Lead People Partner - Highbridge & Devizes
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 (69% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £41,700, and Bakkavor (London) Limited is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
This could also be SOC 1136 (Human resource managers and directors). We read the code off the advert, so it is our best guess, not the employer's.
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 |
1136 Human resource managers and directors Also possible | £37,100 | £42,300 | £47,600 | £52,900 |
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
Lead People Partner – Greencore Desserts
Salary: Competitive salary
Benefits: Bonus, Car Allowance, Company share save scheme, competitive matched Pension contributions, Life insurance up to 4x salary
Location: Dual site, Highbridge and Devizes
Ways of Working: Hybrid (Circa 4 days per week in the office)
Hours of work: 08:30am-17:00pm (flexible as per 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.
The Sites You’ll be Partnering
Our Highbridge (Somerset) and Devizes (Wiltshire) sites form a key part of our chilled desserts business. Highbridge specialises in cheesecakes, tarts and sponges, while Devizes produces tarts, doughnuts, crumbles, pies and pastries. Together employing over 1,150 colleagues, the sites operate in fast-paced manufacturing environment, delivering high-quality products to all major retail customers across the UK.
What you’ll be doing
In this busy and exciting role you will work closely with site leadership to deploy the people strategy, acting as a trusted adviser who drives engagement, capability and high impact people solutions that support business performance in a fast paced operational environment.
Role Accountabilities
• Partner with site and functional leaders to deploy people priorities, providing pragmatic advice, challenge and insight to support effective leadership and delivery of business objectives
• Lead, coach and develop the site people team, setting clear direction and creating a positive, inclusive and high performing team culture
• Drive colleague engagement, communication and colleague voice activity, using feedback and surveys to deliver meaningful site level improvements
• Lead day to day employee relations activity, including effective engagement with trade unions or colleague representatives, ensuring fair, consistent and timely outcomes
• Support talent, succession and development activity at site level in partnership with Centres of Excellence, ensuring strong pipelines for critical roles
• Support and embed organisational change and continuous improvement initiatives, managing people impacts to ensure sustainable adoption
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation, data protection, people policies and human rights standards, proactively managing and escalating people risks
• Build line manager capability through coaching and support, enabling effective performance management and high‑quality people conversations
What we’re looking for
• CIPD qualified (MCIPD/FCIPD)
• Proven experience in a senior HR or people leadership role, ideally within a manufacturing or distribution environment
• Strong working knowledge of UK employment legislation and employee relations
• Experience leading and developing high‑performing, diverse teams
• Proactive, organised and able to work flexibly in a fast‑paced environment
• Confident communicator with the credibility to challenge and influence senior stakeholders
At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better.
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 incl. bonus and car allowance
• 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.
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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 sample- 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. Bakkavor (London) Limited 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.