively drive own workload and manage priorities.
• Good planning and organization skills.
• Influencing skills at all levels.

pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business.
We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.