About us:
Fuelling a brighter future with a passion for safety.
Operating at 19 locations across the UK, North Air is responsible for providing into-plane refuelling and storage services on behalf of major oil companies.
North Air places significant emphasis on attracting and employing people who can demonstrate a commitment to working together with integrity and respect to encourage a culture of empowerment and continuous improvement. Underpinned by a passion for safety.
Job Purpose
A key member of our busy, solution focussed HR team, as an HR Business Partner, you will act as a strategic partner to managers and supervisors, providing expert guidance on people matters, organisational effectiveness, workforce planning, and employee relations. You will play a key role in shaping a high‑performing, inclusive, and compliant workplace culture while supporting the delivery of North Air’s people strategy.
This is a homebased role, with significant travel across our sites through the UK, a car allowance is provided. The ideal candidate will be location in North West of England.
This is a Full Time, 12 Month Fixed Term Contract.
The Salary for the role is up to £55,000
Key areas of Responsibility
Working closely with the HR Director and HR to provide support and day to day advice to managers and supervisors covering employment issues, policies, procedures and terms and conditions.
Strategic HR Support
Partner with managers and supervisors to provide day‑to‑day, solutions‑focused advice on employment issues, policies, procedures, and terms and conditions.Coach and influence leaders to build capability, improve decision‑making, and drive positive employee experience.Support organisational change, workforce planning, restructuring, and continuous improvement initiatives.Recruitment & Talent Acquisition
Support the talent acquisition strategy in partnership with the Head of HR, ensuring attraction of high‑quality, diverse talent aligned with North Air’s strategic workforce priorities.Coach and Mentor the Talent SpecialistOversee end‑to‑end recruitment, including job design, advertising, shortlisting, selection, and onboarding.Act as centre of expertise for recruitment best practice, improving sourcing channels and promoting innovative and inclusive hiring approaches.Manage relationships with recruitment partners ensuring service quality and resolving issues.Benefits & Payroll Administration
Working with the HR Administrator identify improvements to maintain the accuracy and integrity of HR & Payroll Data, for example initiative regular reviews of data, monitor for any regular errors in payroll processes and put in place actions to addressCo-ordinate the year-end tax processes to ensure that these are completed accurately and on timeManage key relationships with payroll providerAbsence, Health & Wellbeing
Provide strategic support on absence management, advising managers on complex sickness cases and liaising with Occupational Health.Monitor absence data trends, identifying root causes and supporting continuous improvement in attendance management.Design, deliver, and promote health & wellbeing initiatives that support employee engagement and organisational health.Training & Development
Work with the Head of HR to source funding opportunities, including apprenticeship levy fundingLiaise with Managers, ROM and HRBP to design training plans for sitesMaintain Succession Plans for key roles within the organisationAdminister all aspects of training courses.Design and Deliver HR related training to managers and supervisorsCoach and mentor the HR Team in conjunction with the Head of HREmployee Relations & Policy Governance
Provide guidance and support on disciplinary, grievance, performance, and capability matters, ensuring fair and consistent application of policy.Manage HR processes including fixed‑term consultations, probation reviews, and salary changes.Review and modernise HR processes to ensure clarity, efficiency, and compliance.Support and train managers and teams on HR systems.HR Analytics & Reporting
Produce and analyse key HR metrics—including headcount, age profile, turnover, absence data—to inform decision‑making and strategic planning.Present insights and recommendations to leadership to support workforce planning and organisational development.General
Review and update HR back-office processes to ensure that they are fit for purpose, efficient and clear for all to understand/followSupporting Supervisors and Managers with Discipline and Grievance MeetingsParticipate in Function Specific and Cross Functional ProjectsHR Analytics, including Headcount, Age Profile and Turnover dataOther:
This list may not be exhaustive and post holders may be expected to carry out other activities as identified by the company.
Skills and Experience
Varied experience as an HR Advisor/HRBP in multi-site organisation.An ability to think strategically: ‘joining the dots’ across the bigger picture to support the whole organisationA passion for supporting the delivery of changes which enhance organisational effectiveness, working with the variety of challenges and opportunities a multi site organisation brings.A commitment to service excellence and continuous service improvement.Highly developed communication skills with the ability to listen, reflect and adapt your preferred personal style to improve your influence and impact.A proven track record in the successful delivery of generalist HR case work, including recruitment/selection, absence management, performance and grievances.Experience of using HR information systems and be able to interpret and analyse statistical HR dataA problem solving/ approach to work with the ability to adapt your style as work dictatesExperience of working independently whilst also being able to work effectively as part of a team
Qualifications
CIPD QualificationA degree in Human Resources or Equivalent ExperienceFull Clean Driving License, as regular travel to site will be expected
Diversity
North Air are a committed equal opportunity employer and encourage applications for suitably qualified and eligible applicants regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, and maternity.
We strive to create a working environment, where the different knowledge, perspectives, experiences, and approaches of our team are respected, an environment where everyone feels valued.
If you require any support during the interview process, please discuss this with our recruitment team.
