HR Business Partner – Factory Operations

Nestlé Waters & Premium Beverages

Buxton, Derbyshire

Salary: £55,000 to £62,000 (Depending on experience)

18 Month Fixed Term Contract

Benefits: 17% car allowance / Discretionary bonus / Comprehensive pension scheme / Private medical health cover / 25 days holiday + an additional 12 ‘flex days’

Position Summary

We are looking for a HR Business Partner to join our team at the Nestlé Waters & Premium Beverages factory site in Buxton Derbyshire. This important position will also play an integral part of the Factory Leadership Team.

The main purpose of this role is to work in partnership with leaders, key stakeholders, and HR colleagues to shape, develop and deliver HR plans and solutions in line with the needs and priorities of Nestle UK&I. Operating as the HR expert, to advise, guide and support Leaders by developing and delivering the people strategy for the business. 

At Nestlé Waters & Premium Beverages, we believe water is the natural choice for healthy hydration: good for our bodies and good for the planet. So, we make it easy for consumers to enjoy natural source waters and our range of water products enhanced with other natural ingredients. In everything we do, we work hard to protect the purity nature brings; from taking care of the environment that our waters are sourced from, to accelerating our pathway to net zero carbon and managing our business sustainably into the future.

Championing diversity and inclusion is so important to us; when we embrace different perspectives and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be, we can think in new, creative ways that grow and enhance our business.

Your Impact!

You will play a pivotal role in leading the development and execution of the People Plan, your key areas of immediate focus will include:

• Establish and maintain effective relationships with employees, leadership team and Trade Union(s). Lead positive employee relations strategy in a unionised environment to ensure a progressive employee relations climate.
• Promote and foster a culture and environment that is open, productive, empowering, safe and fair.
• Coach factory leadership teams, managers, and employees to behave and make decisions that are in line with the Nestle values and competencies and the Nestle Code of Conduct.
• Ensure compliance in HR  
• Be the gateway for the business into the HR function to ensure Line Managers and Employees understand the HR model and can quickly and efficiently access solutions.
• Collaborate and provide business insight to ensure initiatives and projects are designed and implemented that support businesspeople plans.
• Lead and Deliver change management programs designed to enhance the landscape of the local factory success and help build a sustainable future.

The Ingredients for Success  

As the successful candidate, you will already have a breadth of HR experience ideally across a manufacturing industry with a demonstrated ability to work as a true business partner. To be the most successful in this role we believe the recipe includes:

• Experience of working at senior level with Trade Unions at local and national level in a progressive employee relations climate.
• Previous experience working in a FMCG or similar large/complex organisations who operate within a matrix structure. 
• Experience of working within a large, fast paced environment
• Strong communication and influencing skills
• Experience coaching, consulting and advising employees and HR & business stakeholders and experience managing conflict resolution in the workplace.
• Strong ability to analyse data and present findings with conclusions, responses and recommendations to HR and business leaders.
• Acts with sense of urgency, a bias for action, with a desire to thrive in a dynamically growing environment.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with extreme discretion. Technically proficient in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, & PowerPoint.

What you need to know

What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestlé – in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus statutory holidays plus flex leave, pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth.

The closing date for this role is Wednesday 10/12/2025.

We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect. When we embrace diversity and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be, we can think in new, creative ways that grow and enhance our business. People of all gender identities, ethnically diverse individuals, people with disabilities, and members of the LGBT+ community are strongly encouraged to apply. If there is anything we can do to accommodate you to participate fully in the application process, please let us know. We take pride in championing inclusion and diversity, our people make up a number of Colleague Networks who represent different experiences and communities who hold us accountable in creating a sense of belonging for all, and our values create the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution you bring. Find out more about our Colleague Networks here: Diversity, equity and inclusion | Nestlé (nestle.co.uk)

We are committed to equal opportunity for all and we may collect relevant data for monitoring purposes during our candidate registration process. Be yourself, everyone else is taken!