HR Business Partner - Manufacturing

Role: HR Business Partner | Manufacturing 

Base Location: THG Omega, Address: Skyline Dr, Burtonwood, Warrington WA5 3TP 

We’re THG Nutrition – the home of Myprotein and a key part of THG’s global health ecosystem. From innovation through to production, we fuel performance and wellbeing worldwide.

As we continue to scale our Manufacturing operations, we’re looking for a driven, confident, and experienced People Business Partner to join our team. This is a key on-site role supporting our Manufacturing leadership teams, ensuring our people processes, performance culture, and workforce strategies are delivered with impact and precision.

The Role

Reporting into the Head of People, you’ll be responsible for providing full-spectrum HR support across our Manufacturing sites. You’ll lead on strategic projects, employee relations, performance management, and data-led decision making – with a strong focus on supporting our 24/7 production teams.

This role is ideal for someone with strong experience in a fast-paced manufacturing or production environment, who is confident in working independently and ready to take ownership.

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What You’ll Be Doing

Strategic HR Delivery

• Lead the end-to-end people strategy within your business unit

• Partner with Site Leads on organisational design, change projects, and workforce planning

• Manage succession planning, pay reviews, promotions, and role banding processes

• Own performance ratings and bonus process coordination across the unit

Employee Relations

• Act as escalation point for complex ER cases including sickness, flexible working, performance, grievance and disciplinary matters

• Lead welfare reviews, OH referrals, and capability processes

• Coach and support managers to build confidence in people management

• Oversee all aspects of parental leave and related policy implementation

Performance & Development

• Drive performance culture and accountability in partnership with site leadership

• Coordinate post-review actions and ongoing performance development plans

• Deliver training on HR processes and coach managers on effective people leadership

• Support local induction and employee development initiatives

• Champion diversity, inclusion and employee engagement across site

People Operations & Stakeholder Management

• Be the strategic HR partner for Manufacturing leadership – a trusted advisor on all people-related matters

• Collaborate with central People teams (Shared Services, Payroll, People Data) for accurate and timely inputs

• Align with fellow People Business Partners to ensure consistent delivery and shared best practice

Data & Insight

• Feed into KPI packs and provide meaningful people insights to the Site Leadership Team

• Use data to spot trends, influence decisions and track progress

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of HR experience, with strong generalist grounding

• Proven HR experience in a manufacturing, logistics or 24/7 operational environment

• Strong employment law knowledge and practical ER expertise

• Demonstrated ability to coach and influence senior stakeholders

• Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced, dynamic setting

• Excellent data literacy and confident presenting insights

• Level 5 CIPD qualified (or equivalent)

• Flexibility to support varying shift patterns and occasional weekend presence

Why Join THG Nutrition?

• Be part of a high-growth division with global ambition

• Lead critical people initiatives that shape our workforce

• Gain autonomy, influence and exposure to senior decision-makers

• Competitive salary, benefits and the opportunity to grow with a business that never stands still

Apply now to play a key role in fuelling performance – for our teams, and our customers.

THG is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees.