HR Business Partner

About the Role

An established manufacturing company based in Galway City is seeking a proactive and strategic Human Resources Business Partner to lead the onsite HR operations. This permanent, fully onsite position involves joining the Senior Leadership Team and managing a dynamic HR function in a busy environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop the onsite HR team, including HR Generalist and HR Administrator roles, ensuring efficient workload distribution and consistent delivery of high-quality HR services.
• Build a collaborative and high-performing HR department focused on continuous process improvement.
• Act as a trusted business partner to site leadership by providing insights based on HR metrics such as turnover, absenteeism, labor costs, training compliance, and retention to align with business strategies.
• Support workforce planning, organisational structure design, succession planning, and talent pipelines for key business-critical positions.
• Manage complex employee relations issues by ensuring timely, equitable, and compliant resolutions.
• Provide guidance to managers on performance management, conduct, attendance, and conflict resolutions.
• Ensure consistent application of policies and adherence to employment laws and company standards.
• Oversee end-to-end talent acquisition and onboarding processes; lead major hiring campaigns when necessary.
• Track and maintain compliance with training requirements, manage grants, and support audit preparations with detailed documentation.
• Lead leadership development and competency building initiatives for supervisors and frontline management.
• Maintain accuracy and compliance of HR documents, contracts, HRIS data, and training records.
• Coordinate the annual HR budget and forecasting including headcount and training spend.
• Manage performance appraisal and compensation review processes alongside policy updates.
• Drive site-wide engagement and continuous improvement projects.
• Support health and safety culture by collaborating closely with Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) teams.
• Participate in daily leadership meetings and contribute to operational excellence initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• CIPD qualification is advantageous.
• Minimum five years in HR management or business partnering roles, preferably within manufacturing or regulated sectors.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and influencing capabilities.
• Comprehensive knowledge of HR operations including talent acquisition, employee relations, compliance, and HRIS systems.
• Excellent interpersonal, analytical, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work onsite and manage occasional after-hours HR matters.

Benefits and Work Conditions

• Competitive salary ranging from €70,000 to €80,000, dependent on experience.
• Inclusive benefits package featuring health and dental insurance, pension contributions, death in service benefit, company phone and laptop, annual bonus, and long-service awards.
• Early finish on Fridays (Monday-Thursday 8:00 AM–4:30 PM, Friday 8:00 AM–3:00 PM), totaling 39 working hours per week.
• Annual leave entitlement of 21 days with additional days based on length of service.
• Business-related expenses fully reimbursed.

Additional Information

Gi Group is committed to diversity and inclusion, holding memberships and pledges supporting menopause awareness, neurodiversity, disability confidence, armed forces personnel, racial equality, and age-friendly policies. The company respects candidate privacy and processes personal data under strict privacy guidelines.