HR Business Partner
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The Opportunity - HR Business Partner
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About the role:
As a HR Business Partner at JCB, you’ll deliver strategic and operational HR across a complex, fast‑paced environment. You’ll partner with senior leaders to align people strategies with business goals and role‑model our LEAD@JCB behaviours (Leadership, Excellence, Agility, Determination).
What does this role involve day to day
- Lead and coach a small HR team (HR Advisors): set priorities, elevate case quality, build capability and drive consistency.
- Partner at GM level: provide expert guidance and constructive challenge; influence decisions with clear people, risk and cost views.
- Organisation effectiveness: design and embed organisation design, talent, succession and performance frameworks.
- ER leadership: oversee complex, multi‑site ER; ensure fair, timely outcomes and strengthen manager capability.
- Data‑led decisions: translate HR data and insight into actions that improve performance, safety, wellbeing and retention.
- Leadership development & change: plan and deliver programmes and change management that stick.
- One HR voice: connect business needs with the wider HR function to shape practical policies and people practices.
This will be suited to you if…
- You have proven HRBP experience in a large, fast‑paced setting, including line‑management of HR practitioners.
- You bring depth in ER, OD and performance; are confident advising senior leaders and working with unions/employee reps.
- You have a track record in org design, succession and talent; credible delivery of leadership capability uplift.
- You're commercial, data‑savvy and hands‑on—able to move from boardroom strategy to on‑site execution.
- You're collaborative, resilient and solutions‑focused.
What happens next?
Ordinarily, our Resourcing Team reviews and shortlists CVs. If shortlisted, you’ll speak to one of our Recruiters to discuss the role further. Our interview process usually consists of an initial team’s interview followed by an in-person interview. We’ll keep in touch throughout the process but if you have any questions, please get in touch at recruitment@jcb.com
This is your chance to join a company that values expertise not only in rewards but also in real employee care. At JCB you don’t just get a competitive salary, 33 days’ holiday and access to our company pension—you can also use our onsite gym, in-house doctor and dentist. We have an ULEV car scheme available for our employees too. Then there’s the JCB Rewards Hub, which gives you discounts with high street retailers. Feel like biking to work? There’s our Cycle to Work Scheme.
We value diversity and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.
We’re committed to ensuring our recruitment process is fair and inclusive. If you face any accessibility challenges with your online application and require additional support, you have the option of speaking to a member of our Recruitment Team who can support you to complete an application in an alternative format. If you would benefit from this support, please email recruitment@jcb.com, and a member of the team will be in touch.
Recruitment Agencies: JCB does not accept any speculative approaches to present candidates for advertised vacancies.