HR Business Partner
Tatton Recruitment
Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire
Working Pattern: Office Based
Salary: c. £40,000 + Benefits
Are you an experienced HR professional who enjoys being close to the business, building relationships from ground level up and making a real impact?
We’re working with a successful business in Ayrshire that is looking to appoint an HR Business Partner to support the next stage of its growth and development. This is a fantastic opportunity for a hands-on HR generalist who enjoys variety, from day-to-day operational HR through to supporting wider people strategy, change, and continuous improvement initiatives.
This is not a role where you’ll sit behind a desk. You’ll be visible across the business, partnering with managers, supporting employees, and helping create a positive, engaged, and high-performing workplace.
The Role
As HR Business Partner, you will provide a full generalist HR service across the organisation, working closely with operational teams and senior stakeholders.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Acting as a trusted HR partner to managers across the business
- Supporting employee relations matters including absence, performance, disciplinary and grievance processes
- Leading and supporting recruitment activity across the business, including workforce planning, attraction, selection, interviewing, and onboarding of new talent
- Partnering with hiring managers to understand current and future recruitment requirements, ensuring the business attracts, develops, and retains the right skills for future growth
- Coaching and developing managers to build strong leadership capability
- Supporting talent development, succession planning, employee engagement, and retention initiatives
- Driving HR projects aligned to future business change, development, and continuous improvement
- Reviewing and improving HR processes, policies, and ways of working
- Supporting organisational development and embedding positive change across the business
- Building strong relationships across all levels of the organisation, from the shop floor to senior leadership
We’re looking for a confident HR professional who enjoys a fast-paced, operational environment and can balance strategic thinking with a practical, hands-on approach.
You’ll be someone who enjoys variety, can adapt quickly, and is comfortable working closely with managers and employees to provide practical HR solutions.
You will ideally bring:
- Strong HR generalist experience within a busy operational environment
- Previous experience within engineering, manufacturing, industrial, or similar sectors (preferred)
- Experience managing recruitment processes and supporting hiring managers with attraction and selection
- Confidence managing employee relations cases from start to finish
- Experience working within a unionised environment would be advantageous, but is not essential
- Strong knowledge of HR best practice and employment legislation
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and build relationships at all levels
- A proactive, solutions-focused approach — someone who is happy to roll their sleeves up and make things happen
This is a great time to join the business as it continues to evolve. You’ll have the chance to shape the people agenda, support positive change, and play a key role in developing the workforce for the future.
You’ll join a business where HR is valued as a true partner, supporting both day-to-day operations and longer-term strategic goals.
If you’re an HR professional who likes being at the heart of the operation and wants a role where you can genuinely add value, we’d love to hear from you.
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