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HR Business Partner

Employer
McCormick UK Limited
Location
Peterborough
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
16 Jan 2021

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Business Sector
Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Other Job Function

Job Details

HR Business Partner

Peterborough

This is a great opportunity to join our team, bringing to life our future condiments manufacturing facility, located in Peterborough, UK. Our vision is to build a sustainable, innovative McCormick factory-of-the-future to support our Flavour Solutions customers.

You will play an important role in embedding our McCormick culture; building and executing a people roadmap in a ‘start-up’ situation, whilst establishing a strong blueprint for our factory-of-the-future ambition.  Building positive relationships with our external community is key to our purpose of ‘standing together for the future of flavour’ and establishing McCormick as an employer of choice in Peterborough.

 

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Drive the HR agenda, which supports business growth, builds capabilities and drives engagement, in partnership with teams.
  • Support the Operational Excellence program (“Journey to Excellence” - TPM) and effectively lead any change management initiatives in support of organizational and employee related changes in any areas.
  • Ensure organisational design and resource capability are in place to enable achievement of business goals (In conjunction with the local leadership team and through robust recruitment and development processes).
  • Work in partnership with the local team to ensure effective management of complex employee relations issues.
  • Work closely with HR expert functions (Compensation & Benefits, Learning & Development, Talent Acquisition and Internal Communications) to ensure appropriate deployment of HR processes (Talent review, Employee Engagement Survey, Annual Salary review, Learning and Development, etc).
  • Work closely with our Shared Services Centre based in Poland, who provide HR administrative and transactional support.
  • Provide guidance and leadership to business on interpreting and delivering people aspects of business programs.
  • Operationalize strategic HR initiatives/programs and execute usually at a country or site level, and multi-site and multi-country as required.
  • Participate in Regional and Global HR Projects which support Operational Excellence Programs.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

  • HR related qualification (CIPD);
  • Proven experience of providing generalist HR support in a manufacturing environment would be a significant advantage;
  • Experience of driving change management in a start-up or a significant transformation
  • Knowledge and understanding of a TPM culture in a manufacturing environment is preferable
  • Ability to coach teams and leaders
  • Strong knowledge of UK employment legislation;
  • Experience in managing employee relations in a in a very fast-paced matrix environment;
  • Ability to influence without formal authority at all levels of the organisation;
  • Ability to build relationship at all levels of the organisation;
  • Proven strong experience in building talent development plans;
  • Ability to work remotely with a good balance of autonomy and reporting;
  • Good knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint and SAP

COMPANY

At McCormick, we bring our passion for flavour to work each day. We encourage growth, respect everyone's contributions and do what's right for our business, our people, our communities and our planet.  Join us on our quest to make every meal and moment better.

Founded in Baltimore, MD in 1889 in a room and a cellar by 25-year-old Willoughby McCormick with three employees, McCormick is a global leader in flavour. With 12,400 employees around the world and more than $5 Billion in annual sales., the Company manufactures, markets and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavourful products to the entire food industry, retail outlets, food manufactures, food service businesses and consumers

While our global headquarters are in the Baltimore, Maryland, USA area, McCormick operates and serves customers from nearly 50 locations in 27 countries and 135 markets in Asia-Pacific, China, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and the Americas, including North, South and Central America with recognized brands including Schwartz.

At McCormick, we have over a 100-year legacy based on our “Power of People” principle.  This principle fosters an unusually dedicated workforce requiring a culture of respect, recognition, inclusion and collaboration based on the highest ethical values. 

TO APPLY

If you are looking for a new challenge and want to join a highly motivated team in a rewarding environment, seeking a competitive salary and benefits package and opportunity to work with a global flavour leader. Then please apply via our careers centre at http://www.mccormickcorporation.com/Career-Center (job req. n° 86344).

Agencies:  McCormick as needed will work with external recruitment vendors through our Agency Portal. Unless previously contacted, McCormick does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies.

McCormick is an EOE/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer. 

Company

McCormick & Company, Incorporated is a global leader in flavour and one of the most respected and familiar names in the industry.

 Our UK business manufactures, markets, and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other flavourful products for retail outlets, food manufacturers, and foodservice businesses. We create flavours for a wide range of applications, such as beverages, snacks, dairy, bakery/confectionary, savoury, performance nutrition, and health.

 McCormick has had a presence in the UK for nearly 40 years. We have three sites across the country–our EMEA headquarters in Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, our new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and innovation centre in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (which is on track to become McCormick’s first Net Zero carbon building), and our plant in Littleborough, Greater Manchester.

 Our brands and our products are trusted sources of flavour in millions of kitchens across the country—in homes and in restaurants. Our UK brand portfolio includes Schwartz, Frank’s RedHot, French’s, Cholula, Herdez, and OLD BAY.

Partnerships with farmers and suppliers around the world allow us to provide great-tasting, quality spices with consistency that you can trust. Our herbs and spices come from around 80 different countries.

 At McCormick, we stand together for the future of flavour, and we bring that commitment to work every day in the UK to deliver top-tier growth and quality from our global business.

 As a people-first culture, we encourage development in many ways, respect everyone’s differences and contributions, and do what’s right to develop our employees and to better our world.

 

Company info
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Location
Haddenham Business Park
Pegasus Way
Haddenham
Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire
HP17 8LB
United Kingdom

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