People Partner

People Partner 

Salary: Competitive salary

Benefits: Company share save scheme, Competitive matched pension contributions, Life insurance up to 4x salary

Location: Leeds Broad Gate

Ways of Working: Hybrid, 3 days on site

Hours of work: Monday – Friday / 08:30-17:00 with flexibility to meet business needs

Contract Type: Permanent

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.

As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US.

Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.

Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food, both our own and from trusted partners, to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

What you’ll be doing

To partner with Functional Business Leaders and Line Managers to successfully implement the People plan and ensure adherence to policies, procedures and legal requirements

Role Accountabilities

• Build effective working relationships and partner with Business Leaders and Line Managers in Functions to build organisational capability and a culture which allows inspirational leaders to support highly engaged people to deliver superior performance in a fair and rewarding environment
• Provide advice and challenge to Business Leaders and Line Managers to keep people at the core and minimise business risk as they design and implement organisational change
• Provide interview, selection and on-boarding expertise to Business Leaders and Line Managers to ensure that Greencore recruits and retains the best talent in the industry
• Facilitate Performance and Career calibrations for all salaried managers within functions providing suitable challenge and rigour, ensuring the right development and succession planning is in place to achieve strategic priorities
• Provide developmental support, coaching and direction to line managers to ensure colleagues perform to expected results, and that clear guidance is given on approaches to building capability
• In conjunction with the Lead People Partner and Business Leaders, support the administration of the annual salary review, bonus and off cycle processes
• Interpret HR Policy, legislation, and HR practice to ensure compliance and consistency and risk mitigation
• Provide relevant HR key performance indicator information and insight to business leaders in a timely manner and develop action plans to address any issues

These may be trained or developed. These do not all need to be in place at recruitment.

• A relevant HR qualification (CIPD level 5) or equivalent demonstrable work
• Up to date knowledge of employment legislation
• HR partnering background with a good understanding of, and background in, managing across a broad range of people matters
• Proven practice of HR operations, especially ensuring quality and accuracy of key operational processes e.g. payroll and reward
• Excellent communication skills – both verbal and in writing – coupled with the ability to draft and manage own correspondence, which may include complex documents
• Exceptional organisational skills coupled with the ability to multi-task and demonstrate adaptability/flexibility to cope with changing demands and priorities
• Has proven track record of coaching Business Leaders and developing line managers and functional peers
• Demonstrates a broad business understanding; able to understand functional business priorities and the people implications
• Proactive, organised, and able to work flexibly to meet deadlines and have the drive to deliver results
• Comprehensive practice of using the follow Microsoft Office applications: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to develop effective relationships with a variety of stakeholders
• Ability to exercise discretion, demonstrate high levels of initiative and independent decision making
• Ability to work effectively in a team, providing support to team members, business leaders, line managers and the wider business

We’re proud to be recognised in the Gender Equity Measure Top 100 for our commitment to gender equality.

If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What you’ll get in return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Competitive matched pension contributions
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on-the-job training and development opportunities to further your career.

Greencore and its recruitment partners never charge candidates any fees at any stage of the hiring process. Any request for payment relating to a job opportunity should be considered fraudulent.