ER Partner - 12 month FTC
Added 17 Sept · still live
Possible
Sponsorship likelihood
This job is eligible only on a shortage list
Not disclosed
Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£41,700
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 3571 (100% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £41,700, and Müller UK & Ireland is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
Your salary route
New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3571 Human resources and industrial relations officers Most likely code | £33,400 | £41,700 | £41,700 | £41,700 |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
We're Hiring: Employee Relations Partner
Location: Bridgwater or Stroud / Hybrid – 2-3 days per week on site.
Contract: Full-Time, 12-month secondment / Fixed-term contract
Hours: Monday–Friday (40 hours)
Part-time working arrangements considered
Benefits For The Role
Competitive salary, generous annual bonus, Life Assurance, Private Medical Insurance, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising with service), Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Family Leave, Enhanced Bereavement Leave, Pension Employer Contribution Scheme (matched up to 8%), Exclusive access to Müller Rewards, offering a variety of online and in-store discounts and development opportunities.
If you are ready to unleash your potential and build an exciting career with Britian’s most chosen dairy brand, Müller UK & Ireland, part of the renowned Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller, invites you to apply for our Employee Relations Partner position.
With over 31,000 employees across Europe and a long-standing commitment to excellence, Müller is a family-owned business known for its dedication to quality, innovation, and growth. In the UK alone, we produce a wide range of leading branded and private-label dairy products, from yogurts and desserts to butter and flavoured milk
As an Employee Relations Partner, you will provide managers with professional support to resolve people related matters, such as long-term absence, disciplinary, grievance, and performance management cases, with the focus on gaining the best outcomes for both the business and employees. Acting as the subject matter expert you will provide advice and support, drive best practice and ensure compliance with all company policies and procedures in line with UK employment legislation.
Based on the needs of the partner group, you must be prepared to travel based on the region of sites allocated to build relationships, knowledge and a deep understanding of your partner group.
What You’ll Do
Location: Bridgwater or Stroud / Hybrid – 2-3 days per week on site.
Contract: Full-Time, 12-month secondment / Fixed-term contract
Hours: Monday–Friday (40 hours)
Part-time working arrangements considered
Benefits For The Role
Competitive salary, generous annual bonus, Life Assurance, Private Medical Insurance, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising with service), Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Family Leave, Enhanced Bereavement Leave, Pension Employer Contribution Scheme (matched up to 8%), Exclusive access to Müller Rewards, offering a variety of online and in-store discounts and development opportunities.
If you are ready to unleash your potential and build an exciting career with Britian’s most chosen dairy brand, Müller UK & Ireland, part of the renowned Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller, invites you to apply for our Employee Relations Partner position.
With over 31,000 employees across Europe and a long-standing commitment to excellence, Müller is a family-owned business known for its dedication to quality, innovation, and growth. In the UK alone, we produce a wide range of leading branded and private-label dairy products, from yogurts and desserts to butter and flavoured milk
As an Employee Relations Partner, you will provide managers with professional support to resolve people related matters, such as long-term absence, disciplinary, grievance, and performance management cases, with the focus on gaining the best outcomes for both the business and employees. Acting as the subject matter expert you will provide advice and support, drive best practice and ensure compliance with all company policies and procedures in line with UK employment legislation.
Based on the needs of the partner group, you must be prepared to travel based on the region of sites allocated to build relationships, knowledge and a deep understanding of your partner group.
What You’ll Do
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Case Management:
- Advocate a culture which is resolution-focused to improve business outcomes.
- Work closely with the Site HRBP and internal Legal Counsel to ensure alignment on key ER issues.
- Coach, guide and influence people managers on people related matters and the best approach to dealing with people related topics, developing their knowledge, capability and confidence.
- Support the training of people managers on their roles and responsibilities in delivering ER processes.
- Escalate and advise Head of HR / HRBP and Legal Counsel of any complex high-risk cases or disputes and determine together solutions, course of action, mitigating the risk and any PR exposure.
- Provide support to Legal Counsel in the preparation for any employment tribunal cases.
- Proactively support the business with data insights both external and internal on people trends and issues. Work collaboratively with the business to develop improvement strategies and deliver successful people relations program/interventions in support of organisational change.
- Develop and apply people policies which improve the people experience and employer brand and mitigate risk to the business.
- Experience in managing employee relations matters of all levels, cradle to grave case management
- Proven excellent stakeholder management with the ability to adapt to different styles and approaches, quickly building strong and effective working relationships, delivering service excellence
- Experience of analysing data, providing data insights to support engagement and positive employee relations
- Deep and up to date understanding of UK employment legislation and best practice and keeping up to date on changes
If you are interested in applying for the role of Employee Relations Partner and have the necessary skills and experience, then we'd love to hear from you. Please apply at www.mullercareers.co.uk
At Müller, we’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels they belong. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and encourage people to apply even if they don’t meet every requirement listed. If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know - we’re happy to support you.
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You can find out more about Müller and what it’s like to work for us by clicking here Careers at Müller UK & Ireland
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Where this offer sits in the market
Human resources and industrial relations officers (SOC 3571) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~137k in sampleSOC 3571
- Middle half £28,912–42,432
- Median £33,904
- Going rate £41,700
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £33,400–37,530
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. Müller UK & Ireland holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 3571 going rate of £41,700. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.