HR Business Partner

Some travel outside of Cornwall)  

37.5 hours a week Monday to Friday  

Up to £45,000 per year depending on experience

If you are an experienced HR generalist working as a true business partner we’d like to hear from you.  

Why work for Imerys?

At Imerys every member of our team matters. Our priority is the health and safety of our people and our aim is to create diverse and inclusive workplaces. We are always striving to be better and to support our people to continuously learn, improve and innovate. This allows them to tap into their full potential and to take advantage of the wealth of career and development opportunities available.  

The job role 

This opportunity is all about providing a business focused HR service across a range of sites in the West Country, Staffordshire and Yorkshire. About 25% of the role involves travel outside of Cornwall otherwise you will be based in our Par Head Office. We are looking for an experienced HR generalist who is a confident and capable business partner. Responsibilities include:   

• Ensuring the business is compliant with current UK employment legislation


• Ensuring HR is integrated with the local management teams to make a valued contribution to the company in a multicultural environment


• Being the first point of contact for designated Managers on a range of HR


• Supporting designated Managers with the effective handling of their day-to-day HR issues such as absence management, discipline & grievance, recruitment, succession planning, people development, understanding of training needs and supporting development plans


• Supporting with compensation change requests, merit review process, bonus plan and objective setting and implementation


• Supporting the business and its employees during change programmes thus maintaining positive employee relations and successful implementation of change 

What’s in it for you? 

• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays


• Generous Pension Plan


• Life Assurance


• Income Protection


• Company Sick Pay


• Discounts on external retailers


• Cycle to work scheme

We also offer a comprehensive package to support the Wellbeing of our people which includes: 

• Employee Assistance Programme 


• Virtual GP 


• Flu and Eye care vouchers 


• Enhanced family friendly policies 


• Menopause Support

You will:

• Be CIPD qualified 


• Have experience of operating in a similar role within a multi sited complex organisation 


• Have a deep knowledge of HR functional areas especially change management, compensation and benefits, training and development and employee relations 


• A deep knowledge of HR programs and practices 


• Be autonomous, credible and solutions focused 


• Be able to navigate through ambiguity 


• Be able to operate within an ever changing organisation 


• Have strong communication and interpersonal skills 


• Have a full UK driving licence and be mobile for business trips in the UK

We would like our application process to be accessible to all - if you require an alternative way to apply then please get in touch on (phone number removed). 

IMERYS is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer, and it is our policy to not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state or local laws.